A Carriage Chronicle
The early twentieth century, horse-driven Tonga became the main public transport for Kashmir. Then the…
Author Shams Irfan
Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
The Hill Barber
Certain jobs like that of a barber have been denigrated by society to a level…
Toddler Who Saw Murder
Spare a thought for the child, who has to live the rest of his life…
On A Highway, A Toddler Symbolised The Unpredictability of Kashmir Mayhem
by Shams Irfan SRINAGAR: The image of a 3-year-old child sitting on his grandfather’s bullet-ridden…
A Mysterious Death?
A fortnight after Jammu and Kashmir lost its special status; a trucker was caught between…
Cursed Apple
With partial lockdown still in place, and around 20 thousand metric tonnes of apple still…
Blood and Virus
After the mourners violated the social distancing norms in Sopore, security grid has silently started…
3 Days, 3 Cases
While the world is busy fighting the Coronavirus pandemic, the law enforcers in Kashmir booked…
Hatched In Quarantine?
After the first of the 43 Umrah pilgrims tested positive, panicky health officials drove 11…
Jail Placid
Authorities set up six special jails in anticipation of the August 5 decesion. One of…
Return From The Reels
Shams Irfan on the quitting of Bollywood by promising Kashmir actor Zaira Waseem, a decision that…
Blood In Hunger
After many years, the Muslim month of fasting did not witness any cessation of hostilities…
Low Poll Heroics
In the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls that gave Narendra Modi a Himalayan mandate, Jammu and…
Lok Sabah Polls: The Kulgam Story
by Shams Irfan KULGAM: The tense calm outside Government Higher Secondary School Qaimoh, in Kulgam,…
Djins, Jokes and Journalism
Shams Irfan tells his journey of graduating from a page-3 reporter to a seasoned journalist…
