Exonerating The Boss
A magisterial inquiry into Haji Yousuf’s custodial death has not found any foul play in the incident, thus exonerating all the high and the mighty including the chief minister. Ahmad Riyaz reflects.
Author Riyaz Wani
India Consensus in Pakistan
Ahmad RiyazWith Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani also raising a pitch for peace…
Strained Coalition
Ahmad RiyazAre there any chances of the J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah being replaced with…
Abnormal Kashmir
Ahmad RiyazIt roiled the Valley for over one week even threatening to push Chief Minister…
Death’s Aftermath
Ahmad RiyazThe assassination of Jamiat Ahle Hadees chief Maulana Showkat Shah has mystified a majority…
Losing sheen
The fresh water resources of Kashmir valley are under serious threat as glaciers that feed…
If Militancy Returns
Is Kashmir poised for a fresh cycle of militancy? Some sections would like us to…
Policing The Teachers
Ahmad Riyaz
In the past three weeks, state government has booked two teachers for allegedly breaching the academic norms in setting two examination papers. One, a Gandhi College lecturer Noor Mohammad Bhat was arrested for drawing up an anti-establishment paper.
Are hartals the way ahead
AHMAD RIYAZ
Are hartals – and their frequent weeklong extensions – necessary for taking separatist struggle forward? The question has perturbed people in Valley ever since the first outbreak of ongoing Azadi campaign in Valley two decades ago. But so far this is an argument that has been only resolved in separatists’ favour.
Picking up Kashmir pieces
Ahmad Riyaz Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Kashmir has been low on…
Getting Engaged Again
After a two year freeze Indo-Pak talks are back with foreign ministers slated to formalise the process in June. And now New Delhi is talking of dialogue with separatists again. Ahmad Riyaz analyses the prospects and the challenges.
Reliving The Story
It may yet to have come of age, but journalism in Kashmir has grown beyond…
