Militarization of symbols

Dhoni in Army attire symbolizes the deepening of violent

Mehmood ur Rashid

When communal and national symbols are employed for military purposes, violence becomes entrenched. This announces the arrival of ugly, and Kashmir has become the stage where India performs that ugly in the most brazen forms. Dhoni was one such performance. Dhoni is good in the cricket-field; More

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Science and Religion

The Quranic Position

Prof G R Malik

It is gratifying to note that a recent lecture on the subject of science and religion at the University of Kashmir has excited a lot of interest and given rise to a healthy discussion. In this welcome debate it is very important to bear in mind the principled position of Islam with regard to the subject More

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Disrespect of grave-sites

Let us take care of our cemeteries

Bilal Rashid Mir

Islam has emphasised on taking better care of cemeteries. But in Kashmir graves have been subjected to desecration. A graveyard is no longer cared for. Most of the cemeteries are in bad condition across the valley, especially those close to human habitation. At many places graveyards have been turned More

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Encroachments everywhere

When will the authorities wake up?

Javeria Khurshid

Kashmir has become a hub of encroachments and so far no steps have been taken to tackle this problem. Some major functional buildings have been illegally encroached. The main tertiary health care of our State, SKIMS, too is facing this problem. The main road outside this hospital is encroached unlawfully More

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