Customized Democracy?
Ahead of the first phase of DDC polls, the PAGD ‘gang’ alleged that most of its contesting candidates are being driven to secured accommodation...
Law of The Jungle
Demolition of numerous “illegal” seasonal hutments of the nomadic tribes across Kashmir and Jammu by the authorities has triggered an outcry in Kashmir and...
The Gupkar Gamble?
More important than the Gupkar group’s performance in the DDC polls will be what the alliance will do with its potential victories, asks Riyaz Wani
Jammu and...
Land Unlocked
The new land laws promulgated by the central government for Jammu and Kashmir have triggered a new wave of insecurity, reports Umar Mukhtar
On October 26,...
Deeper Designs
After dismembering the Jammu and Kashmir state and downgrading it to twin Union Territories, the focus of reorganising is now the third tier of...
Deed And Declaration
In the new dispensation cranked up by the centre after Article 370 decision, all the PAGD like organization’s moves have been anticipated and the...
Being Farooq Abdullah
For four decades the five-time Chief Minister has dominated Kashmir’s pro-establishment politics with his most prominent political function being to champion Delhi’s cause in...
Disorganising Reorganisation
The Gupkar Declaration has been a major political development in recent days. Almost similar insecurities are pushing the political class in Ladakh and Jammu...
Jammu: Uncertain, Anxious
There is a fundamental difference in the way Kashmir and Jammu view the constitutional changes of August 5, 2019, and the subsequent measures writes Riyaz...
Gupkar: What Next?
The coming together of six Kashmir based parties on the reading down of Article 370 surprised all, especially New Delhi. Used to no-holds-barred fights,...
Back To Politics?
After having a meeting with his colleagues, Dr Farooq Abdullah said they will wait till everybody from every party is free and then they...
Tense Separatist Block
As the separatist camp has gone silent after the mass crackdown, there is an increasing number of militant casualties being reported in Kashmir. The...
‘Kashmir Betrayed, People Humiliated’
by M Y Tarigami
The people of Jammu and Kashmir had opted to become part of secular India rather than Muslim Pakistan not simply by...
Pandemonium
Days ahead of the August 5 anniversary, Kashmir’s marginalised mainstream seems in a dilemma. They are unable to strike a balance between Delhi’s requirements...
Geelani Resigns
An ailing hawk signed out of an alliance that he set up a decade back and it is being seen as a major development...
