Kashmir Life
10 controversies of 2009
While Shopian dominated 2009, there were other controversies too that hogged the headlines. Haroon Mirani lists the top 10.
CHINESE VISA ROW
The year 2009...
newsmakers
TRACED: Interpol has finally confirmed to the court that Major Avtar Singh, a territorial army major responsible for the abduction and murder of lawyer...
King Singh humbled
Arrests have remained a routine in Kashmir for the last twenty years. It barely makes news. Last year started with the arrest of...
Marriage of the year
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Yasin Malik brought home his Pakistani bride Mushaal Mullick known for her racy paintings. The 40-year-old Malik had...
A PEERLESS PEER
After the jury selected Basharat Peer, author of Curfewed Night, as the Kashmiri of the year 2009, Kashmir Life invited Dr Haseeb A Drabu...
Nostalgic aroma
As Café Coffee Day’s entry in Kashmir brews up the competition with the few existing outlets, Shazia Yousuf traces the history of the coffee...
Insured growth
The entry of private life insurance companies has boosted the growth in this sector. Haroon Mirani reports.
The life insurance sector in Kashmir has been...
Skewed, Skimpy SKEWPY
Billed as a landmark, the government’s employment and welfare programme is mostly a cocktail of existing schemes with some more doles thrown in. Many...
The Trendsetter
Khalid Bashir Ahmad recalls his association with Aftab founder Khawja Sanaullah Bhat from the days when journalism in Kashmir was synonymous with the Aftab.
My...
Aspiring Asparagus
A highly nutritious vegetable that grows in Kashmir and has huge demand in the West. Owing to government apathy, asparagus is on the verge...
Spellbound
It is real magic for some, superstition for others, and irreligious for many. But a number of people in Kashmir believe in sorcery and...
A Lost Mat
Paltry returns and social stigma attached to waguv weaving is killing the trade fast. Kashmir is on the verge of losing an indigenous skill,...
Switched Off
Busting the myth of normalcy, the union government has banned prepaid cellular service in J&K in a move that shakes four million users, seven...
Bad Ideas Infect
by Siddiq Wahid
Ideas have histories. To understand an idea, it is important to understand its history. One such is the caricatured criticism that nothing...
PMs visit in Q&A
What was Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s agenda in his Kashmir visit?Dr Singh inaugurated the 18.359 kms of railway track between Islamabad and Qazigund...
