Lt Gov Manoj Sinha
Jammu and Kashmir’s tragically “interesting” times have retained the surprise element throughout the period governance was taken over by the Ministry of Home Affairs...
Unanswered Knocks
Closure of the State Human Rights Commission has deprived victims of human rights violations in Kashmir of their only shot at speedy justice. Almost...
A Delayed Darbar
The government offices are finally shifting to Srinagar and the civil secretariat will open early July in Srinagar. Employees will operate from ‘as is...
Downgrading Red Zone
At one point of time, Hajin belt was emerging as Coronavirus hotbed. Though the belt continues wearing the red zone status, the numbers have...
Residency To Reservations
After being legally protected for 108 years, Kashmiris find themselves out in the open as reservation rules replace Residency rights. Haseeb A Drabu analyses the legal,...
Digital Discrimination
Despite the growing public clamour and the petitions in the Supreme Court, Government has refused to restore the high-speed internet for general masses. The...
Changed Concerns
The battle against the virus triggered pandemic has pushed everything else to the back-burner in the private and public sector reports Tasavur Mushtaq
Said to be...
Unsung Heroes
While everybody is crediting the medicos and the cops for doing what they are doing in the ongoing pandemic, nobody is even talking about...
At Your Doorstep
In order to ensure that footfalls on streets remain at the lowest, the administration in Srinagar is delivering essentials to families at their doorsteps....
Deafening Domicile
Amid the counter-Covid-19 lockdown, Delhi quietly rolled out the new rules defining domicile of the newly created Union Territory. Amended a few days later,...
Coronavirus: Are We Ready?
Poor infrastructure, lack of critical equipment for doctors, and poor coordination between government and experts indicates Kashmir is not as ready as the officials claim,...
Omar, Mehbooba, And PSA
UT administration’s invoking of the Public Safety Act (PSA) has triggered a lot of heat and storm. It is now the Supreme Court that...
Hyped Initiatives?
Between an over-hyped political outreach and a curtain raiser for investment in Jammu and Kashmir, there was a ‘dirty picture’ and a radical revelation...
Left In The Lurch
In the Jammu and Kashmir’s downgrade to a Union Territory, most of the autonomous Commissions were closed down. These included the Commission for Women....
Divulging Details
Barely four months after the government justified undoing of Article 370 by asserting that Jammu and Kashmir’s backwardness was rooted in its special status,...