Kashmir Life
The Other Sheikh Abdullah
Naeem Akhtar
Around the time in 1905 Sher i Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was born in Srinagar,
Around the time in 1905 Sher i Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was born in Srinagar,
Marriage of convenience
A number of Kashmiri men unable to stand in the local marriage market are getting poor Bengali brides, who find grooms without dowry a...
Procurement bias hits Valley units
With the PDD procurement wing stationed permanently in Jammu, Valley based electric equipment units have faced hurdles. Now before the wing could be shifted...
Face of resistance
From an ordinary woman striving to trace her son picked up by troops, Parveena Ahanger turned into champion of civil rights for all such...
Are We Educated Enough!
by Arshad Malik
Erudition in terms of education is the primary construct for a growth-oriented and progressive society and humans turn out to be...
Sucking the disease out
An age-old method of cure by sucking impure blood, leech therapy has now entered medical textbooks. Hospitals in Kashmir too use this method for...
Kashmir: HIV Enters Schools
The growing incidence of HIV infection in J&K has been an open secret for some time, but now the monster has extended its reach...
‘Judiciary needs scrutiny’
There is more to it than meets the eye. Ashok Agrwaal, a prominent Supreme Court lawyer who authored the SAFHR’s report on writ of...
A Spark of Genius
Young people in Kashmir are putting their creative genius to use and innovating products to mechanise day to day activities. Hamidullah Dar narrates the...
Nailing A Demon
In a system where human rights are violated with impunity, few dare to fight a battle for justice. Shazia Khan narrates the story of...
I Want A Road
by Shamim Meraj
Last week when I was driving down to work, I saw this scribbled on the back of a truck “I want better...
A Sweeping initiative
His initiative is not just an employment opportunity, it is social cause. Owais Shafi Bhat is responsible for the maintenance of hygiene at 10...
At War With Itself
The non-English speaking Pakistan, unlike the English speaking is not laughing much and a big section of the liberal, wealthy Pakistanis seem to have...
Khundroo Ammo Depot: A constant torment
Live fuses, shells, and landmines scattered in villages around Khundroo Ammunition Depot are haunting a population, who are losing lives and limbs to stray...
She deserves graceful commuting
by Shazia Yousuf
When you get in, they are damp with summer perspiration. When you sit in, the sticky dirt steals your morning freshness. Its...
