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“Lukh kya wanen?” — What might people say? I can confidently say that almost every Kashmiri, regardless of age, has heard this phrase at some...
In literature, there are works that draw attention not by their size but by the quiet seriousness of their observation. Nasreen Hamzah Ali’s Raakh...
In Chemically Imbalanced, British psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff takes on one of the most powerful and widely accepted ideas in modern medicine, that...
The death of the supreme Iranian Shia religious leader Ayatollah Khamnie in a devastating air strike by the US-Israel joint attack drew different...
India’s civilizational ethos has long been shaped by its extraordinary diversity of faiths, cultures, festivals, and artistic traditions. Among the...
Have you noticed how the water bodies of Kashmir no longer behave the way they once did? Winters feel different, snow arrives late, sunny days appear...
Eid is just a day or two away. A festival like this in Kashmir means all cars on the roads, and all people in the markets. For the government it means...
Q: As Ramzan comes to an end, many people feel physically drained. Is this normal? A: Yes. Changes in sleep, meal timing, hydration and routine...
Previously thought to be a problem of urban and wealthy people, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly common throughout India, including...
Q1: Substance abuse has emerged as a serious public health concern in Jammu and Kashmir. From a psychiatric perspective, how does medicine define drug...
In the shadow of the 2026 US–Israel strikes on Iran, which claimed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and hundreds of civilians, Donald...
In the search for relief, society often forgets a simple truth: medication can steady the mind, but it cannot rebuild a life. There is a quiet moment...
Amid the ongoing war in West Asia, there has been sustained commentary on a perceived shift in India’s foreign policy. Experts and political leaders...
The steady rise in cancer cases in Jammu and Kashmir demands urgent policy attention and a stronger healthcare infrastructure. With cases crossing...
In a crowded outpatient corridor at Srinagar’s main psychiatric hospital, a young man in a black hoodie keeps his gaze fixed on the floor, fingers...
India is a nation that has repeatedly demonstrated remarkable resilience. From wars and economic challenges to pandemics and natural disasters, the...
Science, discovery, and invention are usually described as the triumph of rational thinking over human feeling. Emotion, in contrast, is treated as...
There has been a lot of euphoria over the release of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday (March 14, 2026) after the Government of India...
The war in the middle east is only spreading out. Despite haughty claims of those who started this war, bombing Iran and assassinating its top...
The ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel represents one of the most brutal geopolitical crises of the contemporary world....
Most people first meet the atom in school. It is described as the smallest unit of matter. Everything around us, air, water, metal, our own bodies, is...
Despite the widespread use of Solar Gregorian Calendar World over for timekeeping, the ancient civilizations like the Chinese, the Hindus, the Arabs...
Kashmir valley has been one of the prides of Indian tourism since the times of Moghul rule. Following British Raj and the subsequent Dogra rule which...
The destruction of a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, in February 2026, where more than a hundred schoolchildren were reportedly killed, may mark a...
Blessed with glacier-fed and oxygen rich streams, Jammu and Kashmir has immense potential to undertake trout breeding on a national scale. It is great...
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has once again spoken about climate change and its impact on Kashmir’s ecosystem. Addressing the National Conference...
Death is cruel. It keeps no calendar. Anytime, anywhere, a tragedy unfolds and a person is gone. Nothing hits us more than the death’s reflection in...
Sixteen UPSC qualifiers. A maiden Ranji Trophy. Coding labs in Pulwama. Lavender in Jammu. The youth of Jammu and Kashmir are writing a new chapter...
Strive; and find yourself in selflessness This is the easy path for God knows better Righteousness is not limited to the spiritual elite. What the...
Something strange happens during wars. At the beginning, the world gasps. People pause. Headlines shock us. But then, slowly, something else happens....
Let us rebuild the idea that has spoiled our senses all these months and severed our souls to the core. One direly feels the need to reset the...
The Muqaddam is a long-standing South Asian rural governing institution. While the particular phrase gained popularity during the medieval Islamic...
The Employees’ Provident Fund is one of the most significant social security mechanisms designed to ensure financial security for employees after...
The assassination attempt on Farooq Abdullah on the evening of 11 March in Jammu is a deeply disturbing development in the already fragile political...
Twice in his media conference on March 9, President Donald Trump called his current bombing of Iran as an “excursion”. On one occasion he...
In moments of profound political violence, history has a way of returning- not as a literal repetition, but as a moral vocabulary through which...
There are some stories one hesitates to write. Not because they are rare, but because they are painfully common. Some social realities sit heavy on...
Two years ago I was like any other student, with the same desire to advance my academic pursuits and excel in my career. I did not have anyone to talk...
We live in a world obsessed with numbers. We count our success in terms of salaries, promotions, designations, and bank balance. We measure our worth...
The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel poses a direct threat to India’s economic stability and energy security. Due to the current...
Indian society often celebrates modernity through its substantial aspirations, including digital governance, smart cities, the establishment of...
In the quiet corners of many Indian homes, a troubling paradox is unfolding: parents shoulder lifelong burdens to secure their children’s futures,...
They say truth be told. Therefore, truth be told: the 21st century is called the Age of Information. I kindly beg to differ. We live in an age of...
Fasting for self-restraint, seeking guidance from Qur’an, the Holy Book that descended during the month of Ramadhan and exercising judgement between...
Glaucoma refers to a group of eye disorders often associated with a dangerous buildup of internal eye pressure, known as intraocular pressure (IOP)....
In the present day world, with so much information available, it is always good that the public have knowledge about the function of various organs...
Medicines play a very important role in saving human lives and treating diseases. However, medicines are not ordinary goods like groceries or...
Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a remarkable rise in recent years. Government data shows that the Union Territory recorded over 2.36 crore...
Teachers are often celebrated for guiding our children yet we often overlook the fact that they also need guidance and counselling. They teach...