Kashmir Life
Padmavat: A Reality or Fiction
by Sumera Reshi
After much hullabaloo, Padmavati was released on January 25, 2018. The film tells the story of a 14th-century Hindu queen and a...
Habba Kadal library: Fall from the grace
by Irtiza Rafiq
Srinagar
A semi-collapsed house, a huge garbage cart overflowing with heaps of stinky trash, and an old defunct auto-rickshaw are what catches the...
Briefing
Jammu
Achieving steady growth across all zones with stabilizing the growth model, J&K Bank has reported a net profit of Rs 72.47 crore during the...
Disappearing Diaper
Engineering students at the University of Kashmir teamed up and within three years created a prototype of a one-time diaper that signals caretaker every...
Family Forgetfulness
Many men and women admitted to Kashmir’s only mental hospital were forgotten by their families after they got well. Zeenish Imroz and Irtiza Rafiq...
Cancer Crisis
By Khursheed Wani
During the ongoing budget session of the Kashmir assembly, the health ministry presented alarming statistics on the prevalence of cancer. In last...
Shot In Shopian
A brief gun-battle triggered a chain of events that consumed seven lives including two young men who joined militancy in different situations, as two...
Dr Sonam Dawa Lanpo
The executive body of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) was dissolved last week after the demise of its Chief Executive Councillor, Dr...
More Murders
Every time, guns open up, tragedies scatter around. The new routine in last three decades suggests that the political beings from all sides, cutting...
Tick Talk
Delhi’s new interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma’s frequent Kashmir visits have not moved even a notch beyond what the local unionists in government and opposition normally...
Inadmissible Infants
As Kashmir witnesses increased abandoning of newborn babies, the recent incidence of parents leaving ‘Baby Unknown’ at the mercy of dogs outside a Srinagar...
Understanding Geographical Indication (GI)
Zubair Lone
Of the expansive list of more than 300 products that have been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status in India, only seven odd handicraft...
Dry Port: A Port Nowhere Near A Sea
by Zubair Lone
Recently, J&K state finance minister, in his budget speech for 2018-19, announced a dry port, each in Jammu and Kashmir regions. In...
Panchayat polls: Opposition throws ball in Government’s court
by Tasavur Mushtaq
JAMMU: Uncertain over the conducting Panchayat polls in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday chaired an all-party meeting...
Cancer: The Emperor of all Maladies
by Safeeya Wahid
Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues. Cancer cells...
