Archive for April, 2011
J&K alarmingly corrupt
J&K alarmingly corrupt: TI PDS, Power, PHE ‘meritorious’ Syed Junaid Hashmi April 2011 JAMMU, Mar 16: After dropping a bombshell in the year 2005 by ranking Jammu and Kashmir as country’s second most corrupt state, Transparency International (TI) has dubbed the state as ‘
Engagement with Pakistan
Engagement with Pakistan amounts to capitulation - Panelists By S M Pandit April 2011 Jammu, April 10: India-Pak Engagement: Squandering the Advantage India-Pak engagement at the government as well as track-2 level came under sharp criticism at a seminar “India-Pak Engagement: Squand
December 2010-January 2011 Issue
Chronology of Events Dec.8: An LeT terrorist was killed and another managed his escape in the Sopore encounter while the Army Captain injured in the encounter succumbed to his injuries. Omar Abdullah said that due notice has been taken of Sham Lal’s Azadi statement and the action will be ta
Mirpur massacre of 1947
Mirpur massacre of 1947 By Dr. Ram Chander Sharma April 2011 After the Timur massacre of Delhi in 1358, the massacre of Mirpur a bustling trade centre and historic walled city of Jammu and Kashmir now in Pak Occupied Kashmir on 25th of Nov. 1947 was the worst massacre of Indian history. As
The Preceptor of Yoga
The Preceptor of ‘Yoga’ in Pakistan -Shahbaz Khan By Sanjay Godbole April 2011 Some readers may fee! surprised. if a Statement is made that the ‘Yoga’ is popular in Pakistan and that the curriculum there Covers teaching of various Yogic postures (Yogasanas). It is a fact all the s
Astrology – A New Meaning
By G. K. Gurtu April 2011 Astrology has been in the news from time to time. It is being aired on many TV Channels. But I have a feeling that we are missing the woods because of the trees. I am of the view that it is a moot point whether astrology is a science –exact or otherwise – or an
Do not Write A History
Do not Write A History Except that of Your Exile By Tej Nath Dhar April 2011 Mahmoud Darwish is one of the most notable Palestinian poets and prose writers, who has published over thirty volumes of poetry and eight books of prose. Named after one of the sections in it, Journal of an Ordin
The Islamist Impulse
The Islamist Impulse Haunting Pakistan By Ashok K. Behuria April 2011 It is a truism to say that the elite in Pakistan has used Islam to perpetuate its hold on power ever since the state came into being in 1947. The judiciary in Pakistan has been the latest to emphasise its Islamist crede
Sufi Militants Struggle
Sufi Militants Struggle with Deobandi Jihadists in Pakistan By Arif Jamal April 2011 As Punjab governor Salman Taseer came out of a restaurant in an upscale area of Islamabad, one of his bodyguards uttered the slogan “Allahu Akbar” and fired on the man he was supposed to guard, killing
Instrument of merger
‘Instrument of merger’ was not must for Kashmir By J N Raina April 2011 While epoch-making changes come about globally, an environment of negativity continues to prevail in Kashmir, denying its denizens a decent and unfettered life. Some diehard elements, feigning as well-wishers of
The Lalded Consciousness
By Dileep Kumar Kaul April 2011 The Kashmir we see today is the result of many political contestations. What is most tragic is that Kashmir is still visualized as a place in terms of these political contestations. The primary contestation is between Hindu and Muslim consciousnesses. Muslims
Peace Process – Hidden Agenda
By Dr. M.K. Teng April 2011 Now that the Government of India has repeated its Sharam-ul-Sheikh performance at Thimpu and offered to resume the composite dialogue with Pakistan, virtually jumping over the stand it had taken in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Mumbai, there is much mor
We have to change our neighbours
April 2011 Prime Minister has had his way. Government India has finally given a go ahead to an unconditional dialogue with Pakistan. It has accepted the frame work which the Pakistan has been seeking to impose on India. The retreat which the Prime Minister of India made after promising an unc
Indian Philosophy-A synoptic View-II
Prof. M.L. Koul April 2011 A way of thinking which enables one rationally to understand the reality experiened by self-fulfilled personalities, and thereby to lead one to realisation of truth. In this light, philosophy is seen as art of life and not a theory a bout the universe". Despite su
Maha Shivratri-Revisiting Kashmiri Ritual Variants-XII
By Upender Ambardar April 2011 The indigenous uniqueness and amazing diversity of the rituals have added grandeur, magnificence and richness to the Shivratri festival. They portray diverse and distinct phases within the dynamics of historical and cultural continuity of our existence, observed
Return: Progression towards Destruction
By Dr Ajay Chrungoo April 2011 The Weirdness There is a perceptible weirdness in the handling of the issue of return of Kashmiri Hindus by the state government. The Relief Commissioner of the state government recently came out with the figures of 1069 employees having joined their jobs in t
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