Loading the dice
The civil society has started to speak out against corruption, which apparently has become part of life in the state. Last month a group...
High Way To Destruction
Kashmir is losing a generation to drugs, with medicinal opiates being the most abused substances to get a high. Social stigmatisation is keeping many...
FOR LOVE OF THEIR LAND
Many professionals are returning to Kashmir giving up lucrative jobs in foreign countries to contribute in the development and progress of their native land....
OVERWHELMING VOTE
Ongoing panchayat polls have seen heavy voter turnout. Different people have different reasons to contest and participate but will it trigger a change. P...
The grass roots democrats
The elections to the village councils and village heads have seen a diverse set of contestants. Kashmir Life profiles some of the elected and...
The Famous Family
Ravinder Singh Binder won the sarpanch elections in Simbal Camp, a village were migrants from the other side were settled after partition. The village...
MESS OF A TRADE
Ten months after Prime Minister Singh promised to make trans-LoC trade ‘more viable and hassle-free’, President Zardari termed it a ‘pioneering CBM’ on Kashmir....
Sangh On Sale
The BJP won a historic mandate in Jammu - 11 of the 87 seats in 2008 state elections after enforcing an economic blockade on...
A Jokers Jaunt
As the BJP state president Shamsher Singh Manhas started introducing his party’s delegation of lawmakers on a study tour of the state in the...
Disillusioned with saffron brigade
The sale of votes by BJP lawmakers has seriously dented the party’s image and angered its supporters, forcing its MLA to resign but analysts...
NOT FOR KIDS
Age is no bar for long and harsh detentions in Kashmir, even if there the state falters on facilities for underage detainees required under...
A GOVERNMENT FOR SALARIES
As the lawmakers unanimously decided to double their wages for the second time in less than five years, the government employees have intensified their...
Lawless Law
While the state government has been calling for repealing of AFSPA, it has generally evaded debates on PSA over which it has all the...
Lost greens
Srinagar city would grow a lot of vegetables from its famous hak-i-waris but huge population growth and urbanization has devoured these vegetable gardens. Abdul...
Sleeping Over Disaster
When the country most equipped to deal with a high intensity quake is shattered, what lessons does it have for Kashmir, where people seem...
