A Mysterious Death?
A fortnight after Jammu and Kashmir lost its special status; a trucker was caught between stone-pelters and the paramilitary and died in South Kashmir....
24 years of remembrance
As chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted the Gaw Kadal Massacre as ‘dark day’ in recent history of Kashmir, the valley silently observed 24th anniversary...
Decapitated Justice
After its repeated calls for an independent investigation in mass graves SHRC is decapitated. Shakir Mir spends a day at the commission to see...
Memoriam In Cricket
Twice selected to represent J&K in Ranji Trophy, Fayaz was 19 when he disappeared in custody. His family has kept his memory alive through...
Close Encounters
News of death and destruction are apparently the only two by-products of a gun battle between rebels and the army. One encounter paves way...
Hundred Years of Pain
Life became a living nightmare for Peer’s family after their militant son was killed more than a decade back. Suhail A Shah, travels long...
The Double Cross?
As cops found their colleague accompanying the most wanted militant in a Jammu bound car intercepted on the highway, it was like a proverbial...
Lonely battle
A family that lost its only child last June is fighting to bring the killers to justice even after alleged threats and attempts to...
Bunker Belligerence
Razing of Handwara bunker apparently vindicated sections in the governance structure and civil society that improved situation should dictate reducing the footprints of counter-insurgency...
Police rule freaks family
A sudden shriek woke up Ghulam Qadir Lone from his afternoon siesta in his ground floor room at Marhama village, 12 Km from north...
Denied rights
Lack of medical facilities and unhygienic conditions inside state’s jails is putting the lives of detainees, especially those with known history of ailments, in...
Too Many Tragedies
Scores of mourners carrying the body of slain Mirwaiz in 1990 were killed when forces opened fire on the funeral procession, adding a black...
Deconstructing Disability
Last summer added scores to the already swelled list of conflict induced disables in Kashmir. In order to understand, how the unfortunate individuals are...
She Died Looking For Her Son
She had become a widow nine months after her son was disappeared and died lonely in her one small house waiting for him. Sameer...
Gore And Gloss
Public memory, particularly of horror, is such a heritage that often guides societies away from feeding conditions that could lead to a repeat of...
