Kashmir Life
Scholarly Different
It was a friend’s visit to Kashmir that changed Mushtaq Ahmad Rather’s life forever and landed him in Tihar Jail for seven years. Once...
Wall Mounted Peace
An “eternally hopeful” PM Manmohan Singh once famously said the natural resources of the region will jointly be used by people from both sides...
Circa 2013
Notwithstanding the resolves that leaders and policy makers might have had for 2013 but nothing much changed in Kashmir. While recurrence of any summer...
Out to Survive
When her father died leaving behind a family of ten to feed, people offered help. But Ara Jan, daughter number seven, said no and...
Rare Return
Last week, when Sajad Ahmad Kichloo took oath of office within four months after resignation, and was restored all the portfolios he held earlier,...
One man show
A Paper Mache artisan who witnessed the downfall of the handicraft toiled hard to improve its graph, but only faced a fraud. With perseverance...
Winter: Here to Stay
Irtif Lone
All around the world, winter as a season is understood differently depending upon the geographical situation of a state or nation. My idea...
2013 through the Lens
As the year comes to an end Kashmir Life photojournalist Bilal Bahadur takes a look back through his lens and gives us some of...
In the Name of Unrest
Mautkay dar say nahaq parehsan hay
Aap zinda hi kabthay jo mar jaayengay
Why does death pain you?
What is it to you?
It has been long –...
Army busts hideout, claims huge arms haul
KL Report
KUPWARA
The Army on Sunday claimed to huge arms haul after it busted a militant hideout at Rota Nar near LoC in Keran sector of north...
Neglected by Govt, traditional Kashmiri art dying fast
KL Report
SRINAGAR
Despite tall claims of state government to promote the traditional art of Kashmir, “pottery” one of the traditional art in Kashmir handicrafts has...
Separatist Camp divided over re-marriage of Half Widows
KL Report
SRINAGAR
With a word of caution the Hurriyat Conference (G) Saturday stated that it will go through a religious ruling passed by Muslim scholars on re-marriage...
Mirwaiz welcomes Islamic Banking; asks JK Bank to take initiative
KL Report
SRINAGAR
Hailing the recent statement of Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank wherein the later had stated that Islamic banking has tremendous...
Police constable arrested for abducting ReT teacher
KL Report
SRINAGAR
Hajin police has arrested a constable deployed in Armed Police 3rd Battalion for abducting an ReT teacher from Preng Hajin in North Kashmir’s...
Burglars on prowl in Central Kashmir
KL Report
SRINAGAR
Burglars are enjoying a field day out in Central Kashmir’s Charar Sharief area and are succeeding to whisk away with a variety, be...
