The recent move by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to enforce stringent guidelines for private coaching centers marks a pivotal moment in our regional educational landscape. For too long the private tuition industry has operated in a grey zone often prioritizing profit over student welfare. The new comprehensive framework introduced by the School Education Department […]
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Popcorn Brain
In 2004, the average screen focus lasted 2.5 minutes. Today, it’s 47 seconds. Inside the rise of ‘Popcorn Brain’ and the neurological cost of the infinite scroll. In a high school history classroom in suburban Ohio, a teacher pauses her lecture on the Cold War. The room is quiet, but it is not the silence […]
Kashmiri Man Led LeT Module Busted in Delhi; 8 Held
Raids in Delhi, Kolkata & Tamil Nadu Avert Possible Terror Strikes; Accused Used Fake Indian IDs, Conducted Recon of Vital Installations New Delhi, Feb 22: In a major counter-terror operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell has dismantled a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)-linked Bangladeshi terror module operating across multiple states, arresting eight operatives and naming a Kangan-based handler […]
The Srinagar I Carry Within
A heartfelt journey back to a time when exam results were announced over the radio and success was celebrated with the scent of burning isband and the taste of sheermal. A look at the Srinagar where joy was a shared currency. By Syed Majid Gilani This is the Srinagar I carry within me, a city […]
A Valley Under Diagnosis
Nearly 38 new cancer cases every day. Overburdened hospitals. Mounting treatment costs. Jammu & Kashmir is staring at a silent health emergency that demands faster screening, advanced technology and a radical shift toward prevention. As the calendar turned to February 2026 the healthcare landscape of Jammu and Kashmir faced a sobering reality check. Behind the […]
Building Trust, Breaking Terror
The narrative of Jammu and Kashmir has undergone a profound transformation under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha who has replaced the old cycle of instability with a sophisticated vision of peace through partnership. Speaking at the J&K Police Martyrs Memorial Hockey Tournament the Lieutenant Governor delivered a masterclass in modern governance by asserting […]
Frozen Fields, Scorching Prices
The Chillai Kalan has passed, but the kitchen fires are burning low. As reliance on sun-dried Hokh Syun reaches its nutritional limit, Kashmir’s farmers look toward modern greenhouses not just for survival, but to break the age-old cycle of winter scarcity. By Sahil Manzoor Bhatti The heavy, ominous clouds of Chillai Kalan—the harshest 40-day period […]
Remembering Amma: A Tribute to Syeda Sakina Gilani
By Syed Majid Gilani When I reflect on the people who shaped and influenced my early life, one person stands foremost in my heart and mind. That person is Syeda Sakina Gilani, my late grandmother. Born in 1930 at Yarkand House in Malaratta, Srinagar, she was the daughter of S. Syed Ahmad Gilani. Her father […]
The Health Hypocrisy
Why Society Fears Eggs but Embraces Addiction By Aubaid Ahmad Akhoon In the modern theater of public discourse, society is performing a dangerous paradox. We have entered an era of “selective panic,” where staple foods that have nourished humanity for millennia, eggs, milk, and meat are dragged into sensationalist debates and subjected to rigorous, often […]
The Classroom Conundrum
Enrolment is up, but employable skills are down. The missing link isn’t the curriculum—it’s the person standing at the front of the room. By Mool Raj When we discuss higher education reform in India, the debate invariably gravitates toward the tangible: skyrocketing enrolment figures, the construction of sprawling new campuses, and the modernization of material […]