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Symbolism over Substance

Symbolism over Substance

Is NC under pressure to look proactive on its signature issue?

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Cancer Screening Program

Cancer Screening Program

If a person does some basic level tests regularly this disease can be kept away

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Smoking falls, drugs rise

The drop in smoking offers a sliver of hope

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Learning from Switzerland

Learning from Switzerland

Large numbers without adequate planning eventually damage the very things that attract visitors in the first place

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A Profound Mourning

A Profound Mourning

Who can capture the enormity of horror in this crime!

26.05.2026 20

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A deal worth making

A deal worth making

The outlines of a potential agreement are becoming visible, and they are more substantive than the usual diplomatic smoke and mirrors

26.05.2026 20

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Cover the crops

Cover the crops

Climate change has fundamentally rewritten the rules of farming in this region

25.05.2026 20

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Difference of Orientation

The question of right guidance and its opposite is related here to the difference of human efforts and the purposes and aims to which they are...

22.05.2026 20

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Our disappearing glaciers

Do we have any idea of the enormity of crime we have committed against our nature

21.05.2026 20

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Infertility crisis

This is developing into a difficult situation

20.05.2026 30

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Unipolar era recedes

A world where multiple great powers hold genuine agency is not inherently a more dangerous one

19.05.2026 20

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Nasha Mukt J&K, liquor free too

Why make an exception of liquor and find out excuses to avoid a ban on it

18.05.2026 10

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NEET is not clean

When the reports about the possible leakage of the question papers first appeared, just after the NEET exam was held on May 3, 2026, it was though of...

14.05.2026 20

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Beyond Announcement

If implementation is the goal, way ahead is to simplify processes

12.05.2026 20

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The silent crisis in classrooms

Almost half the students in a given classroom are silently struggling

12.05.2026 20

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Justice needs process

The government’s response raises legitimate procedural concerns

11.05.2026 20

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Unacceptable Descent

The language is unworthy of decent citizens, let alone representatives of people and parties

06.05.2026 20

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Deepening the defence

In this digital age our financial transactions need safety from cyber frauds

05.05.2026 20

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BJP redraws map

The Bengal victory is emblematic of a larger drift in Indian politics

05.05.2026 30

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Fighting the menace

What stands out in the current campaign is the public response

03.05.2026 30

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Societal push needed

A wise and timely response at the level of family would yield huge results in the end

29.04.2026 30

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Reimagining the space

Think of Downtown Srinagar as one piece of pulsating life, and create a design that takes care of markets, roads, pavements, cultural spaces and...

28.04.2026 30

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Overwhelmed Govt hospitals

The numbers are striking. Eight out of every ten patients needing admission depend on government hospitals. In rural J&K, the dependence is even...

27.04.2026 30

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Lights, camera, Kashmir

That relationship was disrupted after militancy erupted in 1989. As security concerns grew, filmmakers moved elsewhere. Switzerland, Himachal Pradesh,...

26.04.2026 30

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Primary Emphasis

It means that agro economy needs a renewed, research backed, and market oriented emphasis. The old ways of doing it may never attract youth towards...

22.04.2026 20

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Audit road safety

It is time to join heads, nail reasons, and upgrade systems

22.04.2026 30

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Pull back from the brink

Both Tehran and Washington continue to signal that talks are possible

20.04.2026 20

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Tulips lift tourism

The tulip bloom of 2026 is therefore more than a spring attraction

19.04.2026 30

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Layers of Uncertainty

One cannot predict with precision what is to follow

16.04.2026 40

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Fragile and Fraught

Amid deeply distressing war rhetoric that ‘whole civilization will die tonight’, the world woke up to an incredibly surprising announcement; a...

09.04.2026 20

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Mounting Public Health Emergency

Despite abundance of knowledge about healthcare and regardless of too much hype about people becoming health conscious, the facts on the ground speak...

08.04.2026 20

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A war the world cannot afford

The latest threats from US president Donald Trump to obliterate Iran’s civilian infrastructure  show how dangerously close the world is moving...

07.04.2026 20

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Cautious tourism revival

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...

06.04.2026 20

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Justice without fear or favour

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...

03.04.2026 30

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The Himalayan Crisis

Finally government admits the looming threat; five glacial lakes are at high GLOF risk. It means that any time a catastrophic outburst floods can...

02.04.2026 30

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Policy and Practice

A beautiful policy on paper can yield least results just because its execution is faulty and inefficient. That is where even the best of frameworks...

01.04.2026 20

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A growing scourge

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s directive to intensify the crackdown on drug networks reflects the growing recognition within the administration...

30.03.2026 30

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World on edge

The expanding conflict between Israel and Iran is no longer a regional confrontation. With each new airstrike, missile launch, and threat to critical...

30.03.2026 30

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By the Book

There are occasions when one people living in one part of the globe express solidarity with another people living in another part of globe in ways...

27.03.2026 30

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Let no panic set in

The war in the West Asia and its consequences look like mounting. Though some feeble sounds suggest that a ceasefire is also a likely surprise in the...

26.03.2026 30

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As the crisis linger

25.03.2026 40

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Edge of abyss

The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran has entered a dangerous phase where escalation seems to have overtaken diplomacy and the world...

24.03.2026 30

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Subtleties of Rain

The subtleties of rain, the measured downfall thereof, and bringing alive the dead earth is a mystery of nature that is revealed in a Holy Verse:...

20.03.2026 30

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Managing the Rush

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...

19.03.2026 30

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Kashmir’s silent cancer crisis

The steady rise in cancer cases in Jammu and Kashmir demands urgent policy attention and a stronger healthcare infrastructure. With cases crossing...

18.03.2026 40

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Losing the moral anchor

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...

17.03.2026 30

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Climate warning

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has once again spoken about climate change and its impact on Kashmir’s ecosystem. Addressing the National Conference...

16.03.2026 40

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Ramadhan: the month of Qur’an & Furqan

Fasting for self-restraint, seeking guidance from Qur’an, the Holy Book that descended during the month of Ramadhan and exercising judgement between...

13.03.2026 30

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Job crisis and vacant posts

That the jobs are squeezing in J&K is now an old story. The rate of our unemployment is higher than any other state in India, but our response to...

11.03.2026 30

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Creating Examples

Two results in J&K, in recent days, caught the eye. One on the sporting filed, another on the competitive turf called UPSC exam for All India...

11.03.2026 30

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