The rotten truth

Is politics as dirty as we witnessed in the Assembly?

WORDS WITHIN By Firdous Syed

The disdain against the politicians is universal. Utter the word ‘politician’, common man’s mind gets filled with scorn. The apologists of the democratic system usually suspect the widespread cynicism against the ruling class as a misplaced overreaction.  After witnessing the ugliest scenes in More
You Changed My World

Put Steve Jobs in the same category as Walt Disney. They were magic-makers of the first order

Rest in Peace Steve Jobs By Beth Bales

When the world found out in February 1999 that Walter Payton needed a liver transplant, I was not particularly moved. It just didn’t pertain much to my life. Then, a few weeks later, film critic Gene Siskel died. “I am so very, very sad,” I told my husband when he delivered the news. “That’s the way More
Ill-fated brides

Marriage is not about wedding alone, life after it matters

CONCERN By Ishfaq Ahmad

The darkness has become my companion and last night it promised to reveal a secret to me which I should not reveal. It was midnight and I hurried for a f visit. The darkness had eagerly awaited my presence, its face gnarled. I never saw clothes such as it wore. There was dust on them. I cannot describe More
The menace of bhang cultivation

This way we are ruining our social fabric

CONCERN By Sajad Padder

On a routine, this year also thousands of kanals in South Kashmir were used by tillers to grow bhang and during this time also claims were made by the excise and police officials that a major drive would be launched and that the bhang cultivators will be booked under PSA. The massive cultivation drive More
  • Kashmir

Bandipora roads in shambles

SLOW PACE OF WORK ON BRIDGES IRK RESIDENTS

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, Oct 7: The road network in Bandipora district is in complete shambles and the work on bridges at various places is going on at snail’s pace, the locals alleged. According to them, the road More


  • Srinagar City

Construction of Maharaj Gunj hospital exists in papers alone

Even though Govt promised healthcare facility in this Shahr-e-Khaas area, nothing has been done on ground till date

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Oct 7: In 2009, government assured the residents of Maharaj Gunj that a hospital would be constructed in this Shahr-e-Khaas area while some initial amount was sanctioned for the construction More



  • Jammu

Police foil PDP protest march

Syed Yousuf’s death row

Jammu, Oct 7: In the stepped up attack against the ruling National Conference (NC) on the  alleged custodial death of NC worker, Syed Muhammad Yousuf, largest opposition Peoples Democratic Party ( More


  • South Asia

Pak doc who helped CIA track down Osama faces treason charges

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Islamabad, Oct 7: A Pakistani panel, investigating the US raid to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad May 2, has suggested registration of treason charges against a doctor who helped a fake CIA vaccination More


  • World

Three women share Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo, Oct 7: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her compatriot and "peace warrior" Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize today in a nod to women More


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