Kashmir Life
A Midwinter Night’s Nightmare
By Sandeep Koul
It was late,
and...
I was just getting cosy,
drowsy
under the warm blanket
when all of a sudden,
I heard a loudspeaker
shout
in the neighbouring
mosque’s minaret.
The sounds pierced
much...
Two Heritage Clusters to Come up at Capital Cities, Says Mufti
KL NEWS NETWORK
JAMMU
To boost traditional handmade and artisanal craft for its inclusive growth, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Monday, sought Central support in fostering...
Deadly Accident in Wussan Kangan
KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
Three persons were killed in a road accident in Wussan Kangan of Ganderbal district Monday.
The deceased - Mushtaq A Sheikh of Sonamarg, Mushtaq Shah...
Traffic Chaos in City Centre As Maisuma Erupts in Protest
KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
The disgruntled Maisuma residents Monday turned up on Budshah Bridge and blocked the traffic to protest against the “denial” of basic amenities.
The...
Bullet-Riddled Body Found in Shopian
KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
Police Monday recovered a body of a man with bullet wounds—tied to an electric pole in South Kashmir’s Shopian.
The body was found...
Intimacy or Ineptitude
Arshid Malik
In a statement released to the press a few days ago, Hurriyat Conference (G) Supremo, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has alleged that the...
Curiosity Pays
It was his curiosity to understand the complex nature of human body that made this Kashmiri boy to come up with a research which...
Right to Live
Mohammad Raafi
Kashmir is a sad story of non-implemented UN resolutions and broken promises.
Interestingly, the theme of World Human Rights day 2015, commemorated by the...
Improve Accountability
State education ministry’s effort to restore the pristine dignity and social status of the teacher is welcome. It is a fact that material rat...
Happy Nuts
With less than 100 kanals of land under its cultivation across Kashmir, chestnut is a prized winter delicacy. Shakir Mir reports how this nut...
Forgotten Dispatches
France’s ‘botanical romantic’ Victor Vincelas Jacquemont (1801-1832) spent 1831 summer in Kashmir at the peak of exploitative Sikh misrule. Letters, he sent home from...
Talk Walks, Finally
As Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue emerges from the ruins of Composite Dialogue between Delhi and Islamabad, Masood Hussain analyses the surprising resumption of engagement and...
MIRWAIZ UMAR FAROOQ
As the debate seems to be settling down post reported interview of Hurriyat patriarch, Syed Ali Geelani, there was much talk in the air...
A Cupid’s Curse
Some love stories are known to have a treacherous plot besides a tragic end. But what happens if the love story holds a house...
Briefing
DELHI
Foreseeing the implications of the Planning Commission disbanding, J&K Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu made changes in the fiscal classification and done away with...
