‘Royal’ Sale
A Mughal era garden in Dal Lake’s lap is latest causality of land mafia. Sold by the Maharaja to a wealthy local, the garden...
Sarore Sorrow
The morning police raid on Gujjar hutments in Samba is not an isolated incident. Syed Asma talks to the community living under the fear...
Rangoon Refugees
Not all journeys end on a bitter note for Rohingya Muslims fleeing angry Buddhist mobs in Burma. In Kashmir, a few ended up in...
Pulwama Periscope
Before the 50-hour long EDI siege would cost the security grid dearly, Pulwama was jumping to retain its No 1 rank among Kashmir’s districts. A...
Caring Hands
Lets be honest, there is no place for specially-abled children in our society except special schools. But the overall indifference is pushing them into...
Roasting a Living
Abandoned by their families these widows survive by roasting hooves in an overwhelmingly dangerous setting filled with smoke. Saima Bashir writes about their struggle...
Rumour Republic
The Flood of kids-carrying parents jamming roads and hospitals last week was just a historic instance of what a rumour can do to Kashmir...
Right to Bite!
Dogs not only pose risk to human lives, but they endanger animal lives too. Something needs to be done at the earliest to control...
Covalent Bonds
Even after pricked and provoked by fringe elements time and again, Kashmir has upheld its tradition of communal harmony to the wonder of many,...
Clipped Wings
In a strife-torn valley, the tale of those whose limbs were devoured by the situation and the state of affairs continue to make air...
Still Lensman
It was out of mother’s devotion that made a specially-abled boy to dream like any other normal person and help him to create a...
Desperately Dependent
For centuries Kashmir managed winters with traditions evolved by generations till the rundown Srinagar-Jammu road helped plain to find a market. Syed Asma reports...
Withered Tales
Vagaries of winters have substantially reduced over the decades. But the new tools have created an unreal world around the façade of the virtual...
Late Marriages: A Biological Disaster?
Marriage is a union of two souls. It should be done at proper time. However, Kashmir society - urban areas in particular - has...
Nurturing Roots
Despite living successful lives thousands of miles away, their hearts beat for the motherland. Syed Asma talks to a few philanthropist NRKs who are...
