Kashmir Life
‘The fear, threat and shrinking space for dissent is a key factor that marks...
Rajani Patil is a third-generation politician. Her grandfather, Ganesh Pingle, a member of the Gadar Movement, was hanged in Lahore by the British in...
Briefing March 28 – April 3, 2021
MIDAIR DISCLOSURE
by Mohammad Sayeed Malik
In 1996, the then Prime Minister, Inder Kumar Gujral, headed the Indian delegation to the UN General Assembly annual session...
A Rare School
Curriculum, poor infrastructure and unimpressive service in public schools are pushing parents to enrol their wards in the private sector schools. This is despite...
Government Initiatives March 28 – April 3, 2021
Power For All
The Jammu and Kashmir government is coming up with a roadmap for providing a regular power supply to all by 2025....
On World Theatre Day, Kashmir’s Drama Festival Concludes With Italian Adaption
by Mehru N Nisa
SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s Annual Drama Festival concluded on March 27, 2021, to coincide with world theatre day. The concluding performance was Manzoor...
Government Initiatives – March 21-27, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccination
Jammu and Kashmir government has so far vaccinated 77 per cent of healthcare workers, 78 per cent of front line workers, and 12.28...
Tomorrow’s Hope Failed In Taking Off From Today’s Stage
by Mehru N Nisa
SRINAGAR: It was another plot revolving around the exploits of the bourgeoisie in the Kashmir periphery but the bad delivery impacted...
In Tagore Hall, Sarkaar Was In Suspended Animation
by Mehru N Nisa
SRINAGAR: It was yet another performance-based in playwright Dr Sohan Lal Koul’s Sarkaar that Shafiq Qureshi directed as part of the...
Briefing March 21-27, 2021
KASHMIR
After the months-long mutton stalemate between butchers and the government ended, it was wazwaan-eaters delight. Caught in the crisis over the price issues, the...
Basic Life Challenges Had Audience Overwhelmed On Sunday
by Mehru N Nisa
SRINAGAR: In 2019 sci-fi, Ad Astra Brad Pitt’s character Roy McBride says: “We go to work, we do our jobs and...
Bochi Explained How Hunger Feeds The Appetite In Kashmir Society
by Mehru N Nisa
SRINAGAR: Bochi, the Kashmiri word denotes hunger – hunger of food, wealth, authority or of fame. Hunger simply is hunger, but...
In Tagore Hall, It Was a Bold Confession
by Mehru N Nisa
SRINAGAR: Dr Sohan Lal Koul’s Confession directed by Hassan Javaid, was perhaps a bold theme that the on-going 13-day Annual Drama...
Why Abdul Ahad Azad Was The Poet of The Future?
by Syed Suhail Yaqoob
During this span of life, he penned down his wonderful treatise Kashmiri Zuban aur Shairi and his Kuliyat-e-Azad. The former is...
Tike Lal Was Enacted Again, Audience Loved The Protagonist
by Mehru N Nisa
SRINAGAR: With subtle hints to the increasing unemployment, pollution and abandoning the endemic culture; materialism and women’s rights were the major...
Budget 2021-22: The Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Jammu and Kashmir budget proposals for 2021-22 to the Lok Sabha on March 17, 2021. This was her...
