Withered in hope
Individuals have been carrying out menial jobs at literal peanuts for decades on the hope that one day their services will be formally regularised...
Raid Round
In the midst of a fierce debate on Article 35A, NIA investigations into hawala funding emerged a much larger development in Kashmir, reports Tasavur...
Scheming Locally
Most of the central sponsored schemes devised by Delhi face serious challenges in Kashmir at the implementation level. So the officials at ground zero...
Taxing Texts
After a stressful and rigorous debate within and outside the state assembly, J&K finally joined the GST regime. With constitutional debate over, the real...
Kashmir: In Formation
The ‘writer’-abundant ruling party wants to take its image-making department to new heights as a model so it appointed ten directors in less than...
Slipping Control
Stake-holding in Kashmir is diluting fast as everybody is facing its own bit of challenge: the militants, the separatists and the government. So where...
Misplaced Priorities
Between the restive Kashmir streets and the reactive UN appendages lies the government of J&K. But its actions indicate, the coalition, seemingly in denial...
Framed?
When Jammu Chamber issued threats to UNHCR registered Rohangya refugees, they had misread some information that pertained to a juice seller. Syed Junaid Hashmi...
Discordant Tones
Two years after the BJP and PDP entered into polar alliance, nothing much has moved on the Kashmir front. After 2016 unrest and recent...
Stinking Sopore
Once famed for its apple orchards and pristine streams, Sopore town is fast turning into a literal dustbin. Of nine metric tons of waste...
“Without a proper road network in place, I am trying to manage traffic, so...
Sargun Shukla, a 2012 Punjab cadre IPS officer became first female Senior Superintendent of Police to manage Srinagar’s traffic. In a conversation with Saima...
“Allah on my side”
After spending 35 years as teacher, former college principal Prof S K Bhalla has started his crusade against corruption in the system. Apart from...
The Apple Cart Push
Six months after a vast high-density apple orchard was axed by angry protesters in south Kashmir, government has launched a major initiative to plant...
Retarded Recruitments
With the unemployment being officially considered a major factor responsible for most of the ills in Kashmir, why are official recruiting systems exhibiting a...
The ‘Puppet’s’ Palace
At a time when Delhi is keen to replace the governor N N Vohra, sons of the state’s only Sadr-e-Reyasat are fighting a protracted...