Omar Abdullah
After his faux pas in the Shopian aftermath Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seems to have taking his lessons keenly. Although there is little in action to demonstrate
Srinagar Roads: Hunt and Gather
Tarique A Bhat
Sadak Bijli Paani is what was promised during 2008 elections. We are getting cosmetic touch and not the traffic-infrastructure
Done in by the dons
Home Minister P Chidambaram was requested by the state government to review the development projects in J&K. It may not have helped the state...
Beyond Gobar Gas
At the fag end of his political career, Kashmir’s three-time Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah finally landed as head of one of India’s “insignificant”...
PM talks Kashmir
Journalist Iftikhar Gilani was part of media team that accompanied Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Russia. Dr Singh had a 40-minute close-door meeting with...
Investigation gets eyes, agitation continues
Investigation into the Shopian gang rape and murder is narrowing as eyewitnesses point to men in uniform. Shah Abbas reports.
Water warriors of Doda
A group of young men fight Chenab’s fast flowing waters for rescuing persons who fell in the river. Haroon Mirani profiles these brave-hearts. In...
Newsmakers
KILLED: Senior JKLF activist Sher Khan was killed in PAK. He was abducted by unidentified persons a few days ago and his body was...
Energy Beyond Water
Mankind is drawing energy from various sources. J&K, though belatedly, is progressing on the thermal and geothermal energy fronts. A Kashmir Life report
Solar and...
Scope of Energy Entrepreneurship in Kashmir
Energy is a key input for sustenance and growth. Green sources of energy are those which are relatively free from the emissions of Greenhouse...
Talk Loose and Lose Track!
Zamir Ahmed“And then a scholar said, Speak of Talking. And he (the prophet) answered, saying: You talk when you cease to be at peace...
Can forensics provide answers?
(People demanding arrest of Shopian rape and murder case culprits - Photo by: Bilal Bahadur)
Advances in forensic science can pinpoint the culprits in Shopian...
Uncovering a cover up?
As the mystery about the gang rape and murder in Shopian slowly unfolds, the investigative lapses and interventions in the case are becoming strikingly...
I feel like I am you
Shaziya Yousuf
I saw you there in that picture. You were being carried home. There were two bodies wrapped in
I saw you there in that picture. You were being carried home. There were two bodies wrapped in
Taking on the Left, the Right, and Centre
Tarique A Bhat
We are feeling a morbid lack of interest in life and sort of empty inside? Completely lacking in motivation. Reason: We are obsessed with politics and tend to look at the government and politicians as the cause of all problems in our lives.
Yes, we are fed up with politics of more than 75 years now. I am talking of many who don’t neatly fit into the red or green. Kashmir is mired in a whirlpool of uncertainty. Our politicians are without the requisite political will to overcome deliberately designed structural impediments to solving the problem.
We are feeling a morbid lack of interest in life and sort of empty inside? Completely lacking in motivation. Reason: We are obsessed with politics and tend to look at the government and politicians as the cause of all problems in our lives.
Yes, we are fed up with politics of more than 75 years now. I am talking of many who don’t neatly fit into the red or green. Kashmir is mired in a whirlpool of uncertainty. Our politicians are without the requisite political will to overcome deliberately designed structural impediments to solving the problem.
