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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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,...