Let History Decide
by Iftikhar Gilani
In early 2005, when Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was at the helm of affairs, I was returning to Srinagar from apple rich city...
Catch-22
Riyaz Ul Khaliq
“My son achieved purpose of his life,” summed up mother of Dawood who died fighting Indian forces in South Kashmir. “Why should...
Suicidal Scares
Bilal Handoo
Lone family from central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district is in deep mourning at the moment. On Saturday they got a shock of their life...
Consequences of the new stream of militancy in Kashmir
By Zaid Irshad Qureshi
Today, anti-Indian dissent in Kashmir is partly indigenous, partly Pakistan sponsored, and a small part of it is radicalized and global,...
World Disability Day!
Saima Bhat
United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is celebrated on December 3 to promote awareness and mobilise support for critical issues...
Great Fall
Riyaz Ul Khaliq
Praise thy Lord! With the demise of former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the ‘North Pole-South Pole’ alliance of two ideologically diverse...
Change may bring about a change
Gowhar Geelani
Whether we want to accept it or not the truth remains that our world is witnessing some positive changes; all our troubles notwithstanding....
Different Angle
Saima Bhat
The moment photographs of Owais Bashir Malik’s mutilated body, an engineering student who went missing on January 12, became public, uptown’s quite Peerbagh...
No god but God
Zamir AhmadI borrow the title of today’s piece from author Reza Aslan’s acclaimed book of the same title. But my reasons for titling my...
Net Loss
Shakir Mir
A string of incidents that took place in the recent past signals to something very ominous. In the realm of words and expressions,...
Entrepreneurship and Islam
Zamir AhmedLast week a youth led initiative went relatively unnoticed before our overly politicized society. The Initiative was the “One Young Kashmir” six-day youth...
Trial by Pellets
By Tasavur Mushtaq
A frightening lull took over after Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s demise in AIIMS. For most of the 98 days during which Ms Mehbooba Mufti...
For A Greater Good
by Shujaat Bukhari
India and Pakistan cricket teams clashing in Bangalore after seven years, the relations between the two “bitter” neighbours are showing a discernible...
Angry, dejected & frustrated youth of Kashmir
Syed Tasaduq Nazmi
Introduction
‘Knowledge’ and ‘Frustration’ seem two expressions on different tracks without any link. Kashmir connects them intricately. When we analyze the circumstances of...
