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Kashmir Life

Divide And FALL

In last two and half decades of conflict Kashmir seems to be running on a hyper active mode when it comes to reactions. We...

The Lake at the Peak

The foothills of Mount Harmukh abodes Gangbal Lake, known for its mesmerizing scenic value. Located in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district, the lake is home to many...

Initiated Retrospectively

BJP’s day-one-controversy on Article 370 was just trial ballooning to address the galleries. R S Gull reports the right-wing party’s earlier exercise in which...

News Makers

DECIDED: Apart from approving the reckoning of the five years of service, rendered by ‘Rehbar-e-Taleem’ teachers before regularization, the cabinet also approved enhancement in the...

Vows, Woes and Verdicts

With PDP’s first list of candidates out rival NC is on its toes again. Is it PDP’s over confidence or master stroke only time will...

A painful JOURNEY

Bilal Handoo Storytelling, says Zadie Smith (a British novelist), is a magical, ruthless discipline. If Smith’s words are any parameters, then Shahnaz Bashir’s The Half...

Ma’sarat of MINUTES

It all happened within an hour’s time. Masarat Alam, the man who spearheaded 2010 protests, was rearrested within minutes after court let him go. ...

United Commitment

Orphans for different reasons, two boys from the frontier district meet each other at orphanage in Srinagar. Once out of orphanage, their paths crossed...

Chaudhary Mohammad Aslam

Chaudhary Mohammad Aslam (1944-2014) A veteran congressman and sitting member assembly from Surankote, Chaudhary Muhammad Aslam, passed away at the age of 70 on June 15....

Story of a tourist! Part II

Irtif Lone We finished our coffee. But the conversation had just started to pick up. It was getting dark outside. So, his family headed to...

Crippling LIFE

In the middle of peak tourist season government has once again resorted to its siege tactics to push locals to the margins. It looks...

Briefing

 FLORIDA Whenever a Bollywood crew lands in Srinagar, it creates excitement from chief minister’s office to Dal Lake. Glamour, tourism and peace makes a great...

Managing Kashmir

Two young friends, Abid Khan and Faizan Zaroo, started an event management company that organises cultural events. Nuzhat Mushtaq reports the story of their...

Living Away

Studying in New Delhi is just a means to learn new skills for youngster Qazi Zaid. What matters is how you come back and...

Saving GRACE

Imbisaat Makhdoomi “Mei kya bolun yaar!” I really have no words to condole the National Conference and Mr Omar Abdullah for the historic loss they...