The Candidate Crowd
They know they are not winning, but they are contesting either as independents or on behalf of parties least known in Kashmir. Mujtaba Hussain...
Kashmir’s Virtual Politics
With social media emerging as the alternative universe, part of politics, campaigning and vote-seeking is also taking place in the virtual world. Syed Shadab...
Ladakh’s Saffron Drought
In 2019, BJP won Ladakh for helping the region break away from Jammu and Kashmir and emerge as a UT. Five years later, the...
Immortalising Art 370
By projecting Article 370 as ‘the thing of the past’, the ruling BJP is helping the read-down constitutional provision to live in public memory,...
Organising Zakat
A group of well-read and well-meaning officers and academics have joined hands and created a trust to manage Kashmir's Zakat and other charities. Khalid...
The New AFSPA Debate
In anticipation of the 5-phase elections for the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah indicated withdrawing troops and the AFSPA and it triggered a...
LS Polls: Surprising Start
With Udhampur going into the first phase of polls, the Lok Sabha elections have started throwing surprises in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Faiqa Masoodi
With...
Post-2019 Modi Visit
As the country is rushing for general elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to Jammu and Kashmir for the second time in less than...
Election Year Begins?
With the Lok Sabha polls taking place soon after Ramzan, the Muslim month of fasting, the political class is witnessing activity after a long...
Train To Sangaldan
As the prestigious track, a project of national importance became accessible from Baramulla to Sangaldan, Aiman Fayaz boarded the train, inaugurated by the Prime...
PAGD Cracks Visible
With JKNC insisting they will have no talks on any kind of seat sharing in Kashmir – where it retains all the three Lok...
Budget 2024-25: An Explainer
The fifth consecutive budget for Jammu and Kashmir that the Lok Sabha passed last week, retains the focus on low expenditure on development and...
Kashmir’s Maharani Controversy
Jammu and Kashmir’s erstwhile assembly, once termed to be most empowered, played host to a Bollywood crew shooting Maharani, a political thriller surrounding Lalu...
Kashmir’s Thriving Thrift Market
While the Sunday Market continues to be the only address for comfortable and budget shopping, it is not only getting popular with tourists alone....
The New Ratle Debate
Kashmir’s political class is angry as the NHPC-run Ratle Power Project entered into a power purchase agreement with Rajasthan utility for 40 years, creating...
