Mushtaq Ahmad
When the state government suggested RBI to appoint Mushtaq Ahmad as the chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the bank that it owns,it fetched...
Lost course
The rivulet with gushing milky white clean waters has given way to a stinking seawage drain and some government offices, malls, and residential colonies...
Boom boom boom . . .
The two-decade turmoil has adversely impacted most business in Kashmir, but for the media industry it provided a boost. Haroon Mirani takes a look...
Re-energizing Energy Sector
For years people knew Shakeel Qalander as an entrepreneur. This year, his hunt to understand the basics of J&K government’s relationship with NHPC brought...
Matching Concerns
Cables related to security concerns as viewed by the US embassy in New Delhi reveal that the American concerns matched those India publicly harped on....
G M Saroori
G M SarooriAt the drop of the hat, the erstwhile R&B minister G M Saroori would find himself outside Rahul Gandhi’s gate. But he...
The Story of A Rebirth
Charged with espionage and detained for four years, photojournalist Maqbool Sahil wrote books inside the jail. He writes about the torture and his helplessness...
Costly Images
Photo and video journalists bring news into the bedrooms and are always perceived by people as a glamorous lot. Izhar A Wani writes about...
M Y Khan
since he retired in 2005 summer after putting in over eight years as chairman of the J&K Bank, Mohammad Yusuf Khan maintained a low...
Lost in modernity
The traditional architecture is no more in fashion in Kashmir, which many believe was more suited to valley’s climatic conditions. Ibrahim Wani reports.
Zahoor Ahmad...
Mum on Kashmir
During the US presidential campaign, Obama termed Kashmir issue as central to any stability in the region. But his efforts to appoint a special envoy for Kashmir, once in office, were scuttled by India. Showkat Ali reports.
National Conference
Be it the death of Haji Yousuf, sacking of Mustafa Kamal or partial removal of AFSPA, the ruling National Conference managed to stay in...
Skinned
Fur and furriers were a part of Kashmir’s economy, providing employment to thousands of people. A blanket ban on fur trade made it extinct...
The Impunity Law
A colonial era law adopted and applied by the Indian Parliament to J&K in 1990 kept taking its toll – political as well as...
US Kashmir Policy: In Retrospect
Once interested in an overt role, US off late preferred a hands off approach, or at most a covert role in Indo-Pak tangles on...
