Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Melody
His nervousness didn’t last long, somebody among musicians pulled a string and the singer closed his eyes to sing the first line. The song was a call, from an old father to his disappeared son that lingers between hope and ambiguity.
Clicked
When there is a war going on and you hand a gun to a boy, he will learn simply by firing everyday—he learns through...
Risk manager
From an agriculture graduate to top notch financial wizard, Jumsheed Hussain has had a total U-turn in his career. He is probably the only...
Acclaimed act
He has been a lead actor in Mahesh Bhatt’s movie Dhokha. His work won him a lot of acclaim. Muzammil Ibrahim’s road to Bollywood...
Never skip a beat
He topped in the PGI Chandigarh exam, where he pursued DM in cardiology. He is also the pioneer of cardiac electrophysiology in Kashmir. Born...
Designing a dream
Saima Iqbal had a dream. She wanted to become an architect. Her career choice took her to MSIA College of Karnataka University. This was the first time she was away from home; completely on her own.
Mechanical upgrade
In 1995, a 28 year old auto mechanic from a poor farmer family sells his father’s agricultural land for Rs 25,000 to realise his...
Ghulam Rasool Kar
Veteran congress leader Ghulam Rasool Kar, who rejoined the party after a year’s interlude of estrangement, made a strong appeal to the party for...
Success – a monolithic word
Arshid MalikSuccess is a monolithic word with a multitude of strings attached. What is success and who is successful is subject to a variety...
SRINAGAR DESERVES BETTER
Kashmir’s political parties have evolved in such a way that they see Srinagar as ‘seat of power’ and not a living entity. This tunnel...
Count them in
Dr. Bashir Ahmad Dabla
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After the 1981 census showed the decreasing proportion of Muslims in state’s population, there was strong resentment in the Kashmiri intelligentsia, which questioned its ‘correctness’ and ‘reliability’. Even the state government was not satisfied with the census. 
Partnering progress
In a panel discussion presided over by chief minister Omar Abdullah on J&K’s Economic Reconstruction through Public Private Partnership (PPP) last week, economist and...
Fast Forwarded
The Indo-Pak composite dialogue facing hiccups since its 26/11 pause, is seeing a sudden boost with talks at three levels lined up in Islamabad....
A matter of honour
There has been an increase in harassment of women at workplace and in public places. But most victims shy away from raising their voice....
A charitable heart
At 73, Peerzaada Hamidullah Qadri, devotes himself to running a charitable trust. Aliya Bashir reports. After a long teaching career Peerzaada Hamidullah Qadri retired...
