“The problem in Kashmir is that you have ‘go slow’ style. People here must...
For most of the last 10 years, Congressman Jairam Ramesh was closely associated with the economic development of J&K. In all the ministries he...
Pampered ‘Pink House’
All the high and mighty knew the happenings in Roop Nagar’s isolated pink house. Twenty years after, a young woman fled from the high-end...
A Manmohan Decade
The soft-spoken economist Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh led Congress to a rout in 2014 summer. Tasavur Mushtaq revisits his Kashmir doctrine that dominated...
Moving Backwards?
With fifty per cent of state’s budget already spent on salaries enhancing retirement age will only add to exchequers woes. Prompted by recent poll...
Vajpayee’s Kashmir
Bed-ridden Atal Bihari Vajpayee might be oblivious to the fact that, in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, NC and PDP made more references to...
Xpectations
Jitendra Singh’s statement regarding article 370 punctured high hopes of Kashmiris from Modi government. Shah Abbas talks to people across ideologies in J&K to...
Modi’s Jairam Deficit
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started working with his ‘compact’ team, it may require one or many ministers for managing Kashmir informally. R S...
Downpour Dangers
The incessant rains had a momentarily hiatus on Monday in some parts of valley but streets and roads in summer capital have been left...
Loss @ Lamppost
Dr Abdullah’s maha-chor comments over the energy pilferages across J&K, triggered a scathing criticism. R S Gull offers an insight into the mess and...
“At least 100 army men were there in Kunan that night so one can...
He was the first government official to visit Kunan after the mass rape in 1991 and his report resulted in his immediate transfer. In...
Countering Anti Incumbency
As J&K’s opposition parties are hoping the anti-incumbency against the ruling coalition and a possible Modi factor will help them become powerful, NC and...
Minority Minions?
As a Parliamentary Committee strongly suggests J&K government must consider declaring migrant Kashmiri Pandits a minority given the “pitiable condition” they live in, R...
Omar Wins For Congress
After protracted ‘war and peace’ rehearsal when Congress finally obliged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, it was a document that reinforced Kashmir growing minority status...
Administrative Mess
With state assembly elections round the corner ruling NC seems to have scored over others by pitching for new administrative blocks. But nobody bothers...
All About Administration!
As the Tehsil headquarter started functioning at Kreeri, its neighbouring village, Wagoora, took to streets against the move. The matter finally went to the...