Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Curfewed adaptation
At 7pm, says Abdul Hamid Beig, one of old city’s best known chemists, I start from Lal Bazaar taking the internal route. “I wait...
Talk with purpose
As the Kashmir is reeling through curfews and strikes for the third consecutive summer, there are indications that New Delhi is in talking mood,...
A dangerous fraud
Naeem AkhtarThe other day I received a call from an unknown number. On the other side was a voice that sounded noble, gentle and...
CHOKED VOICES, STIFLING PEACE
The governments in Srinagar and New Delhi have used stone pelting to justify police action on Kashmiri protestors. While many here say the force...
All in the family
If the National Conference had any intentions to bring change in its party leadership, they have been dumped for now, as president Dr Farooq...
Chased to death
Faizan Buhroo’s death by drowning, allegedly in a commotion caused by police chase is not the only one of its kind. There are three...
Derailed by the language
Pakistani insistence on a timeline to Kashmir issue and Siachen, and India’s fears of a Sharm el-Sheikh repeat spoiled the foreign ministers meeting in...
Interrupted childhood disrupted future
Youngsters are becoming a major causality in street protests in Kashmir. Apart from the bullets and batons, a number of children are now facing...
Minor wars
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is single handedly fighting on many fronts at the same time. A Kashmir Life report. In his media appearances these...
Newsmakers
BLOCKED: Justice JP Singh of Jammu & Kashmir High Court stayed the selection of Safina Gul, daughter of chief minister’s adviser Mubarak Gul for...
Flu in the air
A deadly disease if not controlled, swine flu can become a major health concern for Jammu & Kashmir if government doesn’t take speedy measures...
Bills in the bin
Most of the private member bills introduced in legislature fail to turn into a law for want of numbers. That does not mean the...
Developing software
Irfan Mushtaq completed his engineering degree in computer sciences in 2005. Today, he is CEO of iKraft, a software company based in Kashmir. Ibrahim...
Desecrating the dead
Despite some infamous instances of firing on funeral processions, attacking one was considered a taboo for security agencies. Not any more, as more and...
At a loss
In victory we lose. In defeat we lose. In action we lose. In inaction we lose. In status quo we lose. In change we...
