Kashmir Life
Nida Fazli
The poet who chose India over his parent’s choice: Pakistan, during the partition of sub-continent ceased to be at 78. A rebel in his...
Question of Identity
Mohammad Raafi
Unnecessary hue and cry by rightwing BJP backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) over a peaceful event on Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat...
Kashmir’s Mlecch Era
Abortive takeover bids did not prevent the Muslim influences from impacting the Kashmir society. Long before Kashmir’s transition to Islam, the new faith existed...
Consumerism to Corruption
Arshid Malik
The levels of corruption run so deep in J&K that it is quite difficult to discern what is honest, decent earning and what...
Biryani Is In
Finally Kashmiri Wazwaan has a competitor: Biryani. The on-the-go meal is the new taste bud tickler for youngsters as traditional cuisine takes a biting....
Leave It
With state under Governor’s rule for the second time since 2014 assembly elections, there are more than a few angry faces roaming around in...
Disciplined Lot
Nazir Ahmad Nazir
The word discipline seems missing from our dictionary. We sermonize and preach, but in our private life act quite contrary to what...
A Grave Issue
Apparently to prevent mass gathering at militant funerals, security grid has abandoned the practice of transferring foreign militant corpses to residents for burial. Instead,...
Easing The Burden
By R S Gull
J&K is as distant from an elected government as it was last week. But the net difference is the change. Unlike...
Dumping Sar
Home to over three lakh migratory birds Hokersar is fast turning into Srinagar’s dump-yard. After September floods 31000 shoes were retrieved from the famed...
The Milkha Girl
The atheletic journey of this teenage girl from the woods of Pahalgham is full of twists and turns. Aakash Hassan tells her story
A small...
Caring Hands
Lets be honest, there is no place for specially-abled children in our society except special schools. But the overall indifference is pushing them into...
Briefing
SRINAGAR
In last 11 months, J&K police were in news four times for its recruits deserting the force and joining rebels. Now it seems it...
Pulwama Killings: Valley Shuts in Protest, 12 Injured in Day-Long Clashes
Mohammad Raafi
SRINAGAR
Following the killing of two civilians including a woman allegedly by government forces in Pulwama on Sunday, normal life in Kashmir Valley Monday...
Sunday Shootout: A Teen Survivor Recalls The Death Trap
Riyaz Bhat
SRINAGAR
Like every Sunday, I left home to play a routine cricket match in Pulwama’s Lelhar ground. Everything was going nice and smooth before...
