Khalnayak’s Narrative
By boycotting the official Martyrs Day function, the ruling BJP created a historic precedence that shocked everybody. But Bilal Handoo says the rightwing party...
Once Again
In the midst of Doval doctrine, BJP identified the “right moment” to engage with Kashmir politically. As Dineshwar Sharma, a man from the security...
Tral’s Gufkrals’
On the foothills of Tral is a maze of caves that is an established archaeological site offering details about the early settlements of mankind...
CoviDepression
After losing nearly 300 and prevailing infection to more than 12,000 people, it is still too early to assess the real psychological costs of...
Fear, Insecurity
Civilians have remained the main collateral damage of the three decades of turmoil. Amid restoration of peace claims when a series of selective killings...
The Proud Shepherd
A boy who was being encouraged to follow his father and graze herds in the Pir Panchal jungles decided to study sciences and was...
Rehman Rahi (1925-2023)
In the demise of Rehman Rahi, Kashmir lost a doyen whose contributions to the Kashmiri language and literature are next to none, reports Yawar...
Poll Perplexity
Within days after the pollster started working towards holding the local body polls later this year, credible reports suggest the exercise may not take...
CHOKED VOICES, STIFLING PEACE
The governments in Srinagar and New Delhi have used stone pelting to justify police action on Kashmiri protestors. While many here say the force...
A Widow’s Life
An overwhelming 91 per cent of widows choose not to remarry in Muslim majority Kashmir as they are stigmatized and their children are not...
Flooded Faithfully
It was not individual greed or the policy failure at the highest decision-making levels only that Kashmir’s watercourse is facing barriers. Even the faithful...
1947: First Blood
Within 24 hours after Kashmir acceded to India in 1947, the Srinagar airport was not only the epicentre of the first war that India...
Death of Fear
Fear is a key element of managing abnormal situations and it has been in vogue for decades now in Kashmir. With youth clashing with...
Men in Khaki
In the backdrop of Kathua kidnapping, rape and murder of little Rasana girl, certain sections of society in J&K are raising fingers towards the...
Bartered Symbolism
Ten years and a few thousand crores of turnover later, Home Ministry found enough of loopholes to suspend the barter trade at the Line...
