Idealist’s Pragmatism
Though linked directly with budgeting J&K’s economy for various years, Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu’s third consecutive budget in less than two years is...
Sopore Massacre
In Kashmir’s troubled history January is drenched in blood, literally. Jibran Nazir revisits the gory memories of Sopore massacre that consumed fifty three civilians...
Stop Press
Ruling journalist-abundant party created new precedence by banning a newspaper in 2016 summer. But there were many other incidents that are unlikely to get...
Implementing The Agenda
Demographic engineering is a subject that has historically triggered tensions in Kashmir. Last week when the state government started issuing ‘domicile certificates’ to West...
Stand Still Lives
Burhan Wani’s killing literally froze Kashmir in a time capsule. And public transport was no exception. But the plight of hands behind the wheels...
Turmoil Turbulence
On July 9, suspension of mobile and internet services proved fatal for businesses who couldn’t reach their clients and vice-versa. A number of deals...
Cometh Crackdown
A series of crackdowns starting from old Baramulla coupled with valley-wide whip on dissenters stirred up the haunting memories of those harrowing days in...
Work In Progress…
As Chief Minister announced that she will be monitoring 100 top projects across J&K, Tasavur Mushtaq investigates to find out that 90 percent of...
Helping Hands
A part of the pellet crisis was managed by doctors who flew from outside Kashmir. But there are many cases where victims were taken...
Chased to Death
Casualties of unrest 2016 were of mixed nature. As many as 12 deaths were caused by the chase in which the targets drowned, reports Saima...
Lalla Rookh Eyes
Exactly 200 years after Irish blind poet Thomas Moore sang in praise of Kashmir, its beauty, its women and their eyes in his epic...
Chai Pe Charcha
by Masood Hussain
It was proverbial pellet disbursal on Monday last when the activities picked up quickly. While Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was driven to his...
“Non-Lethal” Deaths
After consuming at least seven lives since 2010, the debate around the lethality or non lethality of teargas shells is still not settled. Saima...
Undoing EDI
Second attack in eight months has pushed the EDI into space-scarce that may force it operate from the tents for the time being. In...
The Bloody Quarter
Amid street expectations that a protracted bloody strike would force Delhi talk to Islamabad and Srinagar, it took an inverse turn towards the more...
