Riyaz Wani
Brick Bating?
by Riyaz Wani
The past week has witnessed thousands of migrant workers returning to Kashmir to work in the construction sector, especially at brick kilns. And...
Lockdown Logic?
by Riyaz Wani
On July 13, the Jammu and Kashmir administration re-imposed the lockdown in Kashmir following a surge in the number of Coronavirus cases. The...
A Forecasting Tweet?
by Riyaz Wani
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s tweet warning Kashmiris against looking at China as “some sort of saviour” triggered massive trolling...
Bombs In Pandemic
The recurrence of the border shelling between the rival armies from Kupwara to Poonch at the peak of a pandemic does not augur well...
The Otherness Of Apni Party
Going by the nature of its politics, Apni Party is unlikely to find spontaneous support among people. Its relevance, if any, hinges on an...
New J&K Politics?
by Riyaz Wani
If anything the slapping of the Public Safety Act (PSA) on Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti has made it clear that New...
The SOP of Killings
Amid an unchanging legal atmosphere of impunity, civilian killings keep happening in a familiar manner amid claims of change. Two more recent civilian killings...
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.
India Consensus in Pakistan
Ahmad RiyazWith Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani also raising a pitch for peace with India, one gets a fleeting sense of unanimity...
Strained Coalition
Ahmad RiyazAre there any chances of the J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah being replaced with a Congress CM in December? The answer is no...
Abnormal Kashmir
Ahmad RiyazIt roiled the Valley for over one week even threatening to push Chief Minister Omar Abdullah out of power. But the death of...
Death’s Aftermath
Ahmad RiyazThe assassination of Jamiat Ahle Hadees chief Maulana Showkat Shah has mystified a majority of the people in Valley who think there is...
Losing sheen
The fresh water resources of Kashmir valley are under serious threat as glaciers that feed have vanished or are receding fast. While scientists put...
If Militancy Returns
Is Kashmir poised for a fresh cycle of militancy? Some sections would like us to believe so, some fear so. And if so, who...
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.
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.
