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Friday, April 19, 2024
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Discourse

This is a section of opinion and analysis, mostly based on the current issues.

A Covid Spring

A year later when the economic forces are fighting to undo the impact Kashmir took in the last two years, the contagion is ferociously...

For Peaceful Summer

Like Kashmir weather and politics, Indo-Pak relations are also unpredictable writes Zahoor Malik Weather and politics in Kashmir is notoriously unpredictable. The same holds true...

Beigh’s Ghar Wapsi

The Peoples Conference’s rise in the north will further fragment the political landscape of Kashmir, writes Riyaz Wani Ever since the withdrawal of Article 370 in...

Failing The Education Test

by Riyaz Wani The charges extracted from the students should be in direct proportion to the quality of the services rendered and to the extent...

Why #Uni4Kashmir?

The rudimentary shifts dictated by the Fourth Industrial Revolution has posed newer challenges to societies across the globe. Dr Mehboob Makhdoomi, who was educated in...

The Charity Debate

by Riyaz Wani The past four months have witnessed Kashmiris donating generously to poor people asking for alms online, in many cases the amount in lakhs...

One Year of Solitude

The August 5, 2019 decision has larger psychological dimensions beyond the symbolism of autonomy, writes Riyaz Wani When on March 25, New Delhi imposed the Covid-19...

Brick Bating?

by Riyaz Wani  The past week has witnessed thousands of migrant workers returning to Kashmir to work in the construction sector, especially at brick kilns. And...

Lockdown Logic?

by Riyaz Wani On July 13, the Jammu and Kashmir administration re-imposed the lockdown in Kashmir following a surge in the number of Coronavirus cases. The...

Fatwa For A Mask

by Javaid Iqbal In the coming days, Kashmir will witness a surge of cases, as the lockdown is lifted. Although there are no hotspots yet in...

Toddler Who Saw Murder

Spare a thought for the child, who has to live the rest of his life with the trauma and the image of him sitting...
OPD at SMHS

Doc, Heal Thyself

The health givers are messiahs in their own right because they help people to live longer, reduce their pain and contribute immensely to the...

OBE Is The Alternative

by Nazir Ahmad Gilkar and Iqra Majeed Shah Kashmir personifies a systemic, normalised clampdown. The shutdowns are usually a 100 to 200 days affair in a year. These...

Lift The Lockdown

by Reyaz Wani Kashmir has been under an uninterrupted lockdown since the withdrawal of Article 370 in August 2019. Though there was a partial relaxation...

Barred Basics

by Tasavur Mushtaq  In January 2020, five months after Jammu and Kashmir was downgraded into two Union Territories, internet access was declared as a fundamental right....