Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
The Other OPTION
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s idea of offering impunity to the central security forces in state’s routine penal code has angered people, parties and lawyers...
Of Being Sand Diggers
Sand diggers of Jhelum are a woeful lot today. There is not enough fish anymore in the river for them to supplement their income...
Faith and Responsibility
week when the state government decided advancing the winter vacation from December 1, it surprised many because the schools would usually run till the...
Political EliteInKashmir
Dr. Bashir A DablaThe Italian sociologists, Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca introduced the basic idea that for much of the recorded history, “the few...
Induced somnambulism
Arshid MalikI guess our readers are familiar with the term “Somnambulsim”, generally referred to as “Sleep Walking”. For those who are not acquainted with...
Lyrical Triumph
She rises from difficult circumstances and uses her power of poetry to gain national recognition. Mudasir Majeed reports. Years of hard work and creativity...
JAMMU
President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil is visiting J&K. She arrived on Thursday and will be in the state till Sunday. In addition to having...
Justice (retd) Bilal Nazki
The trend of judges remaining reticent seems to be changing. While Justice (retd) Bashir Amad Kirmani is seen in a number of public gatherings,...
Newsmakers
ETIRED: Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, who served the government in several positions for the past 30 years retired as Secretary J&K Academy of Art, Culture...
New LEADERSHIP
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has a new leadership. In elections held early this month, it was the senior vice president Abdul...
Faith Accompli
Christian missionary activity in Kashmir has come under a scanner after conversion of some vulnerable individuals. The extremely skewed sex ratio of Christians in...
Planning Blind Spot
in most of the world are a phase that people enjoy. Winter tourism is a huge business worldwide. Off late, Kashmir is trying its...
Kashmir’s Drain of Wealth
Wasim BhatThe looming winter has again raised the spectre of dark cold days that the people in the colder regions of the state will...
Vote Of Confidence
An ambitious man who has achieved much—and he’s not even 30. Nazir Ganaie talks to a young Kashmiri who believes in the power of...
NEW YORK
Suggesting Kashmir’s demilitarisation is a must for the right to self-determination, author Arundhati Roy terms AFSPA as “the absolutely unbelievable law”. Participating in a...
