Kashmir Life
A Day of Two Years
The new rule which increases the retirement age of government employees, from 58 to 60 has been implemented. There are some employees who lost...
Hanging By The Relic
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq led Awami Action Committee (AAC) was barred from celebrating its Golden Jubilee last month. The party that has remained part of...
Story of a tourist! Part III
Irtif Lone
For some time it was still and peaceful. The lights had started to twinkle on the heights of Zabarvan. Traffic on the roads...
Inking Catharsis
Ghulam Nabi Shahid might not be a giant in the literary circles of Kashmir, but with his recent anthology ‘Ailan Jari Hai’, the writer...
The Returnees
Given BJP’s track record, Modi’s promise to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits has raised many eyebrows in the Valley. Sheikh Saaliq talks to KPs who have...
Bleeding Coffers
Cell phone operators making more than Rs 1300 crore a year from J&K have skipped paying service tax by taking recourse to litigation. Officials...
God Is Listening
For many this is not at all a matter of debate. It has been happening always thus no need to panic is the most...
Telling Topper
Achieving third rank in 2014 CET exams was no cakewalk for a Sopore boy whose father was devoured by Kashmir conflict. Riyaz Ul Khaliq...
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...
