Dialogue Details
Atal Behari Vajpayee’s government is credited by everybody for the talks he initiated with Kashmir’s moderate Hurriyat Conference. Barring a courtesy call on Vajpayee,...
‘Insufficiently’ recruited
State’s new job policy is breeding a sense of discontentment among the selected youth owing to the meagre remuneration it offers to them. Bilal...
Give Me More!
Apart from suggesting statuses like ‘internally displaced’ and a religious ‘minority’ for Kashmiri Pandits, the Parliament’s standing committee, in its report, has emphasised the...
Countering Anti Incumbency
As J&K’s opposition parties are hoping the anti-incumbency against the ruling coalition and a possible Modi factor will help them become powerful, NC and...
The ‘Atonement’
When Delhi announced the return and rehabilitation policy for the youth who once crossed LoC to become fighters against India, it was a master...
Reforms In Limbo
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the oldest trade body being run with an outdated constitution. The recent elections that brought a new...
Scary Skiing?
As the new policy makers in tourism sector are planning importing snow manufacturing cannons to produce artificial snow for the ski tracks, R S...
A Policy Failure
The announcement of state government’s rehabilitation policy for ex-militants wishing to come back from PaK was hailed as a welcome step. But those who...
Umeed To Empower?
Umeed: a GOI funded flagship project to empower women in conflict ridden Kashmir, was launched by Congress scion Rahul Gandhi amidst media glare in...
A Package Reloaded
Delhi’s incentive package for J&K industry was extended by five more years and part of the manufacturing sector is excited. But the secondary sector...
Sugary Woes
As New Delhi changes norms for procurement and distribution of sugar across India, J&K government is still indecisive about the Rs 300 crore “business”....
Administrative Apathy
While there are set rules for promotion of KAS officers in J&K, the ambiguity over the elevation of KPS officers has marred the career...
Spurious Drug Debacle
In the wake of startling revelations regarding the supply and detection of substandard and spurious medicines, Dr Geer Muhammad Ishaq suggests some remedial measures...
Dubious Deals
Violating its own rules, the state government’s department of Geology and Mining has leased out blocks for collection of royalty to non-locals across Kashmir...
Dangerous Tactics
Introduced in the summer of 2010 as a ‘non-lethal’ crowd control measure, pepper gas and chilly grenades were touted to restrain protests without causing...
