A Flawed Decision
The change of nomenclature from Sadr-e-Riyasat to Governor was Jammu and Kashmir’s political disenfranchising. If the arbitrary attempts at classifying J&K Bank from a...
A Different Politician
Since the fifties, Peer Hafizullah Makhdoomi had a conspicuous presence in Kashmir politics till 1990s. A confidante of the then leading politician Mohiuddin Karra,...
Coexisting With Contagion
In the last more than a year, the people picked enough knowledge about the virulent and vile virus that it helped them to live...
Kejriwal’s Kashmir?
Jammu and Kashmir was offering the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders always an idea to get the best of the newspaper front page. As...
Kashmir’s New Parties
With the political permutations and combinations continuously at play in Jammu and Kashmir since the last assembly elections in 2014, the region has witnessed...
The JKSRTC Turnaround
Barely a few years after Jammu and Kashmir’s public transporter, the JKSRTC got a new fleet of trucks and buses, and the turnaround started....
Heritage Demolished?
The twin-road project to expand the narrow arterial network of roads in old city has altered the demography of the area known for its...
Back To Roots
With the major business streets of Srinagar in Lal Chwok, Jawahar Nagar, Dalgate and Karan Nagar devastated by the historic flood, people see the...
Gilgit Games
Perhaps for the first time after partition, Kashmir dispute is emerging as a major issue for Pakistan. Beijing is seeking guarantees for making substantial...
Barter Bottlenecks
Amid reports that NIA wants barter trade at the LoC to close down, a huge cache of contraband was recovered from a PaK truck...
A Rediscovery In Jammu, Ladakh
When on August 5 last year J&K’s autonomy was erased, Jammu and Ladakh erupted in celebration at the development. A year on, the two...
Gupkar Quandary
So far, the PAGD has been very cautious about deploying the democratic means it often talks about to seek restoration of Article 370, lest...
The Amarnath Flood
Reviving memories of the 1996 tragedy, the flash flood – the third since 2015, near the cave shrine of Amarnath killed 15 pilgrims and...
Pervasive Harassment
Though a criminal offence with a punishment that can go up to three years of imprisonment, young women in Kashmir silently face harassment on...
Organising Zakat
A group of well-read and well-meaning officers and academics have joined hands and created a trust to manage Kashmir's Zakat and other charities. Khalid...
