Certifying Dogras
With National Conference justifying Congress’s decision of bestowing Jammu province with ‘Dogra Certificates’, the issue is gradually snowballing into a crisis in Kashmir. A...
Economic politics
Prime Minister Dr Singh did not say much on his day long visit to the state except hoping for cooperation from all sections of...
Sonia shuffles her team
The Congress has retained Ghulam Nabi Azad in the CWC besides inducting GS Charak in the central committee. Though Saifudin Soz does not figure...
Divided we stand
The internal bickering in J&K Congress has divided the party into two factions with each trying to outsmart the other, causing a nuisance for...
Last Days of Maqbool Butt
Kashmir Life reproduces the article published in The Week, a Malyalam Manorama publication (February 19-25, 1984), a week after Maqbool Butt was hanged in...
Flagging Kashmir
The BJP may not have been able to hoist a flag at Lal Chowk but it sent a message across the country appealing to...
Back in action
The summer unrest had confined the unionist politicians to their barricaded homes, but with things slowly easing off, many are out on streets, organising...
Kashmir’s Red Square
As the BJP’s flag hoisting plan brings back memories of its previous venture in 1992, Haroon Mirani recounts the history of Lal Chowk, which...
Speaking their minds
With the lifting of restrictions on their movement the separatist leaders have started to interact with the masses and some are speaking their minds....
Sparring partners
NC and Congress have had a bumpy coalition, where speaking against each other is a routine affair. The frequent infighting however, is a part...
Back in action
Two separatist leaders were released after New Delhi appointed interlocutors to asses the situation in Kashmir. Ilham Hassan found them disappointed with the scenario...
Playing to the gallery
The appointment of interlocutors, their Kashmir foray, and report to home minister, all seems to be an exercise in haste, to appear engaged as...
‘Not seeking a direct US involvement’
Umar Farooq, 37 aspired to be software engineer but took over as ‘Mirwaiz’ after insurgents assassinated his father Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq in 1990....
Dismayed
The much hyped talk of appointing interlocutors for Kashmir have started as a damp squib, with most people dismayed by New Delhi’s choice. Iftikhar...
Now, Omar talks dispute
Repressive policing, stringent curfews, 110 killings later Omar Abdullah is trying his rhetoric to reclaim some lost ground in Kashmir. Khursheed Wani reports. Chief...
