Love don’t cost nothing
For the houseboat owners in Dal Lake, tourists are business and hope. But sometimes tourists not just take along memories, they take away people...
The party and the patriarch
A mysterious writer’s book on top separatist Syed Ali Geelani has pitted him against his parent organisation, Jamaat-e-Islami, again, widening the dove-hawk divide in the party. Kashmir Life reports.
This is not the first time that there is a cold war between Jamaat-e-Islami and Syed Ali Shah Geelani, perhaps the most recognized political face it produced since it was founded in 1946 in J&K. His inflexibility on issues not only prevented him from becoming the president of Jamaat but, off late, consolidated the dove-hawk divide in the party, especially in the last two decades.
The row over the book ‘Qaid-e-Inqilab, Ek Tarikh Ek Tehreek’ by Dr Shafi Shariati, finally, seems to cement the divide, Geelani and the Jamaat have lately seen. Taking strong exception to the portrayal of Jamaat in the book, the party suspended Geelani, the protagonist of the book from the basic membership of the party.
Challenging a ‘fair’ Judiciary
Few documents have recorded the human rights abuse in Kashmir over the past 20 years. Even few have questioned the role of judiciary in...
Taking on the bull
A month long agitation by Bomai Coordination Committee succeeded in removing the RR camp from the area. Zubair A. Dar reports from Bomai on the painful experiences the residents had with the camp and how the committee ensured the agitation is not hijacked by politicians.
KESS prelims agonises many
Hamidullah Dar
In what appears weird to many, Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) has added a new chapter to the selection process for Kashmir Evaluation and Statistical Service (KESS) this year. The Commission is conducting preliminary examination to shortlist candidates for main examination for the service. Not just in J&K, it is the first experiment of its kind in such examinations across India.
In what appears weird to many, Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) has added a new chapter to the selection process for Kashmir Evaluation and Statistical Service (KESS) this year. The Commission is conducting preliminary examination to shortlist candidates for main examination for the service. Not just in J&K, it is the first experiment of its kind in such examinations across India.
Another election, another ‘boycott’
The upcoming parliament elections have set both camps of All Parties Hurriyat Conference in motion to call for yet another boycott. Others are, however, reconsidering their options. Hamidullah Dar reports.
US sleuths interrogated Kashmiri militants in 90s
Shahnawaz Khan
US interrogators questioned militants captured in Kashmir by Indian troopers in 90s, a declassified document of the Central Investigation Agency (CIA) reveals. The top secret report prepared by the federal intelligence agency in 1996 and declassified in 2004 is now available on the CIA website www.foia.cia.gov.
US interrogators questioned militants captured in Kashmir by Indian troopers in 90s, a declassified document of the Central Investigation Agency (CIA) reveals. The top secret report prepared by the federal intelligence agency in 1996 and declassified in 2004 is now available on the CIA website www.foia.cia.gov.
Price of conflict
Tanveen Kawoosa
Among many prices Kashmiris have paid during two decades of conflict, loss of parental care stands among the primary few. Although reports prepared by different organisations show slight rise in the numbers of orphans in Kashmir during this period, social workers challenge the statistics basing their argument on lack of extensive study to document cases.
Among many prices Kashmiris have paid during two decades of conflict, loss of parental care stands among the primary few. Although reports prepared by different organisations show slight rise in the numbers of orphans in Kashmir during this period, social workers challenge the statistics basing their argument on lack of extensive study to document cases.
Nonstop: Bomai, Kheegam,
Kashmir life Desk
Hours after home minister, P Chidambaram reassured the state government and the people that appropriate action will follow once reports by civil...
Dubai Dreams Gone Sour
Flight to Dubai may have been a long cherished dream; the excitement in trader community is about attracting high end tourists. Can the Indian...
First session doesn’t inspire confidence
Naeem Akhtar
Much has been said about the present State Assembly on many counts. Chief reason for its estimation so high is the large...
No CMP?
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday announced on the floor of the house that that his ruling coalition had no common minimum programme (CMP), a statement that has left political analysts wondering. “Coalition Government did not need a common minimum programme as the two coalition parties had full faith in each other,” Omar said. He added that he did not feel it necessary to have a common minimum programme.One wonders how Omar’s voters should make him accountable if they do not know what he intends to do. Analysts call it a compromise. “This is a compromise, a virtual corporate merger, a takeover of smaller company for monitory gains,” said Nayeem Akhter, a former bureaucrat close to Peoples Democratic Party. “They have been running the government like a municipality but now they have even lost the semblance of a government.”
Unearthing truth
Allegations of disappearances and custodial killings have crept into the Kashmir discourse along with the insurgency itself. But public allegations, howsoever credible, face a...
Shopian mystery
The Shopian case not only dominated the news in 2009 but also stung most the people associated with it. Three investigations later the case...
Half Widows, Double Misery
Despite Shariah providing for remarriage options for a missing person’s wife after four years, a mix of legal and social hurdles are hindering the...
