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Policy

The CRPF which used to have 70 battalions in Valley is already down to 66 battalions over the last few years

Demilitarising Srinagar

The centre is considering shifting three battalions of Central Reserve Police Force personnel from Kashmir to Naxal-affected areas which might see demolition of more...
A squad of Former Militants from Baramulla-Photo:Sameer Yasir

Chasing A Mirage

A group of Baramulla youth crossed over to Pakistan in 1990 to receive arms training. One of them was Tariq. After 22 years, Tariq...
Return of the Prodigal

The ‘Other Side’ of Romance

Once they crossed the LoC, Kashmiri youth were the new heroes in Pakistani society. Many married, raised families and lived a happy life. As...
Muhammad Yusuf Mir with his kin

‘Framed’, Incarcerated

Two Kashmiri youth recently returned home after spending 10 prime years of their lives behind bars. Convicted by a court in Uttar Pradesh for...
Civil Secretariat

The Policy Quagmire

The J&K government’s recent policy of posting new cadre of Kashmir Administrative Service officers with various departments temporarily has not only crippled the administration...

Keeping Himayat afloat

A one-third success rate and a plethora of problems is the outcome of the ambitious Himayat in its first phase. But the union Rural...

Trading Energy

J&K might live in energy misery for some more years but an emphasis over self-sufficiency and a sound potential has unlocked minds and opened...

RETURN OF THE NATIVE

Many of the around 3000 Kashmiri militants stranded on the other side of LoC are returning along with their wives and children. SYED ASMA...

Perpetuating Confusion

Appointed at the peak of 2010 unrest by the Home Ministry, three interlocutors were mandated to “to identify the political contours of a solution...

STONES AND SILENCE

They are the accused stone-pelters. Their trials in the district courts have lingered on while they wait for others, who are facing PSA, to...

Earning Margins

The thumb rule in J&K is that intervention in the policy framework triggers pressures from vested interests within and outside the government. Sometimes, they...

Politics of rehabilitation

They have been returning home to Kashmir in small numbers quietly from the Pakistani side via Nepal, but a larger number may be waiting...

New Pill Policy

As the state approved its first drug policy claiming it would reduce cost of medicine and help in quality control, the people associated with...

Abc Of Power Distribution

Energy deficit, particularly electricity supply, has been a bane for the state government and the people. Part of the problem is mismanagement, inability to...

To Protect And Preserve

Tasavur Mushtaq takes a look at a new law which aims to conserve, preserve and restore the glory of Kashmiri heritage sites. On April 28,...