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The Blossoming of SLI

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Dheeraj Jandial

Alarmed, Concerned, or Complicit?

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Dr. Ashraf Zainabi

China and the India-Pakistan conflict

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Guest Contributor

Climate of Change

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Vivek Katju

Fighting the Wrong, Rightly

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Muneeb Rashid Malik

Bazaar without buyers

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Dr. Mehak Jonjua

Mental Wellness Tips for Seniors

Old age has been called the evening of life, serene, peaceful, golden, but sometimes filled with shadows. While the body starts slowing down and...

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Mukhtar Ahmad Qureshi

Need of a standalone hospital for elders

In a region where the elderly are respected as the moral and cultural bedrock of our families, it is time we ask a hard question: What tangible...

yesterday 10

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Dr. Ashraf Zainabi

Elderly Well-being in Difficult Times

In regions caught in persistent states of uncertainty and disruption, the atmosphere often thickens with an invisible weight—a mix of anxiety,...

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Dr. Zubair Saleem

Desolation around Dal Lake

The tragic happenings of the recent heartless killings in Pahalgam brought in a sudden drop for the tourism industry. Kashmir valley has seen...

yesterday 10

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Prof Upendra Kaul

Strike the balance

Feminism since last few decades vibrantly talks about the rights of women which somehow had been least talked about in past due to various known...

yesterday 10

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Bilal Ahmad Khanday

The rich amongst us

One of the ways God chooses to punish some of us is to let our nafs dictate terms including its passion for getting rich. It is a trial that very...

yesterday 10

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Muhammad Maroof Shah

Wonders of Allah’s Creation

It is one of the many wonders of Allah (SwT) that he has produced us from one person and we have grown into so many, each one with his own...

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Gk Editorial Desk

Life’s Labour Lost

Clad in a dark brown frock-shalwar, with a finely woven red stole laced with green stripes draped delicately over her head, Sheherzad’s bluish...

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Abid R Baba

Sustainable Fix To Fress-Famb

Every year, as May arrives, the Kashmir Valley—otherwise resplendent in its springtime bloom—is blanketed by a white, cotton-like fluff...

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Dr. Ashraf Zainabi

Madness in the name of competition

Days before, one of the premier exams in the country concluded. Just after the exam, many students came crying out of the halls as they felt the...

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Gk Editorial Desk

America wakes up to sugar poison, at last

 The wild run of the Donald Trump brigade in the United States is already bringing negative fallouts: the US economy contracted in the first...

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Jagdish Rattanani

A Nostalgic Journey through Resilience, Simplicity, and Purpose

Recently, I came across a touching book titled Bumpy Roads by Dr. Ibrahim Masoodi—a name that many in the medical fraternity will recognize. I’ve...

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Manzoor Ahmad Bhat

More on Shakespeare

The context of modern and postmodern Shakespeare criticism is modernistic worldview which, as Russell puts it, is built on the foundations of “...

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Muhammad Maroof Shah

Sites of Prosperity

Kashmir is among the few regions in the world that not only have a breathtaking scenic beauty but a resounding heritage preserved, but now in a...

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Dr Ramees Raja Beig

A reprehensible crime

Crime is a part of human societies, so is punishment for crime. But certain crimes are so horrific that no punishment can be matching to the level...

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Gk Editorial Desk

Positive message for J&K from Delhi amid rising tensions

Amid rising tensions after the Pahalgam terror attack, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has brought a very positive message from New Delhi. The message...

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Zahoor Malik

100 Years of Thalassemia

A Century Ago… In 1925, an American pediatrician named Dr. Thomas Benton Cooley described a serious health problem in children (mostly of Italian...

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Dr K K Koul

What is the endgame?

Over the years, India has emerged as a rising global power with expanding diplomatic, economic, and military clout. Pakistan, on the other hand,...

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Sheikh Khalid Jehangir

Beyond Marks

In the journey of life, there are moments that silently sculpt our future. Academic examinations are one such moment—no longer mere assessments,...

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Mohammad Arfat Wani

Unsustainable Future of Ayushman Bharat

arfatbhat23@gmail.com In the picturesque region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Ayushman Bharat scheme, launched in 2018, had brought hope to millions of...

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Arfat Ahmad Bhat

Dreams in Distress

In the high-stakes world of startups, the odds are not in your favour—statistics show that nearly 90% of startups fail globally. Yet, success is...

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Dr Saad Parvez

Breathless in a World Full of Air

For millions across the globe, breathing doesn’t come easy. It comes with tightness, coughing, wheezing and fear—especially when asthma, a chronic...

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Dr. Zubair Saleem

Some Thoughts Post Pahalgam

Given the past experiences, after the terror attacks in Uri and Pulwama in 2016 and 2019, India’s response to Pahalgam attack may come any time,...

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Arun Joshi

Reading Mystical Shakespeare in Secular Times

If we have read Shakespeare we must be joyous, playing our parts on the stage, not taking affairs of life too seriously; taking beauty and love...

06.05.2025 1

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Muhammad Maroof Shah

The cost of war

The war talk going on between India and Pakistan is resulting in escalation of tensions. The aftermath of Pahalgam has made people on both sides...

06.05.2025 1

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Fida Firdous

From Boom to Bust

The town of Pahalgam, long celebrated as a crown jewel of Kashmir’s tourism circuit, now finds itself at the center of a tragedy that has shaken...

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Malik Daniyal

The Essence of Conscious Parenting

Parenting is far from easy. Many parents strive to meet societal checklists—financial stability, emotional longevity, and successful marriages—...

06.05.2025 4

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Farooq Wasil

When clicks trump credibility

We live in a time where we are no longer just consumers of information but free creators of information as well. In 2015, Reliance Jio sparked a...

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Haya Qazi

Managing Trump disruption

First 100 days of the US president Donald Trump’s second term have been tumultuous for the world. Far from softening after his divisive first term,...

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Gk Editorial Desk

Hacked Childhood and Adolescence

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Aisha Hasnain

Unburden your child

Every summer, when board exam results are announced, thousands of homes across Kashmir are filled with nervous energy. Some families celebrate;...

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Gk Editorial Desk

When Silence Hurts

To the girl who hides her tears behind her textbooks,  To the boy who walks slower past that classroom,  To the child who wonders if it’s worth...

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Dr. Rabia Naseem Mughal

Two sides, same coin

Recently, annual results of 10th and 12th classes were declared. A sizeable number of students have made transition to the next grade. Still the...

05.05.2025 2

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Dr. Mushtaq Rather

BOSE: Job Well Done

The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) made a mark in terms of efficiency, on April 30, 2025, by declaring the results of the...

05.05.2025 3

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Syed Rizwan Geelani

Water Resources: Do we Care?!

In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, the focus has shifted on suspension of the decades-old Indus Water Treaty by India. The treaty,...

05.05.2025 20

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Arif Shafi Wani

Slow fashion and sustainability nexus

Slow fashion is a drive highlighting sustainability, quality, and ethical considerations of the fashion industry production or output. It does not...

05.05.2025 4

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Dr. Binish Qadri