When NC Ceased To Exist
If BJP undoes its erstwhile ally, the PDP in Kashmir, it may not be happening for the first time. A year after the Delhi agreement, Nehru’s Congress deposed Sheikh Abdullah in August 1953, jailed him, and wrested his National Conference till it merged with Congress. B P Sharma details the…
This Eid, Kashmir Will Sacrifice Animals Worth Rs 350 Cr
by Masood Hussain SRINAGAR: With two days left for the Eid, the day of the animal sacrifices by Muslims, all…
Pakistani Minister Recited Vajpayee’s Famous Poem As His Homage
SRINAGAR: Hours before he took off for Islamabad from Delhi to put in his papers, Pakistan’s interim Law and Information…
Behind Broken Glasses
Inspired by the seminal work of James Joyce, Feroz Rather creates magic in his book The Night of Broken Glass.…
2 Murders, 1 Arrest
Jammu is gradually getting back to the news. A body bag on a day for two days was what kept…
Filmmaker, journalist and human rights activist Tapan K Bose visited Kashmir to report on the state of civil liberties in…
‘Munni Kay Papa’
In the star-cast of the remake of the epic, Laila Majnu, released last week is a Kashmiri actor Mir Sarwar.…
Exceptional Writer
A man who has picked up the art of calligraphy from his ancestors, decided to transfer the art to children…
August 9, 1953: Why Sheikh Abdullah was removed?
by M J Aslam A lot has been written about August 9, 1953, removal of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah from chair of…
Repealing 35A Is Existential Threat To Kashmir
by A G Noorani ARTICLE 35-A of India’s constitution says that no law for Jammu & Kashmir, existing or future,…
Loss at Lethpora
For an improved quality of travel, the new highway bypassed all the major markets barring Lethpora and Sangam. But, Muhammad…
Creative Twins
In a distant Kokernag village, there are twin brothers, sons of a labourer, who have more than 40 innovations to…
Welcome Talat Ahmad
After the new Vice-Chancellor came to serve the University of Kashmir for the second time, there have been some interesting…
Abject August
By Khursheed Wani Historically, the month of August has not been too august for Kashmir. The creation of two independent…
Justice Gita Mittal
Since 1928, the year then Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, Hari Singh, established High Court of Judicature, there has been…
Scholarships
Master Scholarships for Students of Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania to Study in UK, 2019 The University of Manchester, UK…
Bypassing Livelihoods
As the people have started enjoying the ‘long drive’ on Kashmir’s first motorway, the alternative highway, saving time and fuel,…
Breaking Solina’s Silence
For the last many years, a process was set in motion to convert the heritage filatures in the sprawling Solina…
Seeking His Daughter
BJP has two items crucial to its vote bank politics: the beati (daughter) and the jawan (soldier). But Jammu is…
1865: Kashmir Weavers’ Agitation
By all accounts, world’s first organised labour agitation took place in Kashmir on April 29, 1865, almost 21 years before…
Meet Pakistan’s Marxist MP Who Rose From Tribal Areas, Amid Massacres
by Farooq Tariq Ali Wazir, a central committee member of The Struggle, has won a seat in the national parliament…
August 15: A Photo Essay
By Bilal Bahadur SRINAGAR: Governor N N Vohra on Wednesday hoisted the tricolor at the State level function on the occasion…
