Kashmir Life
Living On The Edge
Accessibility is the first casualty when it snows. But this is just one of the vulnerabilities with which about seven million people have survived...
Simla Agreement
India and Pakistan fought one of the shortest wars of global history in 1971 that lasted for 13 days. It led to the conversion...
The Tashkent Agreement
The war between India and Pakistan in 1965 was the outcome of continued skirmishes and reported infiltrations of Pakistani regulars and irregulars in Kashmir....
Power Breakdown
A young boy is murdered simply for being at the wrong place at the wrong time—at a protest for electricity. But his death unearths...
The Innovative Parrays
A man follows his father’s footsteps and creates unique innovations. Originality and genius span the generations—and as Majid Maqbool reports—so does the struggle without...
Blame Game
The recurring energy crisis in Kashmir during the peak winter season has once again bought the state Power Development Department in the lime...
KHUDI – The Fountainhead
A film based on a global bestseller novel debuted in Kashmir recently. SHAMS IRFAN reviews a Kashmiri rendition of The Fountainhead.
Before the screening of...
She Died Looking For Her Son
She had become a widow nine months after her son was disappeared and died lonely in her one small house waiting for him. Sameer...
Meanings of The Collaborator
Sometimes fiction tells a truth more comprehensively than elements of truth put together as anything else. Zamir Ahmed writes about The Collaborator, its author...
The Transformer
He always dreamed of having his own independent business. Today, Nisar Baba’s manufacturing unit has developed into an award-winning company with uncompromising quality. Shams...
The Dead Meeting The Disappeared
For the families of the disappeared there can be nothing more cruel and inhuman than to be waiting for the missing one. Sameer Yasir...
Community First
Baramulla’s unique charitable organization has made a name for itself. Inam Ul Haq reports on the men behind the mission. On a chilly afternoon...
Cell’s Mobile Story
Despite barriers put up by the security establishment and special circumstances prevailing in Kashmir, the valley enjoys high penetration of cell phone connections.
In October...
Banking on Kashmir
The government's decision to make RBI its debt banker in place of J&K Bank may have proved a blessing in disguise for the latter.
They...
The Power of an Idea
They are driven by curiosity and armed with creativity. From harnessing everything from the sun to the ground below, Majid Maqbool reports on Kashmiris...
