Poochal’s world of saffron deserves pride, protection and promotion. The time has come to save its precious corms, preserve its fields and secure its future. Khurshid Ahmad Akhoon There are some treasures whose real worth cannot be measured merely in money. They carry the fragrance of a land, the identity of its people and the…
Anuj Kumar Verma JAMMU, OCTOBER 11 (STC): Jammu did not merely receive record rain on Sunday; it received another verdict on its governance. Officials reported 185.6 mm of rainfall in about three hours, breaking the city’s 71-year October record. Yet the damage was not confined to the extraordinary weather. Water entered homes and shops, vehicles…
Meal order supports treatment; it does not replace it. Do not stop diabetes medicines because you have changed your diet. Dr. Fayaz ShawlMD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI (Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington University:Director, Interventional Cardiology: Adventist HealthCare, White Oak Medical Center USA:Email: Fshawlmd@aol.com :Founder, The Fayaz Shawl Philanthropic Foundation) For many American families, a meal…
Perhaps the time has come to ask a more demanding question.If we have never lacked compassion, why have we hesitated to institutionalize it? Dr. Fiaz Maqbool FaziliEvery Ramadan, a familiar procession arrives in Kashmir. Representatives of madrasas, orphanages, seminaries, and welfare organizations from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and elsewhere travel across the Valley seeking…
Anuj Kumar Verma Every evening across Jammu and Kashmir, hot tikkas, parathas, biryanis and curries are being wrapped in shiny sheets that look hygienic but may be silently poisoning us. From Jammu and Srinagar to Anantnag, Baramulla and Kathua, hotels, restaurants, dhabas and cloud kitchens routinely pack steaming, oily and acidic food in substandard aluminium…
