Elections

Javaid Ahmad Mir It is for the fermentation of this magical word “azaadi” that has spilled the streams of blood down the terrains of a...

History has interesting ways of repeating itself. The day the senior citizenry trekked to Bulbul Nawagam in Islamabad periphery to pay their tribute to...

High Altitude Battle Unlike the last four phases in J&K, the last one involving Ladakh and Baramulla is being contested by parties so intensely that...

Mohammad Sultan Bhat (May 27, 1945 – August 13, 1996) A Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) worker since he was 15 years old, Mohammad Sultan Bhat had contested assembly elections...

In the just concluded Lok Sabha polls, state’s oldest political party was pushed to the knots. But what continues to dominate the table talks...

The rise of Muslim United Front (MUF) at the peak of a disconnect between Delhi and Srinagar led to unprecedented participation in the 1987...

The upcoming Rajya Sabha elections for four vacant seats of J&K have unfolded the future political alliances including the first ever contrasting one. Shah...

With nothing new to offer almost all the major political parties contesting in ongoing state assembly elections released their manifestos half-heartedly, Shah Abbas takes...

The first post-5/8 election for the newly created developmental bodies across Jammu and Kashmir has neither prevented established politicians from jumping into the micro-constituencies...

With your support, we have completed seven years of uninterrupted publication. We have maintained the tradition of dedicating the anniversary issue to a theme...

With PDP’s first list of candidates out rival NC is on its toes again. Is it PDP’s over confidence or master stroke only time will...

To start afresh, a number of senior government officials joined politics seeking rebirth through EVMs in recent elections, but failed. Safwat Zargar reports how...

Located on the peripheries of Srinagar city Chadoora presents a sorry picture seeking attention of its representatives. Safwat Zargar talks to people across ideologies...

The first phase of Lok Sabha polls witnessed 34 per cent plus participation but ended with a teenager’s killing. As the dance of democracy...

At least a dozen seats were won by BJP, independents and Apni Part because of the infighting within PAGD and its failure to take...