Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Newsmakers
APROVED: From January 2010, J&K will have a new pension scheme (NPS) for the new recruitments. Almost similar to the Contributory Provident Fund (CPF),...
NREGS: Better late than never
Revision of wages under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme may help the state reap its benefits, but experts say more is required. Haroon...
A generous hand
Established in 2005, Sakhawat Centre strives to achieve its multifarious objectives of facilitating quality education, social transformation and upliftment of destitute. Shazia Khan reports....
Inquisitive instinct
Naseema Lanker made history by becoming the first divisional commissioner of Kashmir. Shazia Yousuf profiles the change maker. Naseema Lanker will always remember August...
CAUTION: PR at work
Tarique A Bhat“... if the circus is coming to town and you paint a sign saying ‘Circus Coming to the Exhibition ground ‘, that’s...
The grindstones of time
Zamir AhmadPublic memory is supposed to be very short. Amnesia, seemingly, afflicts nations more severely than the individuals. But history, on the other hand,...
Is the sand shifting around Kashmir?
Parvaiz BukhariSitting in Kashmir it appears nothing is changing except the status quo further consolidating itself while resistance remains an under control internal dynamic,...
Trust him
The statecraft that evolved post 2002 is clear that no Kashmir centric political party can be in power in J&K. Congress has emerged as...
Idiosyncratic eccentricities
Arshid MalikThis era is like an era of personal and interpersonal crisis with the greatest hit taken by the most essential resource that is...
Farooq Amin
Farooq Amin, Director Sales and Marketing, Kanwal Group became second Kashmiri to bag National Award for Entrepreneurship in Micro & Small Enterprises engaged in...
Bank to lend men
The state owned J&K Bank is planning to put a director each on boards of local companies it supports. A Kashmir Life report.In coming...
Role of Science-Teachers in Changing Times
Dr. Seemin RubabThe role of teachers has undergone a paradigm shift in new millennium. Apart from imparting education which is the primary duty, a...
Legal eagle
Storming into a male bastion with a flying career Tabassum Wani is the first woman law student from Kashmir to have bagged one of...
Out of rhyme but not reason
Arshid Malik Kashmir valley and its people have been going through difficult times for long now. Our society altogether is not doing well, even...
Mehbooba Mufti
Known for flinging surprises, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and leader of the Opposition Mehbooba Mufti took everyone by a bigger surprise this week...
