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Plate Tectonics And The Future World
By Afroz Ahmad Shah How do the earth scientists know the internal configuration of Earth? These people obviously cannot enter within the deeper sections of Earth; therefore, whatever we listen to or read about the internal structure of Earth is through indirect means. It is like an X-Ray of our body. The best way scientists have achieved it is through the paths and characteristics of seismic waves (Earthquake waves) travelling through the Earth. Today there … Read entire article »
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The Beloved Witness: Agha Shahid Ali
“They ask me to tell them what Shahid means— Listen: It means “The Beloved” in Persian, “witness” in Arabic.” Agha Shahid Ali On December 8, 2011 is the celebrated Kashmiri poet Agha Shahid Ali’s tenth death anniversary and we invite you to remember Shahid, the beloved witness of Kashmir, with us. We hope to revisit the crucial relevance Agha Shahid Ali has for the new generation of South Asians and Kashmiris, specifically. With volumes like ‘The Half-inch … Read entire article »
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Journalists Beaten Up, One Detained
Detained journalist has been released: SP North By Fahad Shah Journalists were beaten up and one of them detained, today, when they were covering the post-Friday prayers protests in the Old City, here at Srinagar. Umar Mehraj, who works as video journalist for Associated Press says he, along with other journalists, was covering protests when Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local policemen start beating. He said while beating, the forces were shouting, “Uthao Uthao video ab … Read entire article »
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Earthquakes: Myths And Science
By Afroz Ahmad Shah Earthquakes continuously pose unremitting threats to our young, 10,000-year-old, civilization. There are ample evidences to map a complete profile of vulnerabilities, which we have been facing in the recent past. The devastations of Acehnese and Thai coasts in 2004, of Kashmir and New Orleans in 2005, of southwest Java in 2006, of Sumatra again in 2007, western Sichuan and Myanmar in 2008, of Haiti in 2010, Japan, New Zealand and Turkey, … Read entire article »
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KU Is Out Of Bounds For Genuine Visitors
By Zahid Maqbool Srinagar: The anger against University of Kashmir administration has spilled across social networking sites because of the ‘gagging’ of the freedom of expression even as the media persons of Kashmir valley allege that the KU campus has become no entry zone for them. A day before a film maker and academician Arshed Mushtaq was ‘stopped and humiliated’ which triggered a debate and discussion on his wall, later ended with the creation of page – ‘Liberate Kashmir University’ on Facebook. Giving details of the incident, Arshed Mushtaq wrote, “I wanted to shoot chinars in Naseem Bagh today but I was not allowed to enter Kashmir University by the police as I was carrying my personnel camera and a small tripod. I was asked to take permission from PRO, Showket Shafi, who … Read entire article »
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A new geological epoch and the sixth mass extinction
By Afroz Ahmad Shah The geological records tell us that Earth is about 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old. This number is calculated by various vigorous scientific investigations, which deal with the dating of minerals and other records preserved within rocks. Accordingly, Earth has been divided into several geological time periods. Throughout its past, it has witnessed a number of changes, both minor and major, which are present within the rock strata. Geologists have studied … Read entire article »
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