State of health
A research commissioned by the health department found the biomedical waste management in Kashmir as primitive and highly hazardous for public health and environment....
STONE IN MY HAND
Eulogized by some, demonized by some, attacked and defended, stone pelters remained the centre of unrest in Kashmir this year and dominated the discourse....
A Bagful Of Protest
Stone pelting may be the most talked about form of protest in Kashmir but it is the not the only one. Kashmiris have used...
Systemic Disability
Life is a challenge for the physically disadvantaged people. While many overcome hurdles to living a better life, an insensitive government in Kashmir limits...
ACQUITTED
The first victims of dreaded POTA have been acquitted, nine years after they were booked and five years after the act was repealed in...
AVERTING DISASTER
Was it a responsive district administration, influence of local political workers, or were the protests simply subdued. Whatever the reason, Ganderbal – that Omar...
Marked For Life
There are more than 75000 families in the police black list whose members and relatives are barred from jobs, denied passports and always under surveillance. Around 15000 have been added in just two years. Ilham Hassan reports
DEMONISING DISSENT
Arundhati Roy’s statements on Kashmir have earned her a lot of criticism from the ultra-nationalistic media and politicians. By muzzling dissent, the country is...
Understanding makes you strong
Two days after she shared dice with Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a seminar on Kashmir in New Delhi, Arundhati Roy spoke in a seminar at Sringar. Kashmir life reproduces the speech.
WILL HE? WON’T HE?
Kashmiris have a mixed feeling towards Obama’s India visit, while some expect him to talk Kashmir, most do not. Khursheed Wani reports. The public...
Living Torture
The government has scuttled a bill aimed at preventing torture by police and punishing the perpetrators. Khursheed Wani analyses why the state is reluctant...
Dismayed
The much hyped talk of appointing interlocutors for Kashmir have started as a damp squib, with most people dismayed by New Delhi’s choice. Iftikhar...
Scarred for Life
Hundreds of people injured during the current unrest are fighting a lonely battle for survival, and hope - of a better future. Though in...
Lost Light
People who know him as a soft spoken doctor may find noted ophthalmologist Dr Bashir Ahmad a changed man. He gets angry frequently and sometimes talks aloud. No big change, after what he been seeing in the last three months of unrest.
BRAVING BULLETS, SAVING LIVES
They are stopped, harassed, beaten up, but they turn up for duty day after day. Doctors and hospital staff kept the healthcare sector running...
