Zeeshan Rasool Khan

  Every year, 5 June is celebrated as World Environment Day globally. Also called People’s day, this day is meant to encourage people to save and protect the environment. World Environment Day 2020 is spotlighting the importance of Biodiversity. According to the United Nations, the theme for this year is ‘Biodiversity’ with the slogan ‘Time for Nature’. Biodiversity refers to the total variety of life on earth. It includes a vast array of species of microorganisms, algae, fungi, plants, and animals existing on the earth either in terrestrial or aquatic habitats. From the smallest bacteria to the largest vertebrate, every living organism is imperative. All the organisms are interconnected, show interdependence, and maintain Ecological balance that is vital to the survival of all life on earth. The loss of a single element from nature can lead to an imbalance that can disrupt the natural balance of an ecosystem. As of now, nature has undergone upsetting to a great degree due to biodivers

  Kashmir, the disputed territory is the bone of contention between India and Pakistan. The two countries are at daggers drawn since the ‘contested’ instrument of accession was signed by Maharaja of Kashmir on 26 October 1947 to accede to the domain of India. The two nations have fought militarily confrontations and regularly enter into verbal wars. The border skirmishes that have made the lives of the people living along Indo-Pak border miserable are the outcome of this unending conflict. India and Pakistan agreed upon the ceasefire in 2003, which worked for years. Both sides renounced the practice of firing at each other wantonly. And, people living near LOC who find themselves caught in direct line of fire heaved a sigh of relief then. Some people returned to their forsaken homes, hoping that peace will persist. But all this was short-lived. The cross-border fighting resumed only after years and is going on, though sporadically. On April 12, 2020, again, the shocking incident happen

  By - Zeeshan Rasool Khan In Kashmir 3 rd Safar ul Muzzafar (2 nd month of Islamic calendar) is observed as Urs of Sufi saint Baba Dawood Khaki (R.a). Besides being a saint, Baba Dawood Khaki earned repute for his scholarship. Owing to his command on Islamic literature, Hadith, fiqh, etc, he is known as – Imam e Azam Sani . He was a calligrapher, a writer, and a poet. For composing poetry of high merit, he is regarded as ‘King of poets’. Baba Dawood Khaki was born in 1521 A.D (908 A.H) in the Ganai family of Kailashpora Srinagar. Parents named him Daulat Dawood and ‘Khaki’ was his pen name. He lost his parents at an early age and had to face a lot of miseries. Against all odds, he received initial education at a local school, took classes in calligraphy to learn and earn. By dint of efforts and hard work, he mastered this art. Later he had the privilege of receiving guidance from great religious personalities like – Mullah Basheer Aami, Molana Razi-Ud-din, Mulla Shamsudin pal. U