Kashmir Life
In a world you can’t see
Visually impaired Sanya Zehra had to wait to go to school, till she was 11. At 17 now, she has secured 89 per cent...
Heart Break
After years of suspense, Kashmir has lost its chance to have a super speciality cardiac centre headed by internationally renowned top cardiologist Dr Fayaz...
Blood For Booty
Macchil murders add one more chapter to the bloody history of fake encounters in Kashmir, where greed for medals and rewards feeds on human...
Royal Musician
For 60 years Ghulam Qadir Langoo sang for rulers and the people of Kashmir, and his passion for music gave Kashmir, singers like Raj...
Youth for Change
Gone are the days when younger generation was least concerned to what was happening around. At the FCIK-IYCN event in SKICC, Shams Irfan found...
Militarisation hurts
by Dr Shujaat Bukhari
At the outset I would like to congratulate the FCIK and IYCN for organizing the three day seminar dealing with vital...
Probe LoC encounters
Encounters along LOC have been a regular feature over the past few months. The statements issued by Army from time to time have described...
Dogs day out
About four thousand dog bite cases were referred to SMHS hospital last year alone. The situation in districts is similarly alarming making up for...
Warrior On Crutches
It took a seven-year-long battle in courts for Gulzar Ahmad Mir to secure compensation from the army for his legs lost to a landmine....
Mr. and Mrs. Abdul Rehman Chechi
What would you do when you don’t have a son, you desperately want, even after five children? Abdul Rehman Chechi did not have the...
Peace Dividend
Two decades of armed militancy has given Kashmir’s wildlife an unexpected lease of life by keeping poachers away. Now the artillery falling silent along...
A Woman’s Ode
Naseem Shafaie, is the first Kashmiri poetess to win the Tagore Literary award. She has published two collections of her poems, which mostly reflect...
Weathering a storm
When circumstance left her husband incapacitated, Shamima turned to Pashmina weaving, and went on to set up an enterprise that helps thousands of women...
Downsizing a high
Public awareness and official crackdown have brought down the narcotics production in south Kashmir districts, where large swathes of land were put under poppy...
Working for accuracy
The company set up by Abrar Wadera is engaged in developing cutting edge hospital lab automation software. He has provided the same to SKIMS...
