Nepal is not just a tragedy happening somewhere else. Dr Noour Ali Zehgeer Our hearts go out to the people of Nepal who are facing the devastating consequences of the sudden floods in the Himalayas. Lives have been lost, families separated, and entire communities swept away by a force that came with little warning. Our…
It always has been like that Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (IPS) There are two types of disasters. The natural disastersand human-induced disasters. Ask a climatologist. He will tell you that the damming of rivers is quite normal in the geological scale and it is because of this that we witness the geological features all along the…
Changing Family Values, Declining Upbringing and a Generation Drifting Away from Tradition Ahmad Ayaz There was a time in Kashmir when an ageing parent was regarded as a blessing, not a burden; when the presence of grandparents in a household was considered a source of wisdom, prayers and emotional security; and when caring for parents…
Let us not wait for the water to reach our doorsteps. Let us prepare now, before it is too late. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool FazilThe last few days have been alarming. Social media feeds overflow with disturbing images of flash floods and devastation from a melting glacier in Nepal. The scenes are horrific. Yet, amidst the…
Farooq Abdullah, Aga Syed Ruhullah and the Larger Question of Democratic Accountability Ahmad Ayaz Democracy rests on a simple but fundamental principle: the people are sovereign, and the mandate they confer through the ballot box belongs to them—not to a political party, its leadership or any individual politician. Political parties are indispensable to representative democracy….
