Kashmir Life
Shadow Boxing?
Six killings in three incidents in Shopian suggest a clear shift that renewed militancy is affecting on ground, reports Tasavur Mushtaq
“All three militants have...
Half Buried
Surrounded by forests and fast sliding hills, a village in Baramulla is now getting deserted as the residents are migrating to safer places. Those...
Remembering Sir Syed
by Khursheed Wani
October 17 evening was unique at picturesque Pahalgam. The fading hoardings with greeting messages for Amarnath pilgrims were out of sync with...
Not Forgotten
Almost two and a half decades after the highway massacre in 1993, the families in Bejbehara still have their lives shattered, reports Saqib Mir
Zainab,...
Autumn turned ugly
by Iqra Nazir
"Arrival, Arrival",
whistled the breeze.
"Of your treasured spell-
That comes to appease.
Autumn, it is
and you will savour.
And you will cherish
this cherished favour".
"Thrawt, Thrawt",
shrieked the...
Shrine Politics
By Javid Ahmad Ahanger
Kashmir, baptized as a fortunate landscape with enormous natural beauty, is a paradise on earth. Because of its multilayered diversity of...
Vital Memories
A book by an Islamabad based journalist Qasim Sajad has added various details to events of kashmir’s contemporary history. But the beauty of the...
Mehand Murders
Homes and properties getting up in smoke are not so uncommon in Kashmir. But blasting a home along with its inmates is something that people...
Lone Survivor
Once it was the most crowded place for patients seeking remedy. As the English system of medicine, overtook the traditional Unani system, Kulgam’s Gopalpora...
Braid Costs
As the mysterious hair-cutting of the womenfolk gets upgraded to a sort of epidemic, Kashmir is witnessing massive costs for its economy and the...
Briefing
LADAKH
After a year, the Romeo-Juliet of Ladakh managed to visit their hometown where they threw their reception party. The bride, Stanzin Saldon, a Buddhist,...
Safe at School?
by Zubair Lone
The recent deaths of two schoolchildren in Gurugram have evoked a massive response in the form of a justified mix of shock,...
Who are the braid choppers of Kashmir?
by Sameer Bhat
These days Kashmir is having a bad hair day. In the lexicon of fear ‘braid chopping’ is the latest addition. The general...
Kashmiri Haakh
Celebrated by folklore and part of staple food, the collards are as important to Kashmir’s meals as potato is to Ireland. While the land...
Academic Aversion
Unlike 2016, the educational campuses across most of Kashmir had interrupted schedule because the doors would shut more frequently than ever. Muhammad Younis explains...
