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In an age defined by speed, ambition, and constant digital engagement, the quiet strength of human relationships often goes unnoticed. Yet,...
Across many towns and cities, the condition of public amenities has become a silent embarrassment. Anyone who has used public toilets in markets,...
Expectations of high and sustained snowfall during the preceding winter season were largely unmet across the Kashmir region. The winter remained...
Kashmir, often referred to as “Paradise on Earth,” is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, serene environment, and pristine water bodies. Its...
In the coming days, India will be immersed in a festive season, with celebrations taking place across the length and breadth of the nation. The people...
Amid deeply distressing war rhetoric that ‘whole civilization will die tonight’, the world woke up to an incredibly surprising announcement; a...
The spat between a Minister and a member in the legislative assembly was widely seen and disapproved as being a personal clash. Far from a random...
Q: I am 70 and feel tired even without much work. Is this normal ageing? A: Mild fatigue can occur with age, but persistent tiredness may be due to...
Growing old is not only about the physical body weakening. The mind and heart also have to deal with different kinds of challenges, which cannot be...
Human life moves through many stages, and one of the most meaningful relationships along the way is that between parents and children. The Qur’an...
There is growing evidence that heart disease begins much earlier in men than previously assumed. Recently, Fayaz A. Kaloo, our Editor-in-Chief, shared...
During the ongoing budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, senior Congress leader and MLA G.A. Mir raised a critical alarm...
There is a peculiar silence that follows something meaningful. After the Cohort 1 KCF convocation, I found myself staring at my phone longer than...
In Jammu and Kashmir, there is a particular kind of silence that settles at dusk. It is not peaceful; it is a suspended silence the kind that has...
Despite abundance of knowledge about healthcare and regardless of too much hype about people becoming health conscious, the facts on the ground speak...
The latest threats from US president Donald Trump to obliterate Iran’s civilian infrastructure show how dangerously close the world is moving...
It’s time for deep reflection for Jammu and Kashmir as we are passing through April, the month that proved cruellest for the region last year. The...
Imagine, a man walks into a boxing ring, hits his opponent with everything he has, and then expresses genuine surprise when the opponent does not fall...
India is currently not positioned to become a world residency centre like Dubai is, and the figures support this. Dubai’s model has been derived...
Before the day has fully begun, a sequence is already under way. A screen lights up. Messages appear. Suggestions are offered. Information is arranged...
A recent remark by Jammu & Kashmir’s education minister Sakina Itoo has stirred an important, uncomfortable debate in Jammu and Kashmir’s...
In every democracy, criticism of those in power is natural and necessary. Leadership must remain open to scrutiny because public accountability forms...
Learning activities start before children enter school and continue until they leave school. The educational process reaches its highest point through...
A student in our classroom in 2026 will enter into the real world in 2035. Rapid changes are transforming the world, technology is taking the centre...
Wednesday, March 18th 2026 was another important day for people of Beerwah, and me especially. An Expert Committee constituted by India’s top Green...
Freezing of bank accounts has become a significant cyber security problem in modern India that has serious constitutional and legal concerns. This is...
An open garbage dump, located within fifty meters of a famous school in Umar Colony, Srinagar, poses a serious environmental health risk. This health...
It has been over a decade since the government declared the restoration of the Brari Nambal lagoon in Dal Lake a litmus test for the conservation of...
Kashmir’s tourism sector appears to be finding its feet again after the setback caused by the 2025 Pahalgam attack, but the recovery so far suggests...
Post 2014, since the advent of Narendra Modi phenomenn at the national stage, every single election, held ever since, has assumed a different...
The Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 effective from 1 April 2026, represent a transformative shift in environmental governance architecture in...
World Sparrow Day is observed every year to raise awareness about the conservation of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), a small bird that has...
As a student of International Relations (IR), I often found myself turning to current events to make sense of every concept afresh. Balance of power....
Today, it is a common scene in perhaps the majority of households that a young child, who resists eating their food on time, mothers or parents hand...
Gratuity is an important social security benefit that rewards employees for long and continuous service. The Code on Social Security, 2020...
The Iran war, irrespective of the way it ends, will have a corrosive impact on the present world order in multiple ways. That order was put in place...
The Strait of Hormuz was open to the world before the Iran war. Then came a conflict pushed into motion by the United States and Israel. In response,...
New Delhi, Apr 03: In many government schools across India, classes still take place in overcrowded rooms, sometimes under open skies conditions far...
The deep penetration of digital technology and mushroom growth of coaching centres have opened doors for students to explore alternate options....
The Gulf Cooperation Council nations, which face the brunt of the Iranian war, areadopting differing positions on the, now a more than a month old...
A few days ago, a senior patient walked into my clinic. As part of routine assessment, I asked about appetite and any abdominal discomfort. He replied...
Today everyone talks about unemployment. Yes, unemployment is a serious problem. But there is another truth that we do not openly discuss. Nowadays,...
“Projection isn’t just a weapon—it’s a cage. It wounds those it’s aimed at and shackles those who wield it, trapping them in their own...
It is ordained that in dispensing justice, there should neither be fear not favour: “O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to...
The war in West Asia has brought into focus not only the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the region but also the internal political dynamics of Iran....
A few days ago, yet another young life, barely in his twenties, from a neighbouring village was lost to drugs. He was quietly laid to rest. For a...
There is a passage in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov that has haunted moral philosophy for a century and a half. Ivan Karamazov turns to his...
Reservation has been an important instrument of social justice in India since independence. It was introduced to address historical inequalities and...
Finally government admits the looming threat; five glacial lakes are at high GLOF risk. It means that any time a catastrophic outburst floods can...
The atheistic rule of the Soviet Union over Central Asia came to an end in 1991, giving rise to five independent Central Asian republics, Uzbekistan,...