Of knowledge and belief

....... and there lies a lot unexplored in the realm of possibility

Firdous Syed

It is not necessary for the knowledge to become belief also. What we know, possibly we may not believe at all. How many of us can disagree with the fact that education transforms, may be none. But how many of us actually believe that education can transform? Again an overwhelming majority in the society More
Rich Potential – Poor Politics

How our governments have pushed us to poverty

Junaid Azim Mattu

Successive governments in J&K have sold our most vital natural resource for a pittance and have deliberately chosen to not utilize our hydel power potential, avowing this State into poverty and dependence. Natural Resources are the collective assets of the citizens of a nation. It is them and More
Towards better economics

Kashmir needs a proper framework for investment

Aatif Ahmad Mehjoor

Many observers have taken the view that the state of Jammu and Kashmir is condemned by its geography to a low rate of economic growth, unlike those Indian states which are maritime such as Gujarat or Tamil Nadu. This view is completely wrong. Kashmir may be far away from the seas. It may be criss More
Of IWT

Indus Water Treaty needs to be understood in a perspective

Er S D Shangloo

While I commend the efforts of Er S R S Madni for enlightening us through his "Power Shock" GK dated 12th June 2012 his take on Indus Water Treaty is flawed in as far as consultation with state is concerned.The treaty clearly  doesn't come in the way of power generation or irrigation because More
  • Kashmir

No rift in Hurriyat (M): Mirwaiz

Calls For Early Resolution Of Kashmir

Budgam, June 15: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq Friday said there is no rift in the amalgam. Addressing a public gathering at Imam Bara Chowk here, Mirwaiz said that “there can More


  • Srinagar City

CHASED BY DOGS, HIT BY TIPPER

Teenage girl feared to lose leg

M HYDERI

Srinagar, June 15: She tries to speak but cries in pain. 17-year-old Shabab Zehra of Shamaswari Safa Kadal is bedridden at Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla. For this schoolgirl, Srinagar’s two main fear More



  • Jammu

HC raps Govt over slow tax realization

Directs CS to file details

Jammu, June 15: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today rapped the state government for its “failure and inefficiency” to recover commercial and sales tax from the defaulters from across More


  • South Asia

Took up trade to transform ties with India: Gilani

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, June 15: Pakistan's current administration took up the issue of normalising trade with India, which previous governments had been unwilling to touch, as part of measures to transform ties between More


  • Budgam

Toilet blocks near Charar-e-Sharief shrine defunct for 10 years

Devotees face difficulties

Charar-e-Sharief (Budgam): Devotees visiting the famous shrine of Sheikh Noorudin Wali (RA) here in central Kashmir are facing immense problems as the main toilet block comprising at least ten toilets More


  • Education and Career

Autonomy of IITs will remain intact, says PM

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave an assurance that the autonomy of IITs will be maintained, a federation opposing the proposed common entrance to these institutes said after More


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