Is State treasury meant for only politicians?
KL Report
SRINAGAR
Much to the utter shock the RTI queries have revealed that the widow and old age pension in the State has been increased...
Wild Laws in Kashmir
Maroof Ahmad Shah
For a largely mountainous landlocked region with less than 8% cultivable area forest resources constitute a key resource. Given constraints to power...
Proactive Prognosis
Tufail Mehraj
A complete stranger, says JD Stroube in Caged in Damnation, has the capacity to alter the life of another irrevocably. Certainly, Zubin Mehta...
Rather Visits Tosa-Maidan; Pitches For Marketing It’s Tourism potential
KL Report
SRINAGAR
The Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather has said that all necessary measures will be initiated to exploit the vast...
Jama’at-e-Islami and election history
Gowhar Geelani
Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) — a cadre based socio-politico-religious organization in Jammu & Kashmir — has finally decided to stay away from the election process....
Conflict and Life
Muhammad Tahir
Last week I boarded a Tata sumo cab for Pulwama. My destination was Shopian. As things go in ‘peaceful’ Kashmir, there was a...
Blame Game
Sheikh Qayoom
When members of two communities clashed in Kishtwar town on August 9 the initial reports said that it was a free for all...
Decaying Literary Culture
Muhammad Maroof Shah
Kashmiri literature has witnessed a paradigmatic shift in orientation in last century which has been further accentuated in last two decades as...
Knocked and Neglected
Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain
Recently a delegation of Ladakh Hill Development Council met state chief minister and demanded divisional status for Ladakh. The reason cited...
Culture of Mistrust
Muhammad Maroof Shah
Once upon a time Kashmir boasted of a culture of trust despite foreign rules and slavery. Compared to situation today Kashmir was...
Art and Resistance
Muhammad Tahir
There is a famous story about great Persian poet Ghani Kashmiri. Once he was summoned by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb through his governor in...
Educated Youth Joining Militancy
Mahi Qureshi
There seems to be a lot of debate going on these days about ‘educated youth joining militancy’ in Kashmir. Even the New Delhi...
Inconvenience not regretted
M Ahseem
Unlike other states of India, visit of someone of the caliber of PM to the trouble torn state of J&K has to be...
Recognize Child Labour!
by Iram Rizvi
While it is a blatant fact that India has been unable to stop child labour, exploitation of children in one or the...
