Costs of Occupation
When troops handed over keys of sports complex Bijbehara to displaced bat manufactures after 23 years it brought back bitter memories of the past....
Modi Effect
Modi’s growing popularity and Congress’ dismal performance in four states recently has triggered crises of sorts in Kashmir’s unionist camp. BJP’s re-emergence in Jammu...
‘Lalkaar’ Aftershocks
Modi's call for fresh debate on Article 370 made political parties react sharply in order to keep the pot boiling before elections. But apparently...
Card Houses and Sand
It was an economic activity limited to fishermen before construction boom set in Kashmir paving way for sand mafia to take over. With huge...
Hundred Years of Pain
Life became a living nightmare for Peer’s family after their militant son was killed more than a decade back. Suhail A Shah, travels long...
Hurriyat Sartajed
At the end of the day, it is Delhi and Islamabad’s national interest that is fundamental to their moves on Kashmir. This is the...
Belligerent Bonhomie
Breaking the tradition, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did not only differ publicly with his friend and chief minister Omar Abdullah but also played safe...
Deviating Clergy – A challenge
Involvement of a number of members from Muslim clergy in passion crimes across Kashmir has brought the highly respected role in Muslim society to a disrepute. P...
Ghosts Of 90’s Back!
Ghost stories of 90’s were mostly attributed to new military tactics to create fear psychosis in civilian population, however, the claims remained unconfirmed. The...
Dumping Woes
The debate around Achan dumping site misses one important element: the security of kids living in the neighbourhood from canine dogs. Syed Asma spends...
Right To Dissent
Interestingly Supreme Court’s decision to have negative voting options in upcoming elections hardly excited any separatist leader in Kashmir. Reason! Separatists appartently think that...
Bloodied Talks
In last two and half decades almost every highprofile meeting between India and Pakistan is preceded by a daring militant attack. Shah Abbas revisits...
Falling Apart
With separatists running out of ideas to catch peoples’ imagination, the need to unify is felt across the different ideological camps. Everybody talks about...
In a spell
The high decibel music in the Shalimar garden did not trigger a lot of media interest across the globe, it led to a series...
King’s Constituency
From party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah to current CM Omar Abdullah, Ganderbal means prestige. But with political equations fast changing on ground Abdullah scion...
