Editorial

G.L.RainaThe periodic clamour for the restoration of statehood in Jammu & Kashmir - mostly orchestrated by the National Conference (NC) and its allies - has become a predictable political strategy. It resurfaces not as a serious policy…
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SHAFIYA WANIKashmir is not just a place on the map. It is a feeling, a wound, a memory, a heartbeat. For those of us who have grown up here, empowerment was never just about big words or government speeches. It was about survival. About…
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Dr. Banarsi Lal and Dr. Vinod GuptaThe world's population is expanding alarmingly which has serious implications for the number of finite resources to feed it and furthermore the amount of agricultural land is declining rapidly. It is…
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Niyati"Meri Boli Meri Pehchaan Hai. Par Meri Boli Ab Kisi Museum Ki Cheez Ban Rahi Hai," laments 67 Year-old Sudesh Rani, a retired school teacher from Jammu, reflecting on the slow disappearance of Dogri, the once-vibrated mother tongue…
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Dr. Gaurav Vaid On July 16, at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu, a young female doctor was allegedly kicked in the abdomen by a patient's attendant. Her "crime"? Informing the family of a cardiac arrest. She was doing her job. She…
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Ajay TamtaThe promise of flexibility, independence, and technological ease attracted millions of drivers to app-based ride-hailing platforms in recent years. However, rising commissions, unclear policies, arbitrary suspensions, and lack of…
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Dr. Mansukh MandaviyaToday, India has one of the largest youth populations in the world and it is often said that if a nation aspires to progress and become developed, its youth must be empowered. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has…
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Mohammad HaniefDespite steady global immunization coverage and modest gains in childhood vaccinations, more than 14 million infants worldwide received no routine vaccines in 2024, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World…
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Ranbireshwar Singh Jamwal (JKAS)Maharaja Pratap Singh's four-decade reign (1885-1925) marked a defining era in the history of Jammu and Kashmir-a time of remarkable modernization, visionary reforms, and peaceful governance that laid the…
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Bairaj ChawalgamiThe land of Kashmir is renowned for temples, ancient shrines and other places of worship and thus attracting huge number of devotees and tourists across the length and breadth of India. One such ancient temple is Bhootnath…
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