Statehood, Special Status
How long can NC and PDP stick to the demand for restoration of special status, asks Zahoor Malik.
Notwithstanding their very limited routine political activities,...
‘Why Cannot Jammu Raise Voice For The Entire Jammu and Kashmir?’
The top leader of the National conference in Jammu Devender Singh Rana tells Yawar Hussain in anticipation of his Jammu Declaration rollout
KASHMIR LIFE...
Jammu At Political Crossroads?
As the delimitation exercise looks set to enhance the number of seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly for Jammu, bringing it at par with...
Rudderless PAGD?
After securing a majority in around 13 of the 20 District Development Councils, the PAGD struggled to hold on to its lead and lost...
Azad Retires
At 71, Ghulam Nabi Azad completed his last term in the Rajya Sabha. His political career spanned over 41 years and saw many highs,...
Sheikh’s UN Speech
Within four months after the tribal raids led to the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir and eventually triggered the first war between India and...
‘Congress Believes Article 370 Is A Permanent Feature of Indian Constitution’
Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Ghulam Ahmad Mir blames the sudden announcement of the DDC elections for his party’s poor showing. In an interview...
Rumblings Within PAGD
The grouping’s unity has come under fresh strain following apprehensions voiced about its functioning by some of the senior leaders, reports Yawar Hussain
Even as...
‘PAGD Hasn’t Done Anything Great Till Now’
PDPs Rajya Sabha member Mir Mohammad Fayaz tells Yawar Hussain
KASHMIR LIFE (KL): Aspersions have been raised on the sincerity of the Peoples’ Alliance for...
Division Dividend
At least a dozen seats were won by BJP, independents and Apni Part because of the infighting within PAGD and its failure to take...
The Female Flock
For the first time in history, such a large number of women from Jammu and Kashmir will join the system as members of the...
Women In Power
The ongoing District Development Council (DDC) election is adding around 100 new females to the power set-up in Jammu and Kashmir. Right now when...
Unending Fault Lines
The desperation to retain the turf created a situation that PAGD candidates at various places are contesting against the parties that make the alliance....
A Bride’s Battle
In order to fight for the rights of 350 women who married Kashmiri boys on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC),...
Turf Wars
The first post-5/8 election for the newly created developmental bodies across Jammu and Kashmir has neither prevented established politicians from jumping into the micro-constituencies...
