SK Pora- The Myth Of A Model Village
Other than a Common Facility Centre, a Rural Information Centre and a sewage network, the government has failed to develop the facilities mandated under the Model Village project in SK Pora, JUNAID NABI BAZAZ...
The Damhal Aberration
Damhal is the only village in Kashmir region where the developmental projects mandated to be undertaken under Model Village project of the government has changed the lives of villagers for good, ARIFA GANI reports
Situated...
The Invisible ‘Model Viallge Ratinpora’
A barren Information Centre, a hastily constructed community hall and a fenced graveyard is all that stands in “Model Village Ratnipora,” SHAMS IRFAN reports.
In 2004, Ratnipora, a small village on Srinagar-Pulwama highway, was taken...
The absent ‘Model Village Kilam’
Ten years after Kilam was taken up by the state government to change the economic and societal landscape of the village, many facilities mandated under the Model Village project don’t even exist on the...
THE MODEL VILLAGE FARCE
The much- vaunted Model Village project was touted to transform villages in Kashmir into modern, self-sufficient entities. Kashmir Life visited five ‘model’ villages described as “completed” by the state government to find out that...
Ladakh- A land of thousand surprises!
Ladakh is a perfect place to forget the banality of life to discover oneself altogether differently. Shams Irfan visited the land of Stupas recently where the marvels of nature bring solace from the ennui of...
Apple Cart to Panchal
The Mughal road may not be officially open yet, but it has already meant a huge deal to people in Kashmir valley, Poonch and Rajouri towns. From apples to cross-cultural marriages and from trade...
Too Little, Too Late
As the government works on the restoration of Kalai of the heritage Naagar Nagar city experts say it is being done in a flawed manner and may not bring the desired results. . Junaid Nabi Bazaz reports.
‘Ignored and punished’
A robust business town is decaying fast under crumbling infrastructure and official apathy. Residents believe they are being victimized for their political beliefs, reports Sameer Yasir
It is a town with a population of...
Kashmir, Kerala and Jew Town
A small community of Kashmir businessmen have found a home in the god’s own country, which is home to the first Church, Synagogue and Mosque in India. Shams Irfan reports.
As soon as you enter the...
Star gazing in Ladakh
The largest telescope on earth is going to be installed in Ladakh, which will be used to study cosmic gamma ray sources, Tasavur Mushtaq reports.Ladakh is going to host the largest telescope of the...
Village of Linemen
By a strange confluence, this village in Baramulla has over decades given Kashmir hundreds of its linemen responsible for maintaining electricity supply lines in all conditions. M Afzal Sofi profiles Nowpora Kallan, the linemen...
Muzaffarabad
Syed Shujaat Bukhari
In Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK), one comes across a strange emotional bonding the people have with our part of Jammu and Kashmir. Generally referred to as “Occupied Kashmir” (Maqbooza Kashmir), they are in love with its beauty to an unimaginable limit. A few years back, I was in Central Asia.
In Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK), one comes across a strange emotional bonding the people have with our part of Jammu and Kashmir. Generally referred to as “Occupied Kashmir” (Maqbooza Kashmir), they are in love with its beauty to an unimaginable limit. A few years back, I was in Central Asia.
Muzaffarabad
by Syed Shujaat Bukhari
Located at a distance of 180 kilometres from both Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, and Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad has been a lesser known destination for...
