Kashmiri Pandits integral part of Kashmi’s society, culture, and future: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 30 (STC): Kashmiri Pandits are not outsiders but an integral part of the Valley’s society, culture, and future, said Mirwaiz Umar Farooq while making a fresh appeal for their return and rehabilitation.He said the community is “our own people” and forms an inseparable thread of Kashmir’s composite history and pluralistic ethos.“We…
Grand Mufti J&K cautions on the Himalayan Ecological Crisis
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 30 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir’s ecology, water systems and livelihoods are deeply interconnected with the health of these mountains, said Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi, Grand Mufti, Jammu & Kashmir. He said the calamity unfolding in Nepal must not be viewed merely as an isolated natural disaster. It should compel governments and society to…
Any Hindu believing Muslims should have no place in India ceases to be Hindu: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat at US event
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKNEW DELHI, AUGUST 30 (STC): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat said that any Hindu who believes Muslims should have no place in India ceases to be a Hindu.He was speaking at the ‘One World: One Humanity’ Faith Leaders Conference in New York, which brought together speakers from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism…
SUNDAY BYTES: Are We Prepared for Disasters?
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…
VIEWPOINT: When Party Supremacy Undermines the People’s Mandate
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….
