Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Shimmers and shadows
Arshid MalikIndia has come up as one of the faster developing countries as of late, pitching equally in the global arms race. That’s why...
KISHTWAR
In Delhi blast case that killed 13 civilians and left more than 70 injured, National Investigating Agency (NIA) has traced an e-mail that staked...
Newsmakers
ACCUSED: An official spokesman accused separatist leader S A Geelani of disrupting peace by making provocative speeches which invariably lead to serious law and...
Julian Assange
The Australian techie who is currently in a literal house arrest in London suburbs has shocked the world by giving them access to information...
N N Vohra
He “affirmed that the separatists have yet to reach any consensus among themselves of what they want -- autonomy, self-governance, “azadi” (freedom) -- let...
Truth and Self-righteousness
Parvaiz Bukhari
The Wikileaks expose’ of the US assessments and policy about issues worldwide has unsettled many a government, politician and other actors in the...
Of Awards, Events and Assimilation
Awards and events for art and culture must reflect the sensibilities of civil society, not further the ideological agenda of a government, says Haseeb...
Almost two months after the HarudLit Fest
was announced to be held in Srinagar, 14 authors, journalists, academics and filmmakers posted an ‘open letter’ on kafila.org. The brief response forced many...
Omar Abdullah
Chief minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks on twitter, calling for mercy to the parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, came under sharp criticism from BJP. Omar...
LINE OF CONTROL
Two TV reporters – Muhammad Arif Urfi (Geo TV in Muzafaraabad) and Pawan Bali (CNN-IBN Jammu) joined hands to create a 12-minute documentary that...
Newsmakers
PROTESTED: The residents of Sharkehi, Bhadarwah protested against alleged manhandling of three villagers and teasing of women during a search operation by army personal....
Sarfu MURDER
In what could be described as a sensational case, the alleged suicide committed by Sarfu, a notorious trans-border smuggler, who, police claimed ended his...
Amnesty And Justice
On the eve of Eid, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as a goodwill gesture announced his government had decided to give the youth involved in...
Female Foeticide
Dr. Bashir A DablaThe release of provisional population growth and sex ratio figures of 2011 census recently gave rise to serious concern among the...
Life and lies
Arshid MalikI am a keen traveller although life has provided me little time and scope to travel. All the same, I still enjoy travelling...
