Covid Combatants
Around 1100 health workers in Kashmir contracted the infection, fought it and recovered, unlike the five doctors who died. Preoccupied with managing Covid-19 and...
Turf Wars
The first post-5/8 election for the newly created developmental bodies across Jammu and Kashmir has neither prevented established politicians from jumping into the micro-constituencies...
Law of The Jungle
Demolition of numerous “illegal” seasonal hutments of the nomadic tribes across Kashmir and Jammu by the authorities has triggered an outcry in Kashmir and...
The Best Half
Falling in love while in her teens, a lady put an exemplary battle - after her marriage, to secure the release of her husband...
Land, Brick & Mortar
The immediate fallout of dismantling the protective provisions in August 2019 is that outside entrepreneurs have become an intermediary between the government and the...
Land Unlocked
The new land laws promulgated by the central government for Jammu and Kashmir have triggered a new wave of insecurity, reports Umar Mukhtar
On October 26,...
Deeper Designs
After dismembering the Jammu and Kashmir state and downgrading it to twin Union Territories, the focus of reorganising is now the third tier of...
Covid-19: 1430 Deaths After
Seven months into the Coronavirus pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir is struggling to cope with the rising number of infections and deaths. With winter approaching,...
The Hill Barber
Certain jobs like that of a barber have been denigrated by society to a level that not many youths from Generation Next are willing...
Gilgit Gambit
A year after the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was rolled back, the Chinese army is on the borders in Ladakh and Pakistan...
Kashmir’s Hidden Epidemic
While authorities and society are fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, Kashmir’s hidden epidemic, the drug abuse, is reporting an exponential rise. Professional surveys suggest the...
Schools On Distress Sale
So far, Kashmir’s public discourse surrounded the loss of school days and the sluggish 2G in the education’s online circus. Silently but surely, the...
Mini Kashmir In Mountains
Far away from Srinagar is a little Kashmir in Kishtwar shrouded in clouds between Kashmir and Jammu. Administratively part of Jammu, Wadwan is accessible...
Elderly Burdens?
Invariably the elder brothers in most of the families contribute significantly in bringing up and educating the younger siblings besides expanding the family businesses....
Past of the Future
By the weave of the book, the author has reclaimed the past of his generation. Does the weft of his narrative frame the future...
