Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
A losing proposition
With the partition of the sub-continent and the birth of Kashmir dispute there started an era of injustice, which took different shades under different...
Lest we forget!
Arshid MalikForgotten? No, we never do forget:We let the years go; wash them clean with tears,Leave them to bleach out in the open day,Or...
Omar’s counter-strike gospel
Thanks to separatists, Kashmir, these days is enjoying the longest interval of relaxation from curfew-strike cocktail that devoured 2010 summer. The government also contributed...
American pie turns sour
Though Obama skipped the public mention of Kashmir , his India visit did not please Indians as much as his predecessors’ visits did. The...
Newsmakers
DIES: Mohammad Aarif Bhat, 14 passed away after struggling for life for a year. A resident of Haba Kadal, he was hit by a...
A Train By Air And Road
Efforts to extend the railway network to Kashmir have exposed the Indian Railways to a situation where they become innovative, gaining a lot of...
Propaganda to facts
Non-Kashmiri militants arrested in the past have often told their interrogators that they were driven to Kashmir by the propaganda in their countries. The...
Think alternatives, not excuses
Muhammad AhseemIn regions of conflict, development always takes a backseat. With reports suggesting that most of the funds meant for the development of basic...
DEMONISING DISSENT
Arundhati Roy’s statements on Kashmir have earned her a lot of criticism from the ultra-nationalistic media and politicians. By muzzling dissent, the country is...
Understanding makes you strong
Two days after she shared dice with Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a seminar on Kashmir in New Delhi, Arundhati Roy spoke in a seminar at Sringar. Kashmir life reproduces the speech.
An Upsetting Applecart
Kashmir’s fruit basket is losing weight and many other factors are sending fruit growers into the red. A Kashmir Life report.
For decades, apple has...
Managing historic cities
M Saleem BegThe rapid urbanization witnessed in recent times has accelerated the pace of change in all aspects of life, particularly in urban environments....
A hands down win
The LUTF faced a rout after in Hill Council elections, and Congress romped home with a thumping majority as NC stayed out. Ilham Hassan...
Nominal democracy
Skipping burning corruption issues in the country, the Congress president talked Kashmir at the AICC session this week. Iftikhar Gilani reports. Congress President Sonia...
‘Not seeking a direct US involvement’
Umar Farooq, 37 aspired to be software engineer but took over as ‘Mirwaiz’ after insurgents assassinated his father Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq in 1990....
