Breakdown of the Political

The political urge of a people and contradictions thereof

lnksight By Mehmood ur Rashid

THE unfolding of politics in J&K has two phases. The first began from the time when Sheikh Abdullah, the first Prime Minister of post Dogra rule Jammu and Kashmir, and Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India, concluded the pact called Delhi Agreement. It was in the year More

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The wazwan waste

Why do we fritter our money away by cooking far more than we can eat

TRADITION By Mufti Mubashir

September is the season of marriages. The mood is colourful.  Marriage is the only occasion which lays foundation of the society. It brings together two individuals and ties them in the nuptial knot to form the unit of society. Marriage should be solemnized in a simple manner according to sunnah More

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Social Cost of Militancy

A book by Dr Bashir Ahmad Dabla puts the issue in perspective

REVIEW By Dr Manzoor Hussain

The book “ Social Impact of Militancy in Kashmir” by Dr. Bashir AhmadDabla is a micro-level appraisal of social implications of militancyin Kashmir with special reference to large scale economic destruction,widespread social disorder, educational backwardness, masspsychological depression More

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The secret of oneness

If human race is one, the creator is one, and then there must be one creed only

CREATION By Dr.Mushtaq Chalkoo

Aeons have passed but the journey of life still continues to be a mystery. Not reason, but only the faith can seek the answer. We do understand that in this arena of science it is difficult to believe that human life arose in a miraculous way. It seems, possibly, science and faith at times clash with More

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