Kashmir’s First Strike
G M Lone
The Shalbaf procession is a very significant event in the history of Kashmir. It was the first ever agitation against the exploitative...
The slogan of Faint Goats!
Jamsheed Rasool
I admire the courage of the man who had nailed a hoarding of an Iranian leader with the slogan, “we fear neither the...
Parasitical Solidarity?
Mohammad Tahir
Many Kashmiris, to be specific Muslim Kashmiris, studying in different educational institutions in India are assaulted and harassed every now and then. Such...
Scars Remain
Tasavur Mushtaq
Group affiliations, rivalries and controversies are part of student life. It is true for all students whether they are from Kashmir or they...
Education, Not Politics
Abdul Aziz Wani
With J&K possessing unfortunate distinction of two capital cities, the insane losses incurred from it are huge. Among other sectors, the hit...
JNU Aftermaths
Mir Liyaqat
The cultural programme at JNU to mark the death anniversary of Afzal Garu and Maqbool Bhat has snowballed into a controversy.
Both the so-called...
Trust Deficit?
Masood Hussain
Since Mufti Sayeed breathed his last in AIIMS, the suspense show is on for around two months. With 86 of its 87-lawmakers alive...
Free Universe
Muhammad Tahir
“The devil came here yesterday, and it smells of sulphur still today, this table that I am now standing in front of.”...
Power Hungry!
Abdul Aziz Wani
When Mufti Sayeed breathed his last, general public as well as political pundits had expected that Mehbooba Mufti would take oath and...
Disciplined Lot
Nazir Ahmad Nazir
The word discipline seems missing from our dictionary. We sermonize and preach, but in our private life act quite contrary to what...
Remembrance is Resistance
Mehraj Din
Resistance acts as a lynchpin in understanding the struggle of human existence and liberating it from its radicalized “parochial political connotations” will help...
Nothing Small About It
Tanveer Ul Haq
In the month of July this newspaper published my article on the importance and need of entrepreneurship in Kashmir. Many of my...
Changing Variables
Khursheed Wani
The 2002 assembly elections introduced coalition culture in Jammu and Kashmir’s pro-India polity. The Congress emerged as first constant from Jammu while Peoples...
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...
Narratives & Counter Narratives
Mehraj Din
Strange! Isn’t it? The unusualness of Kashmir and its cynically calculated surveillance is experiencing a new trend of narratives and counter narratives on...