Smouldering Schools
Schools became surprising targets of arson and destruction after Burhan Wani’s killing in July 2016. Officially all are operational. Umar Khurshid visited some of...
Right to Privacy, now a fundamental right
by Zubair Lone
Prior to the recent landmark judgement of Supreme Court declaring privacy a fundamental right and an integral part of the fundamental rights...
Two Teachers
The government adjudged two teachers as the best in 2017. They were honoured at a gala function last week. Later they told their story...
Prelude to 35A
A God forsaken country, located deep into Himalayas, Kashmir would play host to anybody and everybody. Criminals, deserters, rebels and preachers – people with...
Dancing Diva
Her father came to Srinagar as a tourist but could not go back. Before he passed away, he told his daughter to teach the...
AK 90
Amjad Khan was an engineering graduate when he obliged his parents and flew to US for further studies. Holding a responsible position in the...
Pushed Out
Tens of thousands of students seeking higher studies in various professional colleges are put to severe problems in absence of private education set up...
1931, The Pellet Start
A public holiday, July 13 is a landmark day in the history of Kashmir that is being observed sincerely by both the camps in...
Lalla Rookh Debate
People talking about Kashmir are so ignorant about the place that they presume most of nearly seven million people inhabiting the vale are dependent...
Hard-work Pays
When she failed to crack MBBS, she didn’t curse her luck, rather stayed focused and prepared for a tougher challenge. In recently declared UPSC...
Campus Chaos
After forces stormed a college campus in Pulwama, student protests became a new norm in conflict ridden Kashmir. Umar Mukhtar tries to find out...
Representing Kashmir!
The ban at home on campus politics has not stopped Kashmiri students from seeking bigger roles in mainland India universities. Marila latif meets this...
Fashionable Journey
His dream is to reinvent Kashmiri traditional attires and make them fashionable again. Aabid Hussain talks to this young fashion designer from Pulwama about...
The Dhar Dictum
DP Dhar’s son who runs the prominent school in memory of his father has been witness to Kashmir’s various highs and lows in recent...
Dreams to Live
Despite tragedies knocking at her door at regular intervals she didn’t abandon dreaming. Aspiring to become a teacher, this Islamabad girl is torn between...
