Kashmir Life
Out of Gear
On the last day of 2013 Kashmir woke up to a white blanket of snow. It was the season’s first heavy snowfall. Everything around...
News Makers
HELD: Special Operation Group (SOG) of state police and 27 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army in a joint operation arrested two Over Ground Workers...
A Glamorous Start
Next time you visit Mumbai you will be welcomed by a Kashmiri face! Amir Yaseen, a young model from Hyderpora, is the new face...
Unforgettable Misery!
Irtif Lone
On the 10th of every month, a couple of hundred people come together in Partap Park, in the heart of Srinagar city. They...
Ephemeral landscapes
Arshid Malik
I would like to introduce you to a very special person today. But instead of writing about him I think it is better...
Separated Across
When Mirwaiz recently expelled three senior faces from Hurriyat (M) the chances of a united Hurriyat vanished too. Shah Abbas analyzes the timing and...
A Forgotten Plebiscite?
Once upon a time UN passed a resolution seeking plebiscite in Kashmir. It was response to the complaint that Pandit Nehru took to the...
News Notes
White BLANKET
The life in Kashmir remained affected after valley received fresh snowfall on the eve of New Year. It brought a sigh of relief...
“A couple of years back the Indian National selectors did not even know that...
It was after five decades that Jammu and Kashmir Ranji team reached quarter finals of the trophy. Captain Parvez Rasool tells Suhail A Shah...
Briefing
LAL BAZAAR
The locality is again in news, courtesy Mirza Mohammad Idrees-ul-Haq, the 26 year old innovator. He has designed a device that can transfer...
Catering To Change
Traditionally Kashmiri marriages are close knit family affairs where friends and relatives serve guests. But the trend is changing fast as professional caterers take...
Gender Issues and Society
Mantasha Binti Rashid
Whenever I have talked about prevalent gender issues in and among my fellow beings of my society, I have found startling responses...
Mohammad Rafiq Bhat
While people in Kashmir cherished the first snowfall of the season, Mohammad Rafiq Bhat an employee of Mechanical Engineering Department was busy with the...
Searching New ‘Heroes’
Modi’s love for Sardar Patel, a congressman, has reignited debate about his role in marginalizing Indian Muslims. Dr Altaf Hussain Para revisits some of...
Power Destitution
Tufail Mehraj
The snow that draped the valley white on the last day of 2013 reflected a stark reality of destitution. Historians argue that this...
