All talk, no play
Unique leaders, unique rhetoric
Binoo Joshi
Our leaders in Kashmir have a unique quality. They read too much into the small things that happen around them or even in the distant places. Their eyes are glued to the TV screens to watch and hear what happens in Egypt, and the rest of the world. They would come out MoreCompacting Kashmiris
The interlocutors report is a veiled attempt by certain quarters at isolating Kashmir valley deemed by them to be the only real trouble spot
M.Ashraf
For more than half a century, the Kashmir problem has defied a solution. Right from its creation in 1947, dozens of attempts have been made internationally as well as within the sub-continent to find a way out of this tangle which has taken a huge toll of human lives. Apart from forcing the two neighbouring MoreThe sweet mother-tongue
Encourage your children to speak Kashmiri at home
Tavoos Hassan Bhat
A language is not just a tool for communication but is connected to anything we do. Our mother tongue carries thousands of years of civilization, our identity, spirituality and our value system in a community we live in. Los¬ing lan¬guages means los¬ing knowl¬edge. If we lose our language we will MoreOn social workers
They work alongside people
Aqsaa A. Nowshahri
Social work is a profession for those with a strong desire to help improve peoples’ lives. It is concerned with the interactions between people and the institutions of society that affect the ability of people to accomplish life tasks, realize aspirations and values, and alleviate distress. The main More- Kashmir
BJP’s reaction puzzling: Radha Kumar
INTERLOCUTORS' REPORT
PADMA RAO SUNDARJI
New Delhi, May 28: New Delhi’s interlocutor on Kashmir, Radha Kumar, on Monday termed the response of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) to the report submitted by interlocutors' as puzzling. She slammed More
- Srinagar City
Safa Kadal dog attack victim still untraced
Day3
GK CITY REPORTER
Srinagar, May 28: Three days on since Safa Kadal man Shabir Ahmed Bhat jumped into Jhelum when chased by stray dogs, his body is still untraced. The Superintendent of Police, north City Tahir Saleem More
- Jammu
PDP wants to change ineffective system: Mufti
Jammu, May 28: Patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Monday said that his party has earned credibility of the people through its convictions and commitments. He said that More
- South Asia
K-resolution must for peace in South Asia: Maulana Fazlur Rahman
NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, May 28: Describing settlement of Kashmir as prerequisite for peace and stability in the South Asia, the Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Monday said that More
- Health
Americans flocking to India for stem cell therapy
Washington, May 28: A growing number of Americans are travelling to India to seek treatment for rare diseases through India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, according to an investigative report More
- Education and Career
SOCIAL WORK AS A CAREER
TAHA MIRANI
Srinagar: For those who can make the professional commitment, social work proffers a wide range of practice settings. “It is a profession where one is expected to have a commitment to service,” says More


