Sangh, Sainik and Scholarship
Apparently addressing its vote bank, the noisy rightwing exposed a plan that was inches away from implementation in Srinagar. But how long can the...
Shift to Nowhere
Started with an intention to cap the outflow of students to hostile environs outside, KU started second shift but without basic infrastructure and facilities....
Tasteless Anchar
Once famous for its fish, Nadru, and vegetable gardens, Anchar Lake struggles to survive encroachment, waste dump, and official neglect. Syed Asma reports
Son of...
Engaging NHPC
As certain information about NHPC’s operation in J&K were revealed through an RTI, Kashmir is back to its energy debate, singling out India’s hydropower...
Kashmir’s Kota
Thanks to private coaching centres Parrypora is host to diverse aspirations generating Rs 200 crore business. Zafar Aafaq reports
It is 5:25 pm and uptown...
Oh, NIT!
When minor scuffle between two student groups gets 24x7 coverage on Television, something is not right. Mohammad Raafi reports how NIT Srinagar is turned...
Crumbling Nagar
After conquering Srinagar Mughal Emperor Akbar laid the foundation of walled city Naagar Nagar to keep his men safe. Six centuries later Mohammad Raafi...
Those Two Months…
As the demise of PDP patron created governance void in J&K, intriguing scenes unfolded in state officialdom currently camped in Jammu’s civil secretariat. The...
D-Day: March 23, 1987
Muslim United Front had worked more on road-shows using the raw emotion of people and not on the process of elections. This contributed to...
Tujjar’s Tragedy
Picked hours after he brought his bride home Tahir’s remains were sent home in a polybag. The brutal killing gave Kashmir many sleepless nights....
Sozni Scientist
Born to disabled Sozni artist parents Shabir Mir picked up threads and a needle when he was just 11 to work his way out...
Kashmir’s Nagpur?
Unlike journalism, RTI has empowered people to the extent they wish to be. A Srinagar politician close to Ghulam Nabi Azad keen to know...
Campus Shift
It has been a long time since Reyaz Punjabi demolished the office of Kashmir University Students Union thus closing the chapter of active student...
Market Massacre
Zainakadal in Srinagar’s downtown has witnessed and withstood brutalities, massacres, regime changes, kings and occupiers, without losing its essence. But that was before the...
Dardpora’s Missing Trio
In November last year when three men from godforsaken Kupwara’s Dardpora village went missing mysteriously, the memories of 90s came back to haunt residents....
