Kashmir Life
Zadibal 19
With its demography divided along sectarian lines Zadibal constituency is full of complexities for any contestant. Will the new face replace incumbent ‘development’ driven...
Chiseling Craft
Over the years, the art of Khatambandhi and other indigenous arts are facing a slow death. However, Hirra Azmat and Durdana Bhat find out...
Missionaries and a Pandit
Christian missionaries have remained actively involved on Kashmir’s health and education fronts. But in all regimes, they were accused of using their influence for...
Irfan Yasin
The Dal affairs swung Supreme Court of India back into action recently. The apex court while directing state government to restore the pristine beauty...
Mass Communication as a career
By Durdana Bhat
The world has witnessed a phenomenal and unprecedented explosion in communication technology and media. All boundaries have been transcended, and the entire...
News Notes
Left OUT
In an unprecedented move, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah skipped the Unified Headquarters Meet that was chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On...
Briefing
LEH
That Kaafiron Ki Namaaz by two Mumbai-based youngsters Bhargav Saikai and Ramesh Sharma winning the best feature film, best screenplay, and best actor award...
News Notes
Mystery CONTINUES
In last two months two almost identical cases involving minors has shocked people across the valley. In both the cases, minor boys went...
Migrants’ Paradise
Large numbers of Migrant labourers flock to Kashmir during the summers. Qazi Ziad looks at the reasons, necessity and impacts of this migration
Every morning...
Re-opening Wounds
As Omar Abdullah announced a fresh probe into the 2010 civil unrest that saw more than a hundred youth dead and scores blinded by...
Careers in Creative Writing
By Saima Rashid
All writing is creative to a degree. Writers must think of words to use, how to organize their thoughts and how to...
Khawaja Abdul Ghaffar
An old ideologue of Muslim Conference, an ardent admirer of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and a veteran Kashmiri leader, Khawaja Abdul Ghaffar passed away Monday...
A humble feat
Known for his humility and brilliance, a youth from Sopore made a hat-trick in civil services. As his departure from academic to administrative setup...
When Begum Deserted Sheikh
Official historic narrative suggests the conversion of the Muslim Conference into the National Conference was smooth. But revisiting the key characters of the change...
Waiting For Gashe’
Nightmare for Ganai family of Shopian began in 2003 with the mysterious disappearance of their second son. After disappearance, death of their eldest son...
