The Ban Caught in Contest
Bilal Handoo
SRINAGAR
Days before he was landed in fresh controversy over his inappropriate collar-correction conduct, Mufti Sayeed’s health minister Lal Singh spoke in his usual...
Tony Jaitly: IAS Officer Who Exorcised Papa 2, Protested against Atrocities is No More
Bilal Handoo
SRINAGAR
In 1990, government employees staged a massive protest against the "bloodbath" caused by forces in Kashmir. In that strike lasting for 73 days,...
Did Mirwaiz Play Down Life Threats?
Bilal Handoo
SRINAGAR
(Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq)
Days before the prominent religious leader Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq was assassinated by militants at his Nigeen residence on May 21, 1990,...
Why Spring Showers Bring No Romance in Kashmir Anymore?
Bilal Handoo
SRINAGAR
Spring is a season of revival, renewal and rejuvenation that ends a wintry deadlock. And its showers are known to set off romantic feelings in...
Land Mafia Evokes ‘Save Saffron’ Slogan to Spoil Kashmir’s AIIMS Plan
While Jammu is lobbying for AIIMS, land mafia in Kashmir is using saffron sentiment to press government to shift the proposed site, reports Bilal...
Sopore Massacre: Eyewitness Account
Saleem Qadri
SOPORE
On a chilly wintry morning of January 6, 1993, people of Sopore town woke up to a normal day. During those days BSF...
Emerging Scenarios
With fifth and final phase of state assembly elections over in Jammu and Kashmir the race to interpret the numbers and trends has already...
Son in fray to reclaim slain father’s legacy
Bilal Handoo
The rumour is running rampant in the poll-bound town on the banks of Veshaw that Omar has fielded a novice (besides a minnow)...
Old Town’s Nightmare
The ongoing poll season has set Baramulla’s old town in a tizzy with night raids to wind up youth allegedly linked with stone pelting...
‘Losing’ Manzil to ‘Misty’ Morning
Before the deluge (in fall) dampened NC’s poll spirits, the defeat (in spring) had already set off sombre mood inside the party headquarters. In...
IUST election
Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has been successful in breaking a decades-long jinx. For the past 20 years, students in Kashmir were...
New Team Takes Over Kashmir Chamber
Soon after declaration of results the newly elected body pledged to work for the betterment of business community while the rival group is determined...
Oldest Institution Getting New Leaders
As scores of traders queued up outside the office of Kashmir Chamber, Tasavur Mushtaq visited the spot to cover Kashmir’s oldest institutions latest exercise...
