Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Newsmakers
ANNOUNCED: Special Investigation Team (SIT) that has failed to achieve a breakthrough in the twin rapes and murders in Shopian has announced an award...
Shortcomings of the J&K RTI rules
Raja MuzaffarThere are many positive features in the rules for new J&K Right to Information Act 2009 made public by government, but there are...
A long, long drive to hospital
A year after Kashmir saw harshest curfews post 1990’s, Majid Maqbool recounts a compelling journey through the curfewed streets of Srinagar. My phone rings,...
Billboard Blight in Srinagar
Tarique A Bhat The mercantile society that destroys all human relationships, professional relationships, health, the environment is trying to get rid of Billboard blight....
D?j? vu
Zamir AhmadIt happens all the time. And happens to all of us.That eerie feeling of having experienced an entirely new situation previously. Psychologists call...
Let Kashmir govern itself
Reyaz AhmadThis Assembly session has by far been the murkiest in the state’s history. It started with Mehbooba Mufti’s mike stunt that put news...
Punitive Act
Among all Indian states, J&K has the distinction of having its own constitution. Through its fundamental rights and directive principles, the constitution aims to...
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...
Traveling on a Muslim name
Shahrukh Khan’s detention at a US airport may have raised many eyebrows in India, but the incident is not one off. It is a...
At her zenith !
Ather Zia has explored many lands in her journey of excellence, that started from her humble home in Srinagar. Shazia Khan traces her voyage...
Architecture Education in India
Dr. Seemin RubabThe signature of any city is its vernacular architecture. When conserved, it is heritage and when in ruins, it becomes archaeology. Architecture...
Gazi Misbah-ud-din
Nisar Ahmad Bhat alias Gazi Misbah-ud-din, the alleged chief commander of operations of Hizbul Mujahideen walked free this week after a court in Islamabad...
Bollywood boosts Kashmir kid’s dreams
A school kid from a Kashmir village who sang in Piyush Jha’s just released film, Sikander, dreams of making it big in Bollywood. Hamidullah...
Hard work pays
When conditions are not favourable for exhibiting talent to the fullest, wise people seek opportunities elsewhere. Shazia Khan profiles a Kashmiri scientist who prefers...
