Demystifying ‘MMM’
Buoyed by the success of 2008 coordination committee of separatists which wrested back the state land from Amarnath Shrine Board, Mutahida Majlis-e-Mashawrat was formed...
‘Body’ Politics
Three weeks after he was executed secretly, almost everybody in Kashmir is seeking the mortal remains, a demand rejected by the MHA already. While...
A Distant Dream
While the talk of reunification of rival factions of Hurriyat is gaining ground, there are many people within who oppose the move to serve...
PDP doesn’t matter in the political scenario of Jammu
National Conference’s recently appointed Jammu provincial president, Devindre Singh Rana, in a telephonic interview with Bilal Handoo, talks about his new role and challenges.
Kashmir...
Sending Peacemakers Home?
UN Security Council upgraded its Commission to military observers to supervise the creation of ceasefire line after the Karachi agreement. It was the sole...
A Generational Shift
In the heads and tails analysis of the recent reshuffle in coalition government’s ministerial council, Omar Abdullah’s action of immense implications was missed by...
A Dual Role
In a bid to play the role of opposition while being in government, the ruling NC is witnessing a new phase of leg pulling....
Old Games Old Players
The year 2012 was a year of political skullduggery with the majority of leadership cutting across political ideologies in Jammu and Kashmir playing the...
Enigmatic Pakistan Yatra
As Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq lands in Pakistan for the much-vaunted talks, there is no clarity on what the conglomerate is...
“The visit of Hurriyat(M) to Pakistan is of no significance to Kashmir issue”
With a crisis-ridden Hurriyat (M) slated to visit Pakistan on Dec 17, Syed Ali Geelani tells Tasavur Mushtaq that his Tehreek-e-Hurriyat party won’t accept...
‘National-Congress’ Wins!
National Conference-Congress combine’s sweeping win in the legislative council polls might have offered a moment of respite for the ruling government but it is...
Electing ‘maha-sarpanchs’
Touted to bring a new era of democracy in conflict-torn Kashmir, the elected members of Panchayat Raj institutions have been reduced to a mere...
It is Red Hot
As controversies trigger a lot of heat and dust, the unionist political camp is suddenly hyperactive. While Chief Minister makes his problematic “relative” to...
“We Struggled and God Helped Us”
Lawyer Shabir A Salaria is one of rare survivors of 1947 massacres who become J&K advocate general twice and even went to the parliament....
In the National Interest
As the Jammu trio stunned the lawmakers in state legislature last week, everybody expected the house to take them and their facilitators to task....
