The Rival Games
Beheading soldiers and taking heads as war trophies is just one dimension of the macabre rivalries of the two armies manning Kashmir ‘frontiers’ since...
Belling The Cat
The state government has set up a monitoring committee to evaluate the infrastructure of private coaching centers and accordingly revise their registration annually. While...
A Dual Role
In a bid to play the role of opposition while being in government, the ruling NC is witnessing a new phase of leg pulling....
Unfair Games
Despite the promises made by the centre and state government to build new sports infrastructure in Kashmir valley to involve the disgruntled youth, it...
Enigmatic Pakistan Yatra
As Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq lands in Pakistan for the much-vaunted talks, there is no clarity on what the conglomerate is...
‘National-Congress’ Wins!
National Conference-Congress combine’s sweeping win in the legislative council polls might have offered a moment of respite for the ruling government but it is...
Electing ‘maha-sarpanchs’
Touted to bring a new era of democracy in conflict-torn Kashmir, the elected members of Panchayat Raj institutions have been reduced to a mere...
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...
It is Red Hot
As controversies trigger a lot of heat and dust, the unionist political camp is suddenly hyperactive. While Chief Minister makes his problematic “relative” to...
Stuck in Divorce
Reinterpretation of the institution of Muslim marriage in a high court judgement has infuriated the Kashmir clergy. As a former high court judge seeks...
Supporting Himayat
With the retention rate of the trained school dropouts jumping from 40 to 75 percent, third batch of more than 1400 youth got job...
Outsourcing a Sacrifice
Millions of Muslims converge to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia. As they offer mandatory animal sacrifices, the meat is supplied to the impoverished African...
Meaty Needs
As the faithful Muslims throng markets in Srinagar to purchase sacrificial animals on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, it is the beauty and elegance of...
A Stillborn Initiative
Panchayats were touted to be a vaunted zenith of a democratic initiative. While the first of the three tiers of Panchayat election is still...
Encroaching Every Inch
In Kashmir, the land is not only the last symbol of identity but also the only of the most paying sectors for investment that...
