Belligerent Bonhomie
Breaking the tradition, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did not only differ publicly with his friend and chief minister Omar Abdullah but also played safe...
NC thrives on boycott, confusion, chaos and instability
Scion of powerful Karra family of Batmaloo, Tariq Hamid Karra won bi-election in 2004, when Batmaloo seat got vacant after the demise of NC...
Scary! Is it?
As cops moved their tents in the jeep that perpetually stayed parked outside Geelani’s Hyderpora residence for seven months, opposition PDP started accusing ruling...
“There are people who pose themselves as resistance leaders, but in reality, they are...
In one of the narrow lanes of Batamaloo in Srinagar, a concrete building adjacent to medieval households, is hosting a barrage of people at...
A Legislative Escape
When defence ministry’s report regarding payoffs to unionist politicians reached state assembly everybody expected some action. But the way this sensitive matter was debated...
The YES Men
The TSD exposé suggested two NGOs were the beneficiaries of the massive funds till General V K Singh’s super-intelligence structure was disbanded. Suhail Ansari...
Historic Exposé
As an unhappy soldier feeling pushed to the wall spilled beans, it helped Kashmir understand its contemporary history better. R S Gull revisits the...
Falling Apart
With separatists running out of ideas to catch peoples’ imagination, the need to unify is felt across the different ideological camps. Everybody talks about...
“Our political culture is more rhetoric rather than real”
Former spokesperson of Peoples Conference Junaid Azim Mattoo, tells Syed Asma that political parties in Kashmir still revolve around individuals and not ideologies.
Kashmir Life:...
Sacrifice for Shiekh
He knows where the key of Kashmir’s political fate lies. Tasavur Mushtaq meets the man who enabled Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah to re enter Jammu...
“Being part of a National party you have to sacrifice the local aspirations”
His entry into NC created a political storm between coalition partners. Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar tells Tasavur Mushtaq that without him Congress’s future in Ganderbal...
King’s Constituency
From party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah to current CM Omar Abdullah, Ganderbal means prestige. But with political equations fast changing on ground Abdullah scion...
“NC in last five years did nothing but played rival politics. They made our...
Sheikh Muhammed Hussain Lutfi, Chairman Imam Khumaini Trust, Kargil, tells Syed Asma that alliance with Congress is in the interest of Kargil.
Kashmir Life: People...
“How does it matter what the police say? Let police say what they want!...
BJP’s state unit president and MLA Jugal Kishore Sharma tells Syed Asma that Kishtwar crisis is part of a larger conspiracy to force minorities...
Politics in Hills
With huge ‘unaccounted’ money at councilor’s disposal, Autonomous Hill Development Council elections in Ladakh region attract political heavy weights including religious heads. Amid social...
