Editorial

This week, J&K government took two baby steps in the direction of restoring a routine in Kashmir that existed prior to the agitation. One...

Right to freedom of religion including the right to religious assembly has been the hallmark of free societies. However in Jammu & Kashmir, the...

Regardless of whether the question paper set for an undergraduate class by a college lecturer adheres to the standard norms, the fact remains that the educational system prevalent in a society cannot be divorced from the broader fabric of socio-political life.

Laws in any society are crucial for administration and keeping order. In earlier times autocrats and emperors would make laws that would change with...

After dithering over the issue of getting youth back from the training camps across the LoC for many years, the government has come out...

With the partition of the sub-continent and the birth of Kashmir dispute there started an era of injustice, which took different shades under different...

Non-Kashmiri militants arrested in the past have often told their interrogators that they were driven to Kashmir by the propaganda in their countries. The...

Since India and Pakistan gained independence in 1947, Kashmir has remained fundamental to their defence and the foreign affairs.

Dr Shiekh ShowkatObama’s India visit is generating a lot of interest in Kashmir as people here expect that he may be able to persuade...

Acknowledging the mistakes committed by J&K police while handling the present uprising in Valley, state police chief Kuldeep Khoda seemed manoeuvring hard at a public durbar in Budgam, to rebuild the image of the institution he leads. He expressed his desire to listen to the people and understand as to why the situation deteriorated.

AHAMD RIYAZIndia and Pakistan have once again been sparring over Kashmir. The recent UN session saw some bitter wrangling over the dispute. At one...

Amid curfew, killings and the anger, the visit of the all partydelegation of the parliamentarians were the biggest show that TV crews ensured every...

Showkat AhmadRight from the day Omar Abdullah took over as chief minister of the state he has been making announcements of tackling the state’s...

In the just concluded session of the state legislature, the chief minister said the 110 youth killed in last four months by his police...

Showkat AhmadThe first week of the nine day autumn session was by all means a colourful edition of the usually insipid state assembly. With...