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What next after PM’s call to Kashmiri youth to foster bond of trust

Arun Joshi A question has cropped up, what now after Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly addressed the youth of Kashmir and assured them that they will not have to undergo the miseries…
More than a Hagiographical Account

Shafey Kidwai What binds the fifteen iconic texts, “High school English Grammar and Composition” (Wren and Martin,1935),” Arithmetic” (Jadav Chandra Chakravarty, 1890), “Algebra (Jadav Chandra Chakravarty,1912), ” An Introduction to the study…

Don’t take uterine fibroids lightly

Satyen Mohapatra Gynecologists caution that inspite of fibroids being a common problem women should not take it lightly. Past president Delhi Gynae Endoscopy Society Padmashri Dr Malvika Sabharwal said fibroids arise from…
In the making of Kashmiri Language Wikipedia

Syed Ali Mujtaba Creation of Kashmiri language Wikipedia is a passion for five Kashmiri youth – Iflaq, Iman Qazi, Tajamul, Rishabhat, and Hugled. They are making a huge effort to create Kashmiri…
Kashmiri leaders playing safe through silence on PM’s visit to J-K

Arun Joshi Kashmir leadership is reticent over the coming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, it is neither voicing its expectations nor showing any unusual interest in the visit which…
DNA tested Mughal Prince wants to travel to Kashmir as Ambassador of Peace

Syed Ali Mujtaba Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, the self-proclaimed descendant of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has appealed to the President Ram Nath Kovind, to send him to Jammu and Kashmir as…
Kashmir is in a minority – a bold thesis to correct fault lines in J&K

Arun Joshi A new thesis has been floated by a Kashmiri leader Altaf Bukhari who heads the newest political group Jammu Kashmir Apni Party, in which he has underscored that “Kashmir is…

Donors face dilemma over donating to alm seekers during Ramzan

Syed Qamar Hasan The hand that gives at times turns out to be poorer than the hand that takes. Unbelievable one may say, however, international media and several economic reports say that…
Recurring pattern of targeted killings in Kashmir

Arun Joshi On Friday evening, militants shot dead BJP sarpanch Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo in the Pattan area of the north Kashmir district of Baramullah. Two days before that a taxi driver Satish Singh was shot…
Saudi-based NRIs set to explore Turkish citizenship, residency opportunities

Hashmi Group, a Turkey-based Indian firm with expertise in Turkey’s Citizenship and Residency by Investment programs is visiting Saudi Arabia to hold one-on-one meetings in Jeddah and Riyadh between April 15 –…
Opinion: Congress bid to win back Dalits

Dalits have been described as the reed ki haddi, or the backbone of the Congress. Mahatma Gandhi started the historic battle against Untouchability, as part of his Constructive Programme, alongside his political…
Speculations about Indian presidential poll

Kalyani Shankar The 2022 presidential election will occur when President Ramanath Kovind’s term ends on July 25. Though it is more of an ornamental post as the real power exists in the…
Muslim tailors are busy stitching Ram Navami flags

At a time when an economic boycott of Muslims is going on in Karnataka, Muslim tailors at Godown Market in Gaya, Bihar are busy stitching flags for the Ram Navami festival that…
Centre looking for middle-path to resolve issues in Ladakh rife with agitational voices

Buddhists in Ladakh were jubilant and celebrated the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, as also the announcement that the cold desert region spread over to 59, 146 sq. km with…
Return of Kashmiri Pandits to valley should be Kashmir-centric mission

Arun Joshi After the movie, The Kashmir Files hit the big screen in early March and the narration it generated showing how the Kashmiri Pandits migrated from the Valley, the Indian nation…