Iqbal, Karl Marx and Socialism

THOUGHT

Iqbal and Karl Marx have commonalities, but they differ on key institutions of society. Prof. Taskeena Fazil and Ajaz Lone analyse the two schools of thought.

Karl Marx (1818-1883), a German philosopher and economist is often considered as the father of socialism. Socialism emerged as an ideology just before the turn of the eighteenth century. It developed as a protest against the exploitation of workers and of other ordinary people that was common to capitalism More
Cop Turned Academic

PROFILE

Abdul Rashid Khan writes about a police officer who became the VC of a University

We have seen scientists, economists, historians and for that matter any member of the faculty being tipped to head the university as its vice-chancellor, but in the recent past, appointment of a cop as VC of a newly created university in J&K, had surprised the academics and many eyebrows were More
Evanescent Humanity

SOCIETY

Accumulation of the riches and power cannot endow peace, writesMohammadTabish

A child is born artless, nameless, and then subject to the conventions which stuff him and teach him pecularities. The holy Prophet has said 'God has made the whole earth a mosque for me'. Won’t the partitioning of this mosque sadden the heart of the Prophet! Don’t we call ourselves pious? Though More
  • Kashmir

Snow clearance operation begins on Sgr-Leh highway

GHULAM NABI ZIA

Drass, Mar 13: Snow clearance operation on the mountainous Srinagar-Leh Highway, the only road linking the Ladakh with rest of Jammu and Kashmir, was kick-started on Sunday.  The highway was closed More


  • Srinagar City

ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS OUT TO SHIELD DOGS

Despite 10000 attacks on humans, 2 deaths; rights groups compel Govt to be ‘canine-friendly’

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Mar 13:  At a time when at-least two humans have recently died and around 10,000 were bitten by rabid dogs, the animal rights activist are out to defend the stray packs against any actions More



  • Jammu

We will talk, make situation conducive: Shah to Delhi

RSS activists disrupt Shah's function

Jammu, Mar 13: Hinting that he was ready for dialogue with New Delhi, senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader and chairman of Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Sunday said that inclusion of Kashmiris More


  • News in Brief

Hurriyat (G) condemns ‘torture’ of activist

Srinagar: Hurriyat (G) has strongly condemned the alleged torture of Ghulam Hassan Mir of Sopore, a Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activist. In a statement, Hurriyat spokesperson, Ayaz Akbar said, “Mir is a famous More


  • Business

Govt floats global tender for mining of Kashmir sapphires

'1 tender from a global co already received'

ANIL BHAT/PTI

Jammu, Mar 13: Famous world-over for their unique peacock blue colour, Kashmir sapphires will soon make a comeback in international markets with the state government floating a global tender for extraction More


  • News

Babri Masjid demolition dented BJP's image: Advani

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar13: Senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister L K Advani today said that he felt the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 had "badly dented" the credibility of his party.  More


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