Turning A Blind Eye
Students who have hearing and visual impairments are increasingly finding it difficult to receive proper education. Syed Asma takes a closer look at the...
Uncomfortable homes
Building a house on alien designs and imported construction material may look wonderful but it comes at the cost of discomfort especially during winters...
Unpunishable By Law
It is a case where established murderers-men in uniform-of five innocent civilians of Islamabad area has remained un-punishable because of AFSPA, a law that...
Records of Divide
Decolonisation of the Indian subcontinent was also accompanied by the redrawing of national boundaries. The phenomenon did not just change the course of history...
Unhappily Ever After
Dealing with divorce can be emotionally exhausting in itself. But as Sameer Yasir reports, in Kashmir, the judicial system ensures couples remain entangled in...
Situation Critical
In a place where traffic accidents have become a part of life, proper emergency care is still virtually non-existent. Syed Asma reports on the...
Shifting Dogs?
Tens of thousands of menacing stray dogs in ferocious packs have been scaring the lives of people across Kashmir. A few dogs that the...
Playing Foul
One of the worst kept secrets in India is that most sports management bodies are mini political theaters, and J&K is no exception. The...
Politics of rehabilitation
They have been returning home to Kashmir in small numbers quietly from the Pakistani side via Nepal, but a larger number may be waiting...
Cain and Abel in Uniform
Like in other high stress zones, fratricide and suicide has plagued the central forces deployed in Kashmir too. The government has initiated many measures...
Augmenting Counter terrorism Capability
India has struggled to create an organizational structure for effective counterterrorism capability. So far the effort has meant a number of parallel set ups...
New Pill Policy
As the state approved its first drug policy claiming it would reduce cost of medicine and help in quality control, the people associated with...
‘Ignored and punished’
A robust business town is decaying fast under crumbling infrastructure and official apathy. Residents believe they are being victimized for their political beliefs, reports...
A War Within
Infighting and scandals seem to be chasing state congress, with its senior leaders hogging the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Tasavur Mushtaq reports
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Warming Up To Wool
J&K sells 70 per cent of its wool in raw form for lack of processing units. Consultants engaged by the government suggested market intervention,...
