Delayed Democracy?
Kashmir parties are upset with the Election Commission’s decision of delinking the assembly from the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Some even said it was Delhi’s surrender before the separatist forces and Pakistan. But Saima Bhat reports the contradictions and the…
For Flying An Ailing Kashmiri Refugee, Australia Spent Rs 2.06 Cr For A Charter
SRINAGAR: A Bandipore resident, who somehow landed in a remote island, near Australia is in news for getting “preferential” treatment.…
Hajin Encounter: The Complete Story
by Saima Bhat SRINAGAR: Late Friday evening heart-wrenching videos surfaced on social networking sites showing a mother, Shareefa Bano appealing militants…
The Report Card
As Jammu and Kashmir has started the process of sending a new group of representatives to the new Lok Sabha,…
Highway Hiccups
The deadly Lethpora car-bomb attack has led the security grid to literally take over the highway, especially during the movement…
Frightened Flight
Owing to the disruptive education in Kashmir, tens of thousands of students migrate out to pursue studies. But the situation…
Shawl Sheen Lost?
After the insiders at the state-run Handloom Development Corporation allegedly stole half a dozen prized shawls with classic designs –…
Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad Saloora
Reactions in anger lead to awkward situations. At times clear disappointments. Same holds true for Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad Saloora, the…
Illustrating Ghazal
Last fall, a young girl retrieved the typical Kashmiri slangs into a fascinating wall calendar. When Salma Masood met Instagram’s…
Supporting Didi
In wake of the standoff between Mamta Banerjee and the CBI (read central government) over the raids on West Bengal…
by Shabir Mir True Colours by Sufi Auqib, a Kashmir based young writer, is the latest addition to the list…
In a telephonic interview, the strategic affairs’ expert, author, and the editor of Force magazine Pravin Sawhney tells Saima Bhat…
Why Jamaat ban is a reflection of Delhi’s failed politics?
by Junaid Wani A Kashmiri suicide bomber, named Adil Dar killed more than 40 CRPF men on February 14,…
How Jaish Works In Kashmir On Two Levels?
by P Chidambaram The aftershocks of the release of Masood Azhar in January 2000 are felt regularly. Every aftershock should…
Halt Hokersar
Though the project is in its final stage of implementation to reduce the de-siltation, the famous Hokersar wetland requires immediate…
Xenophobic Outbreak
Faizan Ahmad, a student, passionate about journalism, writes his first-hand account about what happened and how it escalated and then…
A Brave Heart
By fishing out more than two dozen bodies and saving several men alive from different water bodies, Lelhar’s fisherman has…
Hoekh Suen Is Back
As better earning population is consuming fresh vegetables around the year pushing the traditional dried vegetables to history, a hospitality…
Keeping The Date
For managing 365 days and decorating the kitchen walls, Kashmir alone consumes almost three million wall calendars a year. Detailed…
Chaotic Politics
With many politicians keen to fight for Jammu and Kashmir’s leadership and are in the process of either strengthening their…
Another Majnoon
In the just-released Bollywood flick, Laila Majnu, the cast includes a young Kashmiri artist Abrar Qazi, reports Umar Mukhtar As…
The Bald Man and The Raantas
Raantas is Kashmir’s mythical lady demon that roams around during dark wintery nights. Kashmir folklore has countless stories about this…
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Living in Refuge?
Despite being UN listed refugees, the Burmese living in Jammu do not see any major shift in the attitude of…
Dinuba’s Kashmiri Mayor
As Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik is publicly excited over a foreign educated young man becoming Srinagar Mayor, a young…