Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
General studies tips
General Studies is an important subject for anyone preparing for civil services examinations. Dr Iqbal Hussain Mir, who secured third rank in the KAS...
Landed ACROSS
An Army Aviation Corps chopper was forced to land by Pakistan in Skardu on the other side of the LoC after it strayed to...
Path to Majesty
Mughal Road has opened lanes of benefit to varied sectors of society. Javaid Naikoo reports on how this road lures some to love, and...
Prof Saifud Din Soz
Ever since he was sent home as president of the state Congress Prof Saif-Ud-Din Soz stuck to his ‘gentleman’ image. Fighting divisions within and...
GURU BAZAAR
Farooq Ahmad Dar who is much known as Bitta Karatey has finally tied the nuptial knots. His heart throb is a young 2009 batch...
Newsmakers
VISITED: Ajit Kumar, Cabinet Secretary visited Kashmir and discussed issues of implementation of ongoing flagship development programmes and welfare schemes with governor, chief minister...
Knock on Wood
timber is quickly being replaced by foreign timber. As Abdul Mohamin reports, carpenters say there’s more than one reason why they prefer it. Lately,...
AFSPA Snake And Ladder
Desperate to make some political capital, chief minister Omar Abdullah made a rushed announcement to withdraw AFSPA from some areas in the state. What...
Sleeping Giant?
Twenty years. A sliver of time in the grand scheme of things, perhaps. But for some, twenty years can be formative. They can be...
Coalition Un-Dharma
Sameer YasirCoalition is the newest happening in Indian statecraft. As the individual parties eroded their credibility over the years, coalitions become the only way...
Plasticized! Perhaps!
Arshid MalikI was a regular subscriber to Reader’s Digestas a kid. It carried all kinds of real life stories about adventures and misadventures of...
‘CM is invested more in Delhi’
“The country (India) has not acceded with the people of Kashmir but with a particular party or family. They (New Delhi) are not ready...
MUMBAI
Imtiaz Ali will profile the Kashmiri Pandit wedding rituals in his forthcoming release Rockstar. He has shot the rituals and traditions after proper research...
Syed Bashir ud din Ahmad
For a long time, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has been termed a toothless tiger. There has not been any serious effort to...
Newsmakers
DIED: Prof Fehmida Javaid, 66,a retired Principal of College of Education Srinagar passed away after prolonged illness. She had respiratory problems. She is survived...
