Waiting for Papa
As their father languishes in Delhi’s Tihar jail for last 21 years, four daughters are doing their bit to keep the family together. Heena...
Brides for Sale
There are hundreds of non-local brides in Kashmir. While some marry on their own and live happily, a huge number of them are lured,...
That Reading Room
It was just a small space that helped Kashmir’s well-read gentlemen to see a future in wake of Russian and French revolutions that got...
A Radar Change
As India and Pakistan armies fought its first formal battle over Kashmir in 1965, a small village in Budgam paid the ultimate price. At...
Distress Calls
The aftermath of Burhan’s killing left families divided across Kashmir. There was no way one could have reached their loved ones studying outside Valley....
Mamu Matters
Brothers have always taken an extra step in ensuring that their sisters survive respectfully. Zubair Sofi tells the story of a family that returned...
Faithfully Disowned
As the ruling bipolar grouping gets into second year of its version 2.0, tensions are increasing within the small Muslim minorities scattered across Dogra...
Charred under Snow
A devastating fire in godforsaken Rajwar valley left villagers at nature’s mercy, literally. Zafar Aafaq visits the beautiful valley to report the devastation
“The fifteen...
Ravaged Rohingyas
For almost half a decade, hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are living in Jammu almost in pathetic state. Aakash Hassan visits the Narwal ghetto to...
Death of Fear
Fear is a key element of managing abnormal situations and it has been in vogue for decades now in Kashmir. With youth clashing with...
The Autumn Tears
Unrest 2016 was different in its ferocity and spread. While the ideologically split space has worked enormously to evaluate the costs in blood, body-parts,...
Deriding Demonetization
Unlike long chaotic lines seeking currency notes to manage their basics, Kashmir is sitting home and watching it in their bedrooms. A traditional hoarder...
Helping Hands
A part of the pellet crisis was managed by doctors who flew from outside Kashmir. But there are many cases where victims were taken...
Fret Deaths
Apart from bullets, pellets and batons, at least eight deaths were attributed to the sudden cardiac arrests apparently triggered by the fretful situation. Saima...
The D-Day
As the civil uprising erupted in valley on crimson note this summer, the entire medical staff got together on war footing to combat the...
