Dream of a dignified livelihood
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...
Come Clean
In the just concluded session of the state legislature, the chief minister said the 110 youth killed in last four months by his police...
Acknowledging the obvious
Showkat AhmadThe first week of the nine day autumn session was by all means a colourful edition of the usually insipid state assembly. With...
Strangling the messenger
Nobody in Kashmir knows why the police seized all the newspapers on Friday morning and beat hawkers, leaving the valley without newspapers once again....
Nothing but hype
Muhammad AhseemThe much hyped visit of all party delegation to valley is now a thing of past. Contrary to what the national media projected...
Gagged democracy
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s estranged uncle Ghulam Muhammad Shah’s rule was one of the shortest in the state. But enough for Shah to gain the sobriquet of Gul Curfew because of the long spate of curfews that marred his short tenure.
Exploding myths
Showkat Ali
Well before, India launched ‘Shining India’ and ‘Incredible Rising’ campaigns, the world was made to be believe that India is a democratic nation. Though in India, democracy at the most means holding elections and nothing more. Civil liberties and differing views, not to mention dissent, are not appreciated. Most of the times dissent is castigated.
Letter from the editor
During the last three months a widely popular agitation has seen almost all of Kashmir either on the streets protesting and demanding Azadi or...
Act, if you mean business
Strikes and curfews are not new to Kashmir, especially in the last twenty years. Never ever, however, has Kashmir remained closed for three months...
Recreating terror
Muhammad AhseemThe disquieting revelations about the government approaching former dreaded Ikhwani renegades Qasim Khaar and Padam Shri Mumma Kanna for help to curb the...
Endangered livelihoods
Kashmir is going through a crisis, where lives and livelihoods are endangered. Given the toll in the last few months – lives lost, inflicted...
Government in Khakhi
DANISH NAQATIThere is a general impression that the government in Kashmir is defunct. Everybody, conveniently seems to ignore the fact that the cabinet meets...
Widen Space
The only assurance that the incumbent government gave to the ailing separatist before setting him free was that he will get the space for...
Deeds, not words
Sameer AhmadThe repeated announcements by the Government of India that they fully back Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the endeavours to stop the now...
Save a generation
For months together now, we are being continuously told that Kashmir’s trouble has a territory and a peculiar commerce attached to it. A few...
