Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Batting well
A young cricketer has become the first Kashmiri to be selected by Sri Balaji Cricket Academy for a T20 cricket tournament in Sri Lanka....
‘Elections No Alternative To Self-determination’
In his well-known steadfast style Syed Ali Shah Geelani called for boycotting the forthcoming municipal elections, describing it as a weapon for the freedom...
Muzaffar Hussain Beig
Historically, it has been proved every time that pricking Muzaffar Hussain Beig is easy but managing him is very difficult when he decides to...
Newsmakers
DIES: Sajad Ahmed, 22, of Sangrampora Sopore who was under PSA detention died at SKIMS, Soura. His family accused police of not providing him...
JAMMU
It was his maiden visit to J&K, Dr S Subbarao, the RBI governor had came to see the process of financial inclusion in a...
The Temple RACKET
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has been mired in a new scam in which people from the temple trust, revenue department and judiciary...
Delay Is Denial
When the Commissions of Inquiry Act was passed in 1952 by the parliament of India it was extended to the entire country to make...
Callously insensitive
Zamir AhmedDespite the political polarizations about the future of the state, J&K has never been considered a communally sensitive state. People belonging to different...
Tested OK
Arshid MalikInflation is probably the most popular and at the same time the most dreaded term on this planet. Soaring prices have pinned middle...
Cyclone 2012
Apparently there are no records to make a comparison in Kashmir’s recent weather history. But the 30-hours windstorm did prick many vulnerabilities of a...
Durga Prasad Dhar
(April 24, 1918 – June 12, 1975)For the first time since it emerged as a nation in 1971, Bangladesh this year started the process...
Newsmakers
EXPOSED: 50 individuals applying for contractual college lecturer positions were found possessing fraudulent M Phil degrees. The applicants were all from Anantnag. The case...
DELHI
Situation created around Kashmiris across Indian mainland is now offsetting Delhi’s initiatives as well. Under the Himayat programme, the government contractors are identifying human...
A Virtual CAMPAIGN
A website, www.freewaqar.org has been launched to run a global campaign to free prisoners who have been “illegally” detained in Kashmir. It has been...
Playing Foul
One of the worst kept secrets in India is that most sports management bodies are mini political theaters, and J&K is no exception. The...
