Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Objects Of Desire
They are flaunted before tourists as a part of Kashmiri culture, but how many Kashmiris actually treasure their jeweled traditions? analyses Shehla Rashid asks, are these remnants of a lost civilization, or lost elements of a civilization?
Green Signal
Traffic in Kashmir is a mess. It has been so for a long time. The authorities blame it on bad driver behavior and lack...
Brought To Listen!
Sameer YasirIt would probably be his last seminar as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15 Corps in Kashmir. But for Syed Ata Hasnain...
Glimpses Of Ancient History
A portion of the precious sixth century Gilgit Manuscripts discovered accidently by cattle grazers were taken to Delhi by Pandit Jawar Lal Nehru. A...
Imprudent spending
The Baramulla district has not utilized the allocated funds fully and has been unable to complete various schemes on time. Sameer Yasir reports.
Tanvir Sadiq
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah nominated former Corporator of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Tanvir Sadiq as National Conference (NC) new spokesman. There...
Newsmakers
BOOKED: J&K Police registered a case of ‘attempt to murder’ and ‘stone pelting’ against Syed Ali Shah Geelani, 83, after he addressed a gathering...
KARGIL
What almond is to Kashmir, apricot is to Kargil. Right now it is snow-white in a vast belt as apricot is in bloom. Hardass...
J&K Bank Is A Public OFFICE
In a landmark decision State Information Commission has declared Jammu and Kashmir Bank as a public authority and holds it liable to provide information...
Siachen Glacier: Time Line
Originally known as Saicher Gharni, legend has that a small Yarkandi village existed at the entrance of the Teram Shehr glacier where Yarkandis would...
How Much It Takes The Durbar To Move?
Durbar is on way to Srinagar for a six-month stint. It is reopening in Srinagar on May 7. Even before the offices closed in...
Aborted Zooni, The Film
Twenty-three years ago, hailed as a dream project of the then Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and noted filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, the shooting of a film on the queen poetess Haba Khatun began with a lot of fan-fare.
Hara-Kiri
The recent revelations in the Delhi-based The Times of India that the union government is ‘wading into the sectarian duel between Barelvis and Wahabis...
Peace and happiness!
Gowhar GeelaniThere was a time when it was alleged that all the “uneducated, unemployed, disgruntled and even drug addicts” ---- on the payrolls of...
Tethering towards Tetanus
Arshid MalikWhat is with the dogs in Kashmir? One they are multiplying faster than bacteria and second they have really hit the note of...
