Belling The Cat
The state government has set up a monitoring committee to evaluate the infrastructure of private coaching centers and accordingly revise their registration annually. While...
Parried Peacemakers
In the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan on the LoC, the United Nations Military Observers Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) is unable...
The Story of MUJAHID MANZIL
Once a monument of resistance against Dogra regime, Mujahid Manzil was soon taken over by National Conference. As Kashmir erupted against Indian rule in...
Heritage Demolished?
The twin-road project to expand the narrow arterial network of roads in old city has altered the demography of the area known for its...
“We Struggled and God Helped Us”
Lawyer Shabir A Salaria is one of rare survivors of 1947 massacres who become J&K advocate general twice and even went to the parliament....
Shining Shaima
Shaima Qureshi was one of the recipients of JK Young Scientist Award conferred upon ten scientists from Kashmir valley at the recently concluded Science...
Mistaken Identity
Last week, two soldiers were killed and three others injured at Chittergam on the outskirts of Srinagar when a fellow army unit fired on...
Children of Lesser God
Giving birth to a defective child invites social stigma. Sadly, both parents and their child become victims of a villainous society. If we can’t...
In Good Faith
by R S Gull
Ever since its transition to Islam, Kashmir has remained very sensitive toward what is being talked about its faith. One of...
The Kandahar Daand
Many years after the accused in the sensational hijacking of an Air India aircraft from Kathmandu in 1999 to Kandahar were convicted, the police...
News Notes
The Militancy PARANOIA
Return of militancy paranoia ended this week when Srinagar District Police made public that all 13 terror attacks that took place in...
‘Celebrating’ August 15
There is a sense of pride and jubilation among most participants of August 15 celebrations which are held at Bakshi Stadium. However, many school...
The Raj Bhawan Man
Wali Mohammad who has served five governors in J&K is a living history of one of the most powerful institutions of administration. Shams Irfan...
The Shrine Contribution
A small shrine nested in Kashmir’s Pir Panchal Mountains in Shahadra Sharief funded a huge university in Rajouri’s backyard. The Ghulam Shah Badshah University...
KAS Toppers
He failed twice but this year topped the KAS. Even though, Mohit Raina, says he was not even sure that he would make it...
