Churning out failures
Some decades back, passing 10th class examinations in Kashmir was deemed a big achievement. Education system and standards have considerably improved since, particularly in...
Jailed and honoured
Iftikhar Geelani’s detention and release from jail is a melodrama that he narrated in a book My Days In Prison. Penguin India published the...
Right to Information! How much?
J&K Government has issued the draft of a new Right to Information Act proposed to replace the state’s existing RTI Act. Is the proposed...
10 controversies of ‘09
While Shopian dominated 2009, there were other controversies too that hogged the headlines. Haroon Mirani lists the top 10.
CHINESE VISA ROW
The year 2009 has...
More than a commissioner
Wajahat Habibullah is ready to take over as J&K first CIC, but his understanding of Kashmir coupled with his unhindered access to 10 Janpath...
Bartering of a year
Started in a hurry, the trans-LoC trade had more hurdles than pedals. Despite government promises of sorting out modalities soon, a year after the...
Tales of torture
The first incumbent of the infamous torture centre turned guest house PAPA 2Â arranged its exorcism to ward off the evils of its past....
Those who stayed back
As New Delhi woos migrant Kashmiri Pandits back to Valley with financial packages, those who stayed back through turbulent years were almost ignored. MAJID...
Mysterious Rajouri fever spreading
While the Swine Flu threat, that grabbed a lot of media attention, seems to be under control in the J&K, the state is oblivious...
Refer to Srinagar
Tertiary health care services in Srinagar are crumbling under the rural rush, as district hospitals are skipping their responsibilities and referring patients to Srinagar...
Eating away imports
Despite institutions meant to improve agricultural production, the state imports almost half of the rice requirement. Hamidullah Dar reports.
The inability of the government to...
Kashmir: Water War
Irrigation and Law ministries in the state are divided over the way out on Punjab’s breach of a 30-year-old water-sharing agreement. A Kashmir Life report.
When...
Baby Boom…
Every month two test tube babies are conceived in Kashmir after infertile couples undergo in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment at Rotunda Hygeia, state’s first and...
High handed occupation
Legislators meant to improve public facilities in their constituencies are encroaching existing ones, so are small rung political leaders. Police in the state is...
Innocence trampled
A child killed by a father, a minor raped by a neighbour. More and more cases of child abuse are reported from different corners of the valley. Hamidullah Dar reports.
