Law of The Jungle
Demolition of numerous “illegal” seasonal hutments of the nomadic tribes across Kashmir and Jammu by the authorities has triggered an outcry in Kashmir and...
Land, Brick & Mortar
The immediate fallout of dismantling the protective provisions in August 2019 is that outside entrepreneurs have become an intermediary between the government and the...
Trekking For 2G
Not far away from the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector, students climb to a hilltop to catch the low-speed mobile signal to...
Land Unlocked
The new land laws promulgated by the central government for Jammu and Kashmir have triggered a new wave of insecurity, reports Umar Mukhtar
On October 26,...
Tales From Towns
Unlike Back to Village programme that saw reasonable participation of people, ‘My Town, My Pride’ was struggling to draw crowds, reports Khalid Bashir Gura
On...
Deeper Designs
After dismembering the Jammu and Kashmir state and downgrading it to twin Union Territories, the focus of reorganising is now the third tier of...
Roshni’s Load Shedding
The High Court verdict on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) brought forth the serious crises the 2001 Roshni Scheme had. While the new set...
Paying For Possession
The Ministry of Home Affairs has delegated the authority to impose and collect the property tax on urban and suburban areas and people are...
Village Vaunts?
As more than 4000 officers moved out of their offices to interact with the residents in the periphery of Jammu and Kashmir as part...
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...