Native Songs from a Nonnative Land

Book Review

Nazir Ahmed Shawl’s Speaking Silence is a fabulous collection of heart-rending tunes for the poet’s motherland, writes Professor Muhammad Aslam

William Wordsworth, the world famous Romantic poet defined poetry in his Preface to Lyrical Ballads in these words: “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility…” As a Nature poet, Wordsworth produced immortal poems like “Daffodils More
Visions in Tehran

Dr. Zamir Afsar weaves his idea of life into a story

I’m sitting in a café in Tehran, daydreaming. The spring season is almost here, and in about a week or so the Nourouz festival will start. It feels like the sky and trees around us are just waiting, waiting for Nourouz.  It’s 2009 and I’m visiting the famous IPM—the Institute for Physics & More
Lawless smoke in the air

SOCIETY

It is for government to take strict action against the use of tobacco, writes K. Asif

Fetid odour in the air- tea, coffee, samosa, omelette, half cooked vegetables spread all across the tables, mixed with a pungent smell of medicines and smoke, a typical nosocomial setting in one of the leading hospitals of our valley. In one shady corner, Ansab Mehraj (name changed) takes a drag on More
  • Kashmir

Jammu traders quizzed

CAPD admits involvement of officials

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Mar 11: The Special Investigation Team of police on Friday quizzed two Jammu based traders to probe their alleged role in the multi-crore rupees sugar scam. Sources told Greater Kashmir More


  • Srinagar City

RTO halts license issuance over stationery shortage

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Mar 11: The Regional Transport Office, Srinagar has halted the issuance of driving licenses for the past around a month due to shortage of requisite stationery and related equipments. Greater More



  • Jammu

‘Govt not to allow profiteering by private schools’

Jammu, Mar 11: Minister for School Education Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed said Friday the government would not allow private schools to profiteer and charge exorbitant fees from students as it (govt) had placed More


  • News in Brief

Gunfight rages in Shopian

KHALID GUL

Shopian, Mar 11: A gun battle between militants and a joint party of police and army broke out in this south Kashmir district on Friday, officials said. They said forces cordoned off Habdipora village More


  • News

Over 300 killed as quake unleashes devastating tsunami

BIGGEST-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN’S MODERN HISTORY

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Tokyo, Mar 11: A massive tsunami triggered by Japan's most powerful  earthquake in nearly a century today wrought devastation in northeast coastal Japan, sweeping away houses, ships and cars and set More


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