Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Srinagar Must Vote, Even for NC
Naeem Akhtar
A two end axis has emerged in the state electoral politics which seems to have become immutable since 1996.Separatists led by Syed Ali...
Silence Please!
Zamir Ahmed
In a world where everyone speaks to get noticed fearing that silence would be construed as absence from the scene, a single moment of calmness is a rare entity. Wise men, men of letters, thinkers, poets and intellectuals used to work through nights because that would provide them the right environment and solace from noises of the day. But today as ‘Development’ is seen in terms of how lively a city is during the night, silence can only be dreamt of in sporadic moments of sleep the citizens of today get. Like many animal and plant species, silence seems to have become extinct or at least highly endangered.
In a world where everyone speaks to get noticed fearing that silence would be construed as absence from the scene, a single moment of calmness is a rare entity. Wise men, men of letters, thinkers, poets and intellectuals used to work through nights because that would provide them the right environment and solace from noises of the day. But today as ‘Development’ is seen in terms of how lively a city is during the night, silence can only be dreamt of in sporadic moments of sleep the citizens of today get. Like many animal and plant species, silence seems to have become extinct or at least highly endangered.
Baglihar slips into NHPC hands
Water abundant but power deficit J&K commissioned its flagship Baglihar project after fighting many ‘wars’ against nature, Pakistan, and a discouraging system. As generation...
Kulgam
Carved out of Islamabad, Kulgam is one among the eight newly created districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier a tehsil, Kulgam has the districts Islamabad and Pulwama in its contiguity on its eastern and northern sides respectively. The districts of Udhampur and Rajouri fall on its south and south-west, though separated by majestic mountainous range of Pir Panjal, acting as a massive topographical barrier but rich in vegetation and forests with extensive pastures on its lower slopes.
Challenging a ‘fair’ Judiciary
Few documents have recorded the human rights abuse in Kashmir over the past 20 years. Even few have questioned the role of judiciary in...
Small car, big hitches
The Tata’s small car is luring people at the lowest ebb of middle class, but concerns are growing whether infrastructure and environment in Kashmir...
Words of pain
Taja was mesmerized by poetry since childhood, but it were tragedies at a ripe age that brought out the poetess in her. Shazia Yousuf...
Newsmakers
BURNT: Effigies of Shia cleric and Huriyat leader Molvi Abbas Ansari were burnt after Friday prayers at various places in old city by angry...
Innovating Sufi music
Shazia Khan
They are becoming a phenomenon with more than 12 chart-busters since January. Literally Irfan Nabi and Bilal Ahmad of newly created Sufi Band...
Tenzin Tseten Rinpoche
Tulku Tsenyi Khentrul Tenzin Tseten Rinpoche (born May 14, 2001) was enthroned as the reincarnation of Geshe Lobsang Gyatso,
Unemployment – truths and beyond
Unemployment is one of the major issues that concerns the present government in Jammu and Kashmir and has almost equally agitated the regimes of the past. Every now and then statistics are thrown at our face telling us how difficult it is to create employment opportunities for everyone.
Politics and Power
To be in government and to be in power may be seen as being synonymous but the fact is that the two are vastly different; not just literally but also substantively.
Fiscal Reform Agenda- Tasks Ahead
The architects of the Indian Constitution after taking cognizance of the functional realities took a departure from dual federalism to the ‘cooperative federalism’.
Engaging the citizenry
Tarique A Bhat Citizen action most often addresses local concerns or needs that impact our quality of life. There is a greater need for...
More life for fruit
Kashmir apples are gaining a longer life, courtesy a Controlled Atmosphere Storage facility installed by Fungicides India Limited. Haroon Mirani reports on the prospects...
