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...
Kashmir Fault Line
Kashmir has no access to nuclear energy. It cannot even hope to have one in the given situation. But that does not lessen the...
When the earth shook in Japan
A firsthand account of the quake in Japan and the behavior of the people in the aftermath of the disaster and the government’s response....
The Disconnect
Many historic routes connect Kashmir to the outside world. It has been an important place on the silk route but the political changes in...
If Militancy Returns
Is Kashmir poised for a fresh cycle of militancy? Some sections would like us to believe so, some fear so. And if so, who...
FOR THE SAKE OF SUMMER
Wary of another summer of unrest in Kashmir, the governments in New Delhi and Srinagar aren’t just keeping their fingers crossed, there is a...
CHALLENGE OF PEOPLE POWER
As Egyptian crisis shakes the Arab World, countries are rethinking on the potential of peaceful protests - of people’s power. Those doubting the efficacy...
A US Embassy cable from Bahrain released by Wikileaks.
Crown Prince Shaikh Salma Bin Hamad al Khalifa calls Iran a threat bigger than Israel. Here is verbatim of the us cable.
LIFE INTERRUPTED
Conflict induced stress is not only taking a toll on mental health in Kashmir but also causing reproductive problems and disorders in young men...
Revolution
As millions pour into the streets in the Arab World to register their resentment against the corrupt undemocratic regimes, seen mostly as U.S. puppets,...
Ripples in Kashmir
Egypt crisis apart from sending shock waves in the wider Muslim world is being closely followed in the Sub-continent, giving their governments a cause...
