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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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Kashmir Life

Of Love and Lust

Arshid Malik The contexts and sub-contexts of love, better described by the term romance, have changed many hands over the decades. The practical and surreal...

Sugary Woes

As New Delhi changes norms for procurement and distribution of sugar across India, J&K government is still indecisive about the Rs 300 crore “business”....

The Cherry Story

The major cherry belt in central Kashmir was afflicted by a disease in 2003 which had brought down the production. However, with government coming...

Briefing

 MOUNT EVEREST Almost six decades after the first successful scaling, a Kashmiri soldier, Rafiq Malik, 33, scaled Mount Everest. He was part of an NCC...

‘Disunity is not in the nation’s interest’

Released after more than three months of captivity at Kot Bhalwal jail, Jammu and Kashmir National Front Chairman, Nayeem Khan, tells Junaid Nabi Bazaz...

News Notes

Shah STATED It was not one of those out-of-box political developments, yet when senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah asked the amalgam’s convener for Pakistan...

A New Beginning

Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat  This year, eleven candidates from J&K State have qualified Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) exams, thus making the way clear for...

News Makers

DECLARED A survey by National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, has declared the once famed handicrafts of Namdasazi, Pinjrakari, Pottery, Silverware, Tapestry and Wagu...

Pest’s Potency Proved

Those defending their guru by insisting that Gulzar Bhat separated from his wife because he was physically unfit must be shocked by what meticulous...

The League Mitosis

Peoples League is one of the few parties that claim to be the front runners in Kashmir’s resistance. The emergence of a new faction...

Quote of the week

Tourists are still afraid of visiting downtown. We have 13 lakh tourists visiting Kashmir but only few visit old city. Our endeavor is that...

Outrageous

Democracy is all about differences. And people at high places will have million differences with what JKLF leader Mohammad Yasin Malik stands for. But...

A Dream Realized

Having started her business with a loan of Rs 2 lakh, Jamsheeda is today the proud owner of the popular Pakeeza boutique on the...

Preserving History

In a period spanning over half a century, Radio Kashmir became an inseparable part of Kashmir’s modern history and culture. While the station gradually...

Salman Sayings

Congress’s state president Prof Saif ud Din Soz deserves credit for getting the foreign minister to Srinagar and encouraging him to talk as much...