Frozen Photos
With only BJP contesting the Block Development Council (BDC) polls, the politics of Jammu and Kashmir is frozen in time. Though the government indicated...
Elections, Again
At a time when Kashmir’s entire political class is restricted to homes or jails in wake of abrogation of special status and undoing of...
Long Wait For Justice
As the Kashmir lockdown and communication blockade gets into the third month, people expect the court interventions may actually offer some relief. In cases...
‘Out Of Circulation’
Almost 42 days after he was restricted to his Gupkar home, the government finally arrested DrFarooq Abdullah formally under Public Safety Act. The arrest...
Ladakh In Action
Unlike Kashmir, the soon-to-be Union Territory of Ladakh is actively working to consolidate the gains that came to the arid region in wake of...
A Jinxed Palace?
Overlooking the Dal Lake, a Gothic monster has proven to be inauspicious for everyone — from its builders to those interested in it post-partition. After...
Silent Disquiet?
The lockdown, now into the fourth week, offers no idea about when Kashmir will return to routine
Almost three weeks after the parliament unilaterally withdrew...
Bad Times?
In the last 40 years, the Kashmir government changed three sets of clocks on Srinagar’s landmark Ghanta Ghar, but none of them ever exhibited...
Surviving The Heroin Crush
After almost nine quiet deaths in north Kashmir, there are scores literally fighting for life as they have spent millions in managing their Heroin-thirst....
Wasted Investment
In Srinagar and in Kashmir periphery, there are dozens of buildings meant to house schools, hospitals and other public facilities, which have come up...
Yatra’s Two Sides
While the arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra 2019 are exceptionally upgraded from both the axis, the curfew-like restrictions on the movement of commuters and...
Shah’s Sojourn
BJP president and Home Minister Amit Shah made his maiden visit to the state, distinct by refusing to meet any political party. Analysts say...
The Village Talk
As more than 4500 officers moved for an overnight stay in Panchayats between the Sino-Indian border and the Line of Control to listen to...
Delimitating Debate
Powerful Modi government is reportedly toying with the idea of a fresh delimitation for Kashmir assembly by undoing a legislative freeze. While there is...
Possible Ambitions
After the landslide victory fetches it a firm control in Delhi, the focus on Jammu and Kashmir may revolve around the BJP’s possibility of...