18 Months After
On February 5, the sudden restoration of the high-speed mobile internet pleasantly surprised people. But nobody answers the question as to why it took...
Half A Year Later
by Khursheed Wani
It is for the first time in 21 years since the governance in J&K was returned to ‘elected representatives’ after six years...
Old Taxes Return
In the forward-looking GST regime, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has revived an abolished tax that is expected to be collected for the last...
RTI: Towards Opaqueness
The recent notification by the J&K government to change the RTI Act 2010 has left civil society and political leaders aghast. Many claim that...
Roshni Blackened
NC devised a controversial scheme aimed at selling state land to the people who had encroached upon and generate a corpus that will fund...
Mutton Hunger
When the Wazwaan country is deprived of its staple food, it is a crisis for the government and the society that still is a...
Jamaat Jammed
As the Jamaat-e-Islami workers are imprisoned across Jammu and Kashmir after the party was banned by the Home Ministry, forcing lot many to go...
A Different Legacy
It was Sheikh Abdullah’s trusted man Bakshi Ghulam Ahmad who replaced him and erased his legacy, although marginally. Hafsa Kanjwal argues that New Delhi...
Hurried Follow Up
Within days after the Lethpora car bomb attack, the central government initiated a series of measures that added to the fear which the explosions...
Unhappily Employed
In last few years, many Kashmiris have been recruited in central paramilitary forces. Some of these recruits share their tales of frustration and disillusionment...
Govern Now
The administration appears as clueless and helpless about the unfolding catastrophe as the ordinary people, writes Riyaz Wani
With over three lakh Covid-19 cases a day,...
PACKAGING POLITICS
The last two decades have seen various prime ministers announce a flurry of economic packages for Jammu and Kashmir. The state government is expecting...
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....
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...
“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...