Jammu At Political Crossroads?
As the delimitation exercise looks set to enhance the number of seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly for Jammu, bringing it at par with...
Man Behind the Mask
Only an investigation will reveal if the Bandipora shootout that killed Altaf Dar, J&K Police’s larger than life investigator, was a chase or a...
A Jinxed Palace?
Overlooking the Dal Lake, a Gothic monster has proven to be inauspicious for everyone — from its builders to those interested in it post-partition. After...
Jail Placid
Authorities set up six special jails in anticipation of the August 5 decesion. One of them is the Centaur Lakeview Hotel on the Srinagar’s...
IMPRISONED SCHOLARLY
Thousands of people were jailed in Kashmir since 1990’s. Their miserable lives in confinement notwithstanding; scores of them converted their cells into study centers...
The Jail In Neighbourhood
As the UT administration shifted the detained political class from a Boulevard Hotel to the Lawmakers’ Hostel, apparently for the winters, their families were...
Scholar with a gun
When Lolab’s Mannan Wani drove from AMU to join rebels, everybody within and outside the security grid started asking: “Why did an AMU scholar...
Cathartic Return
When the faithful thronged the places of worship after 21 weeks of disconnect in the lockdown dictated by the pandemic, the scene was cathartic. Being...
Modish Mantra
BJP rising avtar Narendra Modi was fiery in selling half truths to an audience that historically fought Kashmir’s exclusivity in the region. Akin to...
The Legend Of Jamia Masjid
The history of Jamia Masjid is a reflection of the history of Kashmir. A monument of resistance politics, the mosque has been witness to...
VALLEY OF TEARS
Ocean of Tears is the first government funded documentary on Kashmir's human rights crisis. In anticipation of its maiden screening,120000 people watched it. Shams...
Sand Storm
At the peak of internet blockade, UT administration e-auctioned around 100 sand blocks along the Jhelum river and some of its tributaries. Most of...
The Other Side of Pain
Killings are painful and shattering for everybody regardless of the politics and profession. On the day of Eid, three cops were killed and two...
Sand Diggers
On a pleasant September morning, Mohammad Sidiq, a sand-digger in his early 30s, pushes his long wooden boat out onto the River Jhelum, which...
Sheikh’s UN Speech
Within four months after the tribal raids led to the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir and eventually triggered the first war between India and...