Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Firefighting
After weeks of blaming the separatists, the Lashkar-e-Toiba, opposition PDP and Pakistan of fomenting the unrest in Kashmir, New Delhi tried to reach out...
Boosting entrepreneurship
in December 2009, Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme for Youth (SKEWPY) has been NC government’s major policy initiative. Apart from reorganizing employment exchanges into...
Shoe-gate
A suspended cop became hero overnight when he threw a shoe at chief minister Omar Abdullah during the August 15 flag hoisting ceremony at...
Kashmir dispatch
Sumayyah QureshiA Kashmir based news portal, Kashmirdispatch.com, has been making waves on internet particularly some social networking sites. The portal became popular during the...
Precious water
Post militancy, one of the major issues that crept into public discourse was the exploitation of the water resources initially by the restrictions imposed...
Jailed at home
If somebody dominated the scene in 2010 at individual level it was Syed Ali Geelani, the ailing octogenarian who is often termed as the...
Calender of protests
Jammu & Kashmir Bank’s calendars are considered the most popular in Kashmir. A household calendar, yet a prized propriety. But this year the calendars,...
STONE IN MY HAND
Eulogized by some, demonized by some, attacked and defended, stone pelters remained the centre of unrest in Kashmir this year and dominated the discourse....
The odd man in !
Zamir AhmadEven when a perfect definition of normal behaviour has evaded behavioural scientists, it is but a common practice to extend the meaning of...
Above censure
Despite criticism of his governance from many quarters, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s chair remained safe and secure, thanks of his rapport with the Gandhi family. Iftikhar Gilani reports.
In pursuit of justice
the slain teenager Zahid Farooq’s family, the year was marked by a legal battle for justice. Sumayyah Qureshi reports.
Fraud in uniform
The revelation of staged gunfight in Machhil sector, in which three civilians were killed for rewards, has put a question mark on all gunfights along the LoC. Naseer Ahmad visits the Nadihal village which lost its three youth to greed of uniformed men.
Mastermind
Ilham Hassan
If the question, who was the leader who made difference in Kashmir in 2010 is asked, an overwhelming majority will answer; Masarat Alam Bhat.
If the question, who was the leader who made difference in Kashmir in 2010 is asked, an overwhelming majority will answer; Masarat Alam Bhat.
Friday off
The trend of disallowing Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid began in 2008, and was repeated this year. Ikhlaq Qadri reports. Most of the...
Curfewed summer
It is possible to have an accurate list of civilians killed this year, but it is not so easy a job to calculate the...
