Saima Bhat
Chaigund Encounter: The Complete Story
by Saima Bhat
SRINAGAR: After the encounter is over in Chaigund village of Shopian that killed two militants and a teenage civilian, three more civilians,...
Hang Till Death
Twelve years after a six-year-old baby girl was kidnapped, raped, killed and thrown into a trench, the court awarded capital punishment to the convict....
Erasing A Village
The roaring Neelum river on the banks of which once lived a village eventually separated them forever. Then a new situation reunited the two...
An Elusive Ambulance
The government spends billions on social service delivery system but GMCs associated hospitals have one critical care ambulance and SKIMS has none, reports Saima...
Lineage of Dissent
A series of studies commissioned to understand various genetic disorders revealed stunning realities that genetically Kashmir gene pool is hugely closer to Turkish, Iranian...
Obsession, A Compulsion!
A vast section of the population are victims of a psychological disorder that threatens lives and livelihoods but are rarely taken seriously, reports Saima...
Dubai Dreams
Job consultancies that have mushroomed in Kashmir are preying on the lower middle class and making quick millions. In absence of a regulation system,...
Kabir Chacha
Once a major character in managing the load of conflict on Srinagar streets, Kabir Sheikh, father of slain JKLF leader Hamid, died on November...
Lady Ahanger
Mother of five and a traditional homemaker, when her son disappeared in the custody of NSG, ParveenaAhanger launched a fearless campaign. It did not...
Grave Mystery
After attempting and failing in getting the unmarked graves in Kashmir investigated, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a fresh order, this...
Swine Scare
In anticipation of bone-chilling winter, the people have started felling victim to the scare that HINI is around. Saima Bhat reports that the virus has...
Rare Investment
While there is rat race amongst private school owners to get the best of the new generation, there has not been any effort on...
Murdered Motherhood?
Lack of facilities and staff in state run hospitals is putting the lives of Kashmir’s mothers and their babies in danger. Saima Bhat spends some...
The HairLooms
At a time when braid choppers have triggered a sort of crisis, Saima Bhat moved out to cover a story never touched before. She...
“I am happy to find out that Kashmiri women are just like I have...
Rollie Mukherjee, 39, was born and brought up in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. In collaboration with Conflictorium, Museum of Conflict, in Ahmedabad and the Association...
