Captive to ‘Sweet Will’
By Tasavur Mushtaq
Kashmir has a history of being subject to the ‘sweet will’ of its political leaders, its people and the ‘pleasure’ of...
International Day of Forests
By Aamir Amin Nowshahri
The International Day of Forests is observed every year on March 21 to raise awareness about the importance of forests to...
A Pulwama Village’s ‘Stone Age’ Story
Arsheed Ahmad
PULWAMA
With Local bodies election just weeks away and debates about significance of Panchayati Raj (Governance at gross root level) in development of rural...
Has Power Weakened PDP?
KL NEWS NETWORK
JAMMU
People’s Democratic Party (PDP), confronted with an existential crisis of sorts, after the demise of its patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, is missing...
Kulgam Killing: Who was Dawood Sheikh?
Aakash Hassan
KULGAM
Barely 15 hours after forces killed Hizb’s top militant, Dawood Sheikh alias Furkan, in a brief gunfight at Kulgam’s Buchroo village, thousands turned...
‘Dil Ka Maamla’: Your Marriage Dictates Health of Your Heart
SRINAGAR: Your brain may be the main gate-keeper for the release of dopamine, adrenaline and norepinephrine – the three key feel-good secretions that spike up...
Is ‘Nepotism’ Rampant In SKUAST-K? Here Are Two Instances
Zafar Aafaq
SRINAGAR
It seems something is rotten in Valley’s premier agriculture institute, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST-K). Lately two instances of...
Don’t See Hurriyat as Hurdle in Revival of Friendship: Mirwaiz tells Delhi, Islamabad
Muhammad Raafi
SRINAGAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV4Mrk12AyE&feature=youtu.be
Hopeful that Foreign Secretary Level talks will be revived, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (m) chairperson, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Thursday said that the separatist...
Tral Trap: ‘Newton’ and His Third Law of Motion
Bilal Handoo
TRAL
Before the previous dusk would rattle calm air of Dadsara Tral, a word had reached nearby Laribal village that one of their ‘favourite’...
Drabu Explains Jaitley’s Budget
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely’s budget was explained by PDP leader and former state Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu in an interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzfzYwP9U1k&feature=youtu.be
Economist Dr Haseeb...
Meet The Teacher Whose ‘Sweeping’ School Service Went Viral
Saba Khan
SRINAGAR
My name is Zubair Khan. I am a teacher from south Kashmir’s Kokernag, who loves his profession for the very spirit of it....
Early Rise in Day Temperature ‘Threatens’ Horticulture Production
Riyaz Bhat
SRINAGAR
The second consecutive year of dry spell in Kashmir might cost heavily the apple grower in valley.
Agriculture experts claim that the early increase...
Are Frequent Forest Fires in Srinagar-Belt Sponsored?
Shakir Mir
SRINAGAR
Over two back-to-back fire incidents in the Brane-Nishat area that took place recently kept residents at the tenterhooks even as the Fire and...
Samba Offence: This is How the Horror was Staged in Sarore
Ubeer Naqushbandi
SRINAGAR
Preparations began well before the 2014 assembly elections. During one of those campaigning days, a BJP lawmaker Ganga Prakash arrived in Sarore. He...
Rise And You Will, An Open Letter To EDI
By Zamir A Qadri
Dear friends at EDI (the ‘Ediots’, as we would call each other).
I won't begin by saying that I know your pain. That...
