The withering West

Behind this glamourous body lies a fast dying soul

Firdous Syed

Significantly the American authors and acclaimed intellectuals, just a decade ago were profoundly convinced about the overarching superiority of the market economy. Now they have begun to critically evaluate the huge drawbacks of the materialism. The New York Times famed columnist and author of the More
Children’s Hospital or Ministerial Residences?

What are the priorities of this political system?

Junaid Azim Mattu

The Valley’s only neonatal care hospital, as it turns out, has become a disguised butchery. With around 360 plus deaths in the last 5 months, the G. B. Pant Children’s Hospital in Srinagar has achieved the dubious distinction of a slaughterhouse. Our sick children have apparently been dying for lack More
Children of a lost God!

Infants dying is criminal. Punish guilty

M ASHRAF

In any pediatric hospital anywhere in the world single death of an infant sends alarm bells and an automatic enquiry starts to pin point the causes to enable remedial measures. Imagine 359 infants dying in a matter of just four months! It is not only gross criminal negligence but rather mass murder More
Restore labour the dignity

Taking unemployment problem from a different perspective

Dr. Mian Mehboob

 The idea of differentiating between unemployment and, what I would call, work-less-ness is  very important in these times of e-governance, info-technology, privatization, free trade regimes, FDIs, globalization and ever-shrinking scenario of Government jobs. We can have a situation of work More
  • Kashmir

Qara mocks at Sagar’s offer to relinquish power

Present Govt Brought Back Insecurity, Police Raj: Mehbooba

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar May 18: A day after Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ali Muhammad Sagar said the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would relinquish power if separatists join the mainstream politics More


  • Srinagar City

CM inaugurates Joggers Park at Raj Bagh

Says traffic signals showing positive impact

Srinagar, May 18: Chief Minster, Omar Abdullah Friday said his government was taking appropriate measures for upgrading the civic facilities in the twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu. He said while More



  • Jammu

Sinking backyard slopes await govt attention

MUBARAK MANDI HERITAGE COMPLEX

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, May 18: The sliding backyards of Mubarak Mandi complex has become a threat to its existence with government turning blind eye towards the issue. A portion of the Circular road that also acts More


  • South Asia

‘K-settlement must for regional peace’

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, May 18: The Chairman of Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Secretary General of Motamar Alami Islami Raja Zafar-ul-Haq has said that peace in South Asian was linked to the settlement of long-running More


  • World

PARENTING LEADS TO GREATER HAPPINESS

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Washington, May 18: Parents experience greater levels of happiness and meaning in life than people who have no children, according to a new study. Parents also are happier when they are caring for More


  • Health

'Coffee lowers risk of dying'

London, May 17: Coffee drinkers may live longer as new research has found they are less likely to die than non-coffee drinkers. According to a 14-year study, men who consumed six or more cups daily More


  • Education and Career

3 Kashmiri scribes win Fulbright Fellowship

Srinagar, May 18: Three young Kashmiri journalists, including two girls, have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Master’s Fellowship to pursue higher studies in top American Journalism schools.   More


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