Kashmir Life
“Our educational system has become employment oriented rather than education oriented”
Naeem Akhtar, a former bureaucrat who after joining politics rose through the ranks and became state’s Education Minster, tells RS Gull that state’s education...
Thriving on Sawdust
Persistent poverty at home made them to start from scratch. But over the years, Bhats of Babademb have established themselves ‘preferable’ address for all...
News Notes
New Chief
A 1994 batch IPS officer, Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani Tuesday took over as Inspector General of Police, Kashmir at Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar....
Inherently Intricate
Clean decision-making during honeymoon period does not insulate the BJP-PDP alliance from exhibiting its polar differences on key issues concerning the diverse vote politic...
Drabu’s Maiden Budget Speech
KL Report
JAMMU
Honorable Speaker,
I rise to present the Annual Financial Statements relating to the Receipts and Expenditure for the current year and the next financial...
J&K Assembly: Sworn in Ceremony Today
KL Report
SRINAGAR
All lawmakers, 88 members of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly will be sworn in by the protem speaker, Muhammad Shafi on Tuesday. The...
No Exams Postponed for Monday: Director school Education
KL Report
SRINAGAR
Despite bad weather condition in valley, no exam has been postponed by the directorate of school education. The papers of class 10 and 12...
After-oath Politics
Arshid Malik
After facing a lot of debilitating diatribe and inertial delay the new government led by Mufti Mohammad Syeed is in place and rolling...
Post Coalition Challenges
Imbisat Makhdoomi
It had taken Mufti Mohammed Sayeed more than two months to finalize and announce his coalition partner, Bhartiya Janta Party – though the...
Governance Please
It has been already two weeks since Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took over as Chief Minister of state and the new PDP-BJP collation government is...
“We are working towards to do a budget which will take us away from...
Ever since he joined politics in the summer of 2014, economist Dr Haseeb Drabu has remained busy 24x7. After helping his party contest Lok...
A Septuagenarian’s Marathon
Within hours after taking over, Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed dominated prime time TV without a break. Re-evaluating the “controversial” decisions and statements, R S...
News Notes
Stalled Flag
Since 1952 the state of Jammu and Kashmir was craving for hoisting its state flag. When finally after more than 6 decades the...
A Transformer’s Tale
In a small hamlet in North Kashmir’s Zainagair area called Botingoo village, an erratic electric transformer ends up uniting the villagers despite hardships. Waseem...
Briefing
New Delhi
The mouthpieces of Indian ‘fringe’ groups started trolling Kashmir soon after Mufti began his second stint as JK top executive. First, RSS was...
