Khalid Bashir Gura
A Mass Communication and Journalism postgraduate from the University of Kashmir, Khalid is a writer by choice and a journalist by chance.
Locked-Down
Khalid Bashir Gura talked to a number of people from diverse backgrounds just to understand how they manage their life in the lockdown that...
Coronavirus: Amidst Pandemic, 4G Ban Irks Virtual Kashmir
by Khalid Bashir Gura
SRINAGAR: Whenever the review date comes nearer, Kashmir has a hope to see the restoration of 4G internet services. To set the...
Safe Environs
Unlike Delhi and other metropolis, Kashmir didn't witness much of the exodus of the seasonal non-local workforce. This is perhaps because the host population...
Coronavirus: The Day Quarantine Completed, 3 Kashmiris Test Positive At Jaisalmer
by Khalid Bashir Gura
SRINAGAR: The floor beneath the feet of one of the Kashmiri quarantined at Jaisalmer slipped away when the health authorities at...
The Quarantined Life
One of the priority operations of the government was to ensure the people flying from diverse destinations home, stay isolated for a fortnight. More...
Swine Flu Days
Doctors in Kashmir think their experience of tackling swine flu a decade back will aid them in fighting Coronavirus, reports Khalid Bashir Gura
To combat...
Coronavirus: In Khanyar From Curfew to Quarantine
by Khalid Bashir Gura
SRINAGAR: On March 18, the first case of Covid-19, a 65-year-old woman from Khayam in downtown Srinagar, was detected in Kashmir....
Unmasked
For most of its history, Kashmir remained hidden behind multiple masks, literally and metaphorically. In wake of a looming Coronavirus threat, the people in...
Father Rescued Daughter Before Burning Alive With His Wife, Another Daughter
by Khalid Bashir Gura
SRINAGAR: A narrow alley leads to the fire devoured old, rundown Kashmiri home of Javaid Hakak in the old city at...
Coronavirus in Iran: Kashmiri Students In Tehran Want To Return Home
by Khalid Bashir Gura
SRINAGAR: As the coronavirus is getting unstoppable, thereby making and increasing its presence outside China, cases now in at least 44...
Behind Firewalls
Initially, it was a battle for coming out of the wrong side of the digital divide. Now with 2G at play, it is the...
Viral Fear
Kashmiris returning from Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus in China that has killed more than 2100 people, are quarantined in Delhi. As the health...
2G service has done little to ease internet clampdown in Kashmir
by Khalid Bashir Gura
Srinagar
On August 5, 2019, Kashmir was virtually shut from the outside world as all means of communication including internet and telephone...
Supreme Court’s Internet Gag Order: Responses and Reactions
by Khalid Bashir Gura
SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court order on the internet ban was welcomed by the people in Kashmir. After more than 150 days...
Frozen In Summer, Boatmen Believe Hope Keeps Them Afloat
by Khalid Bashir Gura
SRINAGAR: As the weak sun shines coldly and the icy wind sweeps making empty shikaras bob, one of the green metallic...
