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Kashmir’s New Generation on the Brink of Moral Crisis: Rise in Immoral Activities Sparks Concerns

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Editor

By: Javid Amin The younger generation in Kashmir is facing numerous challenges that pose a significant threat to the region’s future. Unemployment is one of the most pressing issues, with a high youth unemployment rate and a lack of job opportunities leading many young people towards immoral activities. Low levels of education and skills training exacerbate the problem, making it challenging for young people to find decent employment. To address this issue, the government and society must provide education and training opportunities to the youth. The private sector also has…

Cultivating Piety during Ramadan through Worship, Quranic Studies, Charity, and Self-Discipline

March 21, 2023 Editor

By: Aubaid Ahmad Akhoon “The month of Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was sent down as a guidance for mankind and as clear signs that show the right way and distinguish between right and wrong.” – Quran 2:185 Ramadan is a blessed month that holds tremendous value and status for believers. It is a time to break free from materialism and focus on the Hereafter. Two months prior to Ramadan’s arrival, prayers are offered for its attainment, and the month itself is named “scorching” due to the…

The rest of India may end up looking like Kashmir: Anuradha Bhasin

March 10, 2023 Editor

“To me, the raid was punishment for daring to question the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India,’ she said Anuradha Bhasin, the executive editor of The Kashmir Times, fears censorship across India as she wrote in The New York Times that “the rest of India may end up looking a lot like Kashmir.” In the article she stated, “On the evening of Oct. 19, 2020, when reporters and photographers for The Kashmir Times rushed to meet deadlines, government officials and the police swept into the newspaper’s offices in…

Are J&K’s reservation laws being changed to further marginalise Kashmir?

March 8, 2023 Editor

Three proposed bills appear to be part of the BJP’s electoral game plan of wooing the Pahari-speaking population in the union territory and consolidating its Hindu vote bank in the Jammu region. By : Umer Maqbool The Union government’s proposed bills on quotas in Jammu and Kashmir are being driven by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ambitious electoral game plan of wooing the Pahari-speaking population in the union territory and consolidating its Hindu vote bank in the Jammu region. On the other hand, J&K’s quota laws, which were disadvantageous to the…

From Ghulam Nabi Azad’s DAP to Shah Faesal’s JKPM, a Trail of Crumbling New Parties in J&K

January 8, 2023 Editor

In August 2022, Ghulam Nabi Azad – former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a stalwart in national politics – severed his five-decade-old ties with the Congress and soon after, announced the launch of his new political party. It created ripples in the political circles of Jammu and Kashmir. Azad’s re-entry into J&K politics after a gap of 14 years was expected to create instability and dissension in not just the Congress but also other regional parties. It was widely believed that Azad would attract leaders from various political…

‘Not Just Manipal’: Muslim Students across India say they are being targeted with Hate Speech in Classrooms

December 22, 2022August 28, 2023 Editor

Muslims students say they face hate inside the classroom, both from peers and, even more troublingly, from teachers By: Zafar Aafaq Last week when the video of a Muslim student confronting his teacher at Manipal University in Karnataka went viral, it triggered an unpleasant memory in the mind of 21-year-old Humza Siddique. In the video, which sparked a massive uproar on social media, a young engineering student berates his teacher, telling him that it was not funny to crack jokes about his religious identity. The teacher had compared his Muslim…

Friendship Gone Sour: The Nehru-Abdullah bond and its implications on India and Kashmir

July 30, 2022 Editor

A bear’s friendship is how today’s Kashmiri literati remember the ties between the two stalwarts — Jawaharlal Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah By: Naseer Ganai “People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them,” writes Basharat Peer in his much-acclaimed 2008 memoir, Curfewed Night. “When India was violently partitioned in 1947, both Hari Singh and Sheikh Abdullah sought time before deciding Kashmir’s fate. In October 1947, however, tribesmen from the north-west frontier province of Pakistan, supported by the Pakistani Army, invaded Kashmir, forcing their hand; Singh decided to join India,…

Kashmiri Zaitoon: How olive cultivation in Uri is transforming the lives farmers

June 27, 2022 Editor

In Kashmir, cultivation of olive is done in Uri owing to favourable weather conditions and soil quality there By: Indra Shekhar Singh Can your next bottle of extra virgin olive oil come from Kashmir? Hidden in the mountainous region of Uri, Kashmir has a tree that can help end India’s search for a healthier edible oil. This tree has whitish barks, small elongated leaves and gives green fruits each December. It is olive, which is called zaitoon in Urdu. And while Indians are spending top dollar (about $29 million) on…

Success never come from comfort zones

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 Editor

Study while others are sleeping, work while others are loafing, prepare while others are playing, and you will enjoy while others are regretting. By : Samiya Rasool Being a student is the best gift that one can have in his life you have the opportunity to learn n grow in a constructive environment with like – minded people you are allowed to make mistakes , correct those mistakes and become a better person . What ever you will be in your future is the result of your present life, how…