Get Masks Please
Coronavirus is making deeper inroads but Kashmir is woefully short of essential medical supplies, reports Umar Mukhtar
When the news of first positive Covid-19 case in...
Whither Job?
Kashmir is grappling with rising joblessness, but there are fewer government jobs and recruiting agencies are in a limbo, reports Saima Bhat
When in 2010...
Kashmir’s Tehran Tension
As Kashmir’s historical Iran connection is being tested by the coronavirus spread, expert Kashmiri Iranians suggest against flying a few hundred students home because...
Behind Firewalls
Initially, it was a battle for coming out of the wrong side of the digital divide. Now with 2G at play, it is the...
Viral Fear
Kashmiris returning from Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus in China that has killed more than 2100 people, are quarantined in Delhi. As the health...
Game of Thrones?
Amid expectations that the political leaders will move out after putting half of the year in custody, the government slapped Public Safety Act against...
Caught by Cancer
There is no single stop where one can get the exact details of the state and status of cancer in Kashmir because the state...
Hyped Initiatives?
Between an over-hyped political outreach and a curtain raiser for investment in Jammu and Kashmir, there was a ‘dirty picture’ and a radical revelation...
Hired To Humiliate
The abundant colleges and teacher-scarce education department has lead the department to use and abuse almost 1900 teachers as contractual lecturer for more than...
Divulging Details
Barely four months after the government justified undoing of Article 370 by asserting that Jammu and Kashmir’s backwardness was rooted in its special status,...
Guns In The Government
As the gun battles were in focus in the last 30 years, a section of bureaucracy was arming the deep-pocketed criminals. Now the CBI...
Rodents And Obstetrics
As South Kashmir’s main maternity hospital operates from a rundown building, the mothers and the new born have to co-exist with rodents along with...
The Golden Card People
Despite the internet blockade, Jammu and Kashmir has utilized the golden card under Ayushman Bharat scheme to the best possible level: 11000 procedures for...
The Internet Train
As railways resumed its limited service, tens of thousands of Kashmiris spend their days in Banihal to avail the internet and upgrade their cell...
A Model Wasted
Deep down south, the government invested heavily in creating a model health centre. As it is waiting for inauguration, part of the precious equipment...
