Saima Bhat
“The irony is that the politicians in Jammu accuse us of power theft.”
Prominent civil society member Shakeel Qalander, tells Saima Bhat that Kashmir Center for Social and Development Studies (KCSDC) wants to sensitize people for the...
Sporting Carpets
Gazi Shakeel had his future turf laid when his love for sports made him to try his luck in sports infrastructure in Kashmir. Saima...
“Talks do not mean a sellout. If Hurriyat leaders would have compromised their ...
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq tells Saima Bhat that India is trying to sell elections in Kashmir as an alternative to the resolution of Kashmir issue.
Kashmir...
Mission Impossible
The multi-crore NSM scheme was launched to revive the dwindling saffron production in Kashmir. But since its launch the ambitious scheme is in news...
No More a Flea Market!
It might have started as an alternative place to shop for lower middle class families of Kashmir but Srinagar’s Sunday Market has, over the...
Vanishing Saffron Fields
Kashmiris once famed saffron fields are fast vanishing under the layers of concrete and mortar. With ill conceived policies to stop conversion of saffron...
Into The Darkness
The debate about use of lethal weapons like pellet guns might have died down for a while but the victims are living a long...
Academy Awards Excellence In Theatre, Painting
KL Report
SRINAGAR
J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages Thursday awarded theater persons and budding artists for display of their talent in the Annual Theatre...
Violence Against Women
While Kashmiris claim moral high grounds over other cultures, the cases of violence against women folk have gone up considerably. Saima Bhat looks at...
Dehi Adalat Bill
With around half a million cases pending across Kashmir, Dehi Adalat Bill 2013 is going to ease the burden for sure. But can these...
For Wamiq’s Justice
In 2010 teenager Wamiq Farooq’s killing was mourned across Kashmir. His family vowed to bring killers to justice. But the fight for justice against...
Guru’s Tihar Memoir Released
Saima Bhat
SRINAGAR
Nayeem Khan’s National Front Tuesday released parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru’s memoirs at a function held at a hotel in Srinagar. The...
01 Youth Critically Injured in Kulgam
Saima Bhat
SRINAGAR
One youth was critically injured in Raidwain Kulgam on Thursday when government forces opened fire on protesters, said an eyewitness.
The injured has been...
Shopian: ‘Youth Killed by CRPF in Gagran’
Saima Bhat
SRINAGAR
The youth killed in Shopian has been identified as Mohammad Rafiq Rather, son of Ghulam Qadir Rather and a resident of Bonasaidpora.
An eyewitness...
Smells Good
Three men saved Kashmir’s lone drugs research laboratory from becoming history. Recently vacated by CRPF after 25 years the centre is set to revolutionize...
