Kashmir Life
How Can a Single Lamp of Learning Light Generations?
by Zakir Malik Bhallesi
In Bhallesa’s Chensar village, the Kotwal family’s century-old legacy of education, service, and reform, lit by Chandu Lal and carried forward...
Kashmir’s Quiet Despair
Zahid Rafiq’s The World with Its Mouth Open delicately portrays eleven Kashmiri lives trapped between beauty and despair, blending realism and existential anguish to...
Have We Lost the Srinagar That Once Lived Within Us?
by Syed Majid Gilani
A nostalgic journey through schooldays in Srinagar, recalling the simplicity, discipline, and shared humanity that once defined a gentler time.
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Is Favouritism Holding Back Deserving Students?
by Aruba Qayoom
Favouritism in an educational Institution rewards a few, punishes fairness, and sidelines hardworking students, breeding resentment and undermining the very purpose of...
Kashmir: The Silence of the Fourth Pillar
Lawmakers urged transparent media policy, fair ad distribution, and protection of press freedom in Jammu and Kashmir.
In the recently concluded week-long session of the...
Briefing November 9-15, 2025
Tariq Ahmad Bhat (1970–2024)
Senior Kashmiri journalist and Jammu and Kashmir Bureau Chief of The Week magazine, Tariq Ahmad Bhat, passed away in Srinagar on...
Can the World Survive Its Growing Income Divide?
by Asad Mirza
An International Panel on Inequality has pointed out that global income inequality has reached ‘emergency levels’, endangering democracy and social cohesion. The...
Can Omar Abdullah’s Political Calculus Counter Ruhullah’s Defiance in Budgam?
by Mir Mujeeb
As Omar Abdullah’s strategic pragmatism strengthens NC’s power, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s defiance challenges its soul, turning Budgam’s bye-poll into a test of...
How Gaza’s Wounded and Orphaned Are Learning to Heal in Doha?
by Vibhu Mishra and Abdelmonem Makki in Doha
Once built for World Cup fans, Doha’s Al-Thumama complex now shelters nearly 2,000 Gazan evacuees, offering housing,...
How Mamdani’s Gift for Listening Helped Him Win New York’s Mayoral Race?
by Daniel Hutton Ferris
Zohran Mamdani, 34, became New York’s first Muslim mayor, winning over one million votes through a radical yet reflective campaign rooted...
How a Mother’s Sold Jewellery Forged Her Son’s PhD in Chemistry?
by Dr Nissar Farhad
A Man’s heartfelt tribute to three individuals whose sacrifices and guidance transformed his path from a humble village to earning a...
Was Kashmir’s Dream League Built on Illusion?
by Dr Nissar Farhad
IHPL’s promise of a grand T20 league in Kashmir collapsed amid unpaid dues, fake claims, and lack of sanction, exposing a...
Was the Trump-Xi Meeting Merely Optics With No Concrete Deliverables?
by Asad Mirza
The long-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping finally took place last week in Busan, South Korea. Reports...
Briefing November 2-8, 2025
Lawmaker Salaries
A House Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has recommended a major revision of salaries, allowances, and pensions for sitting and...
How Social Media Shortens Your Life?
by Gurwinder
It is engineered to speed up your time.
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The Normalisation of Amnesia
The most common noun in the English language is “time”. We talk obsessively...
