Observer News Service - December 21, 2015
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs gag order on anti-India statements by his ministers has set an example that deserves to be responded by India. Such statements in both countries vitiate the environment, often for the sake of it. A reciprocation from India will certainly change the atmospherics for the better. But to make a real […]
Observer News Service - December 21, 2015
A role model for students, University Professors are held to a high standard of behavior. The professor can really make or break a class experience, and alas, not all professors are created equal. Some may have outrageous opinions which bother you in every conceivable way, others may mumble or go off for long, irrelevant tangents […]
Observer News Service - December 21, 2015
Thirty Kashmiri girls on army tour have stirred up a hornets nest in valley. Most of the valleyites are blaming these girls, their parents for going against the wind. Bereft of any solid argument, the whole reaction appears a knee-jerk besides selective outrageas if those jumping to guns are flawless having no history of compromise […]
Observer News Service - December 21, 2015
Since the last few weeks; we have witnessed that different newspapers, news portals, social media, took hold of the news of sadhbavna girls. The sadhbavna girls went for the India tour with army men and relished their dancing movements with them and their dancing videos have been captured by their sadhbavna gurus. The dancing video […]
Observer News Service - December 21, 2015
The Australian High Commissioner to India, Mr. Patrick Suckling, who was on a recent visit to Kashmir says he was struck by the enormous potential of the State, and of the desire of many people to work to make something of this potential for the people of Kashmir. Mr. Suckling said that Kashmiris are renowned the […]
Observer News Service - December 18, 2015
The proof of pudding lies in its eating, but the problem with the PDP-BJP ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir is that its pudding is not ready to be tasted despite being cooked for 10 months. The ideologically apart parties took three months to work out the terms of their alliance after the state assembly […]
Observer News Service - December 18, 2015
BANGALORE: From being a devout Catholic, Alfredo Maiolese, an Italian from Genoa, embraced Islam 22 years ago in 1993. But he doesnt call himself a convert. For him, one religion is an extension of the other, because at the age 27, he discovered Jesus Christ and Mary in a book on Knowing Islam. I was […]
Observer News Service - December 17, 2015
In the deserts of Arabia, about 15 centuries ago, in 570 AD, a supremely creative and paradigm shattering historical (even trans-historical) event with eschatological implications happened. The consequences of this event were far reaching: a world historical civilization was borne-one that transformed not only the environs of Arabia but the whole world. This event was […]
Observer News Service - December 17, 2015
On November 17, three civilians from two Kupwara villages went missing. However, after waiting in vain for their return, their families lodged a missing report on November 28 at Trehgam police station. They told the police that a Territorial Army man Manzoor Khawaja had lured them away on the promise of jobs as porters in […]
Observer News Service - December 17, 2015
16 December to so many among us, may just be one blood-stained day marked on the calendar but to me every day to college is a reflection of December the 16th. The sense of loss takes its toll even more prominently in winters when I walk to college amidst the swiftly moving green and golden […]