Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
No running away
For last more than two decades, Kashmir tragically has become home for every kind of tragedy that a human mind can think of. Almost...
Press “DELETE”
Arshid Malik
Some eight or nine odd years ago I along with some of my friends decided to go for an adventure trip. It was...
Lest We Lose His Energy
Hilal Ahmad Bhat’s dream of using his expertise in harnessing alternative sources of energy could remain unfulfilled for ever if he is not provided...
The Kulgam CRISIS
A 30-year-old married woman, RuqayaBano, from Gujjardara, Manzgamalleged she was kidnapped and gang rapped in KheranbalBehak by soldiers. She was going for ablutions when...
Handle With Care
In the midst of a working summer, after three years, Kashmir is confronted with an issue that is highly sensitive. A young housewife from...
Redirection needed
Zamir AhmadA harsh reality of our society is the large number of orphans and destitute women who have nobody to look upto for their...
“Autonomy in a cone”
Arshid MalikJust outside our rented apartment in Jammu, a young boy sells ice cream. The presence of his ice cream tricycle is made conspicuous...
Core issue not core of talks
Three wars and 60 years gone by but Indian and Pakistan have focused attention on solving Kashmir only twice despite a long history of...
Stop, Don’t Slap Her
The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir gave his ascent recently to a law against domestic violence six years after the Indian Parliament passed a...
Newsmakers
DETECTED: CBI unearthed Rs 14-crore fraud in the SBI. The accused had arbitrarily changed the land use of the patches at Chowadi, Jammu and...
Newsmakers
FILED: Police filed 400-page charge sheet against six persons - Nissar Ahmad Khan, Javed Ahmad Munshi, Abdul Ghani Dar, Abdul Majid Dar, Riyaz Ahmad...
Dam REACTS
Nowhere in sight is the once gateway of Doda – the Pul Doda. Connecting tourist hubs on the historic highway for decades, the town...
There are good terrorists also!
Sheikh QayoomWhen the US marine seals zeroed on Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan’s garrison town of Abbottabad many voices were raised against the marines...
Be transparent
When abnormal enters the realm of normal, horrible happenings get normalized. The incident recently of some female pilgrims to Amarnath shrine reportedly complaining of...
The art of doing it
Arshid MalikGiven the fact that I was a bright child and always excelled in studies, I actually never paid enough heed to my school...
