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IT

Information Technology is the new mover and shaker of life. This section features detailed copies about the technology and the impact of its services on different facets of life in Jammu and Kashmir.

Curtains Fall

After August 5 shutdown, most of the courier and the parcel delivery companies working with the e-commerce outlets have closed forcing almost 500 young...

Gag Capital

As the internet shutdown continues into 2020, making it the longest internet gag in the history of democracy, reports Umar Mukhtar By the year-end when...

Double Jeopardy

A section of the specially-abled population was hugely relying on the smartphones and internet to stay in touch with their families. For the last...
Passengers waiting to board Banihal train at Anantnag station. KL Image by Umar Khurshid

The Internet Train

As railways resumed its limited service, tens of thousands of Kashmiris spend their days in Banihal to avail the internet and upgrade their cell...
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Breaking A Silence

Barely four days ahead of the platinum jubilee of the communication lockdown, when the phones returned to life, not every call was a happy...

Losing Connections

A section of the society having the luxury of functional fixed-line phone tried making good money, reports Shams Irfan A small worn-out bench inside a...

Virtual Battles

As thousands of youngsters fight virtually on a noisy online platform, the PUBG has emerged a new crisis for parents. Even the health officials...

Vlogging Career

A young man is finding a better career in shooting a daily life and putting the content on his social media pages, reports Umar...

In Bits and Coins

The cryptocurrencies are not the legal tender in India but various companies are making big monies in Kashmir, reports Saima Bhat Within a week after...

Virtual Yarbal

As the global village gradually shrunk to a smartphone, the people in the interesting times ruled by the information technology, created their own spaces...

Digital Disadvantage

Frequent broadband outages are pushing people to the wrong side of the digital divide, reports Umar Mukhtar On April 16, 2017, Rouf Ahmed, a Commerce...

AK 90

Amjad Khan was an engineering graduate when he obliged his parents and flew to US for further studies. Holding a responsible position in the...

Virtual Wars

This past week Kashmir remained on the edge after half-a-dozen videos of atrocities surfaced online. Aakash Hassan reports how mobile phones are changing the...

Google Gets In

With J&K exhibiting one of the highest cell phone penetration rates in India, data dependence is luring searching giant Google into the state, very...

Turmoil Turbulence

On July 9, suspension of mobile and internet services proved fatal for businesses who couldn’t reach their clients and vice-versa. A number of deals...