‘Polarized’ J&K
The ideological crack between the three regions of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir has become too prominent to be ignored as the state is all...
Band-Aid Tourism
Gulmarg- the prime tourist destination often presented as a model of development for tourism in Kashmir ironically sans a suitable healthcare centre to cater...
MS Moneybag
Every time Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lands in Kashmir, he makes promises to change the socio-economic discourse by pumping resource to manage the deficit....
Another Visit
After his path-breaking initiative at the LoC, Dr Manmohan Singh talked-a-bit with Kashmiri peaceniks and eventually created a round-table to help the moribund Vale....
The Killing Entrepreneur
As counter-insurgency became the main priority of the government, it created its own stars. In the Chenab Valley, far away from Srinagar and Jammu,...
Disaster Mismanagement
More than three weeks after Doda-Kishtwar region was jolted by the first of a series of earthquakes, the government has failed to provide aid...
Reforming Reactionaries!
In the din of ‘rehabilitation policies’, one vital process aimed at reforming the reactionary youth is an underreported effort. Bilal Handoo reports the success...
Formalizing Business
In wake of the crisis over the quality of medicines that government purchases for its hospitals in Kashmir, Omar Abdullah government revived Congress’s plan...
The Trusted Governor
In his first stint, Governor NN Vohra successfully handled the alarming situation that had emerged in Kashmir valley. For New Delhi, he has donned...
Primary Energy Primer
Kashmir’s energy deficit is a major public concern and the ongoing outages are a sort of rare summer crisis, especially in Srinagar. Tasavur Mushtaq...
Bureaucratizing Politics
In the House of Elders, three sitting lawmakers are erstwhile Chief Secretaries who have served the J&K state in various capacities. While one of...
A New Security Regime
Sixty six years after her independence, India is shifting from its federal structure by using a ‘security route’ to encroach upon the autonomy enjoyed...
A New Stone Age
As sections of youth try to standardize stone pelting as the new mode of communication, law enforcing agencies slide in the old era to...
Dangerous Tactics
Introduced in the summer of 2010 as a ‘non-lethal’ crowd control measure, pepper gas and chilly grenades were touted to restrain protests without causing...
Budgeting Next Fiscal
J&K’s yearly requirement for funds are increasing with every passing year. But the interesting part is that while the devolution from the central tax poll are...