Though some years of early nineties had seen a sudden and unexpected decline in the reported cases of drug abuse but of late rise has taken an alarming turn of these cases. Revisiting Plucked Pages P G Rasool reacts to Parvez Dewan's series on Kashmir history It was interesting to read several columns of From the pages of Kashmir History by Mr. Parvez Dewan. One can only appreciate the meticulous efforts with which he has documented the history of this unfortunate land from the pre-historic times. Soul-searching The Real Built Up M. Sharief Qureshi Materialism must go. It has failed to deliver goods as for its very existence man requires a spiritual re-adjustment of its outlook towards life.
Religion is able to show the way.
It has the inherent strength of standing up to the acid test and putting human civilization on the right track. For the peasant the introduction of the potato was a great blessing since it provided a cheap alternative crop to cereals. In our time this is one of the foodstuff liked by all. Potato is popular among all age groups, sexes, races and economic classes. Potato form major part in so called Junk foods.