Lost Legacy
Mehraj ud din
Kashmir was and is equally conscious of its place in global Muslim Ummah. The fragrance of Islam has intertwined Kashmiri people around...
Educational Mess
This devastating flood has been debilitating for almost every sector. Once the waters receded, people starting clearing their houses and businesses from the thick...
Suicides Among Armed Forces IN J&K
Suicide refers to a conscious act by an individual to kill and end his or her life. It is essentially a social act and...
Deluged Admin
Rameez Bhat
When the ferocious flood hit the valley this fall, the administration was instantly caught napping. Almost 80 days after, a barrage of queries...
New Way Forward
The epoch of 20th century has ended with new-fangled dynamism in Islamic intellectualism. The imprint of its impact could be seen even in the...
Being Devil’s Advocate
Naeem AkhtarThe decision of Sajjad Lone to revert his party to electoral politics has obviously generated some debate. Some cynics read it as the...
Theory of Prototypes and Archetypes
Mehboob Makhdoomi
With New Delhi’s Machiavellian reaction to the Muslim United Front’s endeavour to use democratic institutions of India for the resolution of Kashmir quagmire...
Perseverance pays, even if at last
Zamir Ahmed
Quffal Shasi was a reputed jurist in the times of Caliph Haroon Rashid. But before that, he was a skilled locksmith who...
Exposed
Er Rashid
Every street in Kashmir seems to be appealing its politicians for self introspection. Let us stop the blame game and enjoying from the...
Who’s Heroes?
Tanveer Ul Haq
I hope Kashmir is done with celebrating the personal achievements of a few Kashmiris, who cracked the UPSC exam. I too congratulate...
Wishes on the walls
SHAZIA YOUSUF Free Kashmir, written in big bold letters was visible from a distance. As I went closer, I could see hundreds of wishes,...
For Arts Sake!
Muhammad Maroof Shah
One might be excused a remark that there is hardly any culture for art in Kashmir. Leaving aside mass ignorance regarding such...
La Resistance
Mir Liyaqat
The deadlock between the people of Pulwama and the district administration continues over the installation of Martyr’s Memorial at the Shaheed Park where...
Increasing disability in Kashmir
Dr. Bashir A DablaWorld over the ‘international disability day’ was observed on December 3, 2010. Our state too had the honour to observe it,...