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...
Billing Move!
Proposed controversial police Bill 2013 that seeks enormous powers for the over 100 thousand strong force has already set a raging debate across the...
The New Police Bill
After a lot of dithering, the draft bill that will govern the functioning of over one lakh strong state police force is finally on...
Trail of Errors
Civil rights body ‘Peoples Union for Democratic Rights’ watched and analyzed the 2001 Parliament Attack trial in court to suggest that the accused were...
Stuck In Time
Lack of regular electricity, proper roads, educational institutes and health centres is not a criterion for recognition as a backward area by the state...
The Other Face of Army
Hidden from the limelight, a small training centre run by Army in Uri trains local youth in various hospitality sector jobs and helps them...