A New Flock
There has been high enthusiasm among the youth to appear in the civil services qualifiers both at the state and all-India levels. Traditionally, Kashmir...
Missing paper trail
The art of producing one of the most long lasting and durable paper was mastered in Kashmir much before the advent of paper mills....
Eye On Wars And Life
He once struggled to buy a camera for himself, and today he is in the league of the world’s best photojournalists. Tasavur Mushtaq reports...
Fellows to Success
Six out of the 45 selected to the Ford Fellowship Program in 2009 are from J & K, with 4 from Kashmir and 1...
Friday off
The trend of disallowing Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid began in 2008, and was repeated this year. Ikhlaq Qadri reports. Most of the...
Inalienable ingredient
Wazwaan is an integral part of the marriages in Kashmir, even the weddings are scheduled as per the availability of waza (chefs), Abdul Mohamin...
Winners and Losers
The suave, articulate Sajjad Lone was a student of economics in a London college before he burst on Kashmir’s political scene after his father...
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...
Calender of protests
Jammu & Kashmir Bank’s calendars are considered the most popular in Kashmir. A household calendar, yet a prized propriety. But this year the calendars,...
Fair presence
Women have driven their way into almost all sectors in Kashmir. Media is no exception. Aliya Bashir reports.
In the past many newsrooms were averse...
Achievements
They are focused and determined, and are now being recognized for their efforts. Saima Bhat highlights some of the many Kashmiris who have achieved...
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...
Nibbling At The Society
The extravagance in Kashmiri marriages is pushing up the average marrying age and given rise to many social ills. Syed Asma reports
Over the years...
TURNS, TWISTS AND TURBULENCE
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us”
Juries and...
Boosting entrepreneurship
in December 2009, Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme for Youth (SKEWPY) has been NC government’s major policy initiative. Apart from reorganizing employment exchanges into...
