Bring shrouds along: Hizb commander to Panchayat poll aspirants
With state government preparing to hold panchayat and local body elections in J&K, militant outfit Hizbul Mujahedeen issued a strong warning to those mulling to participate in the polls,...
Education in Kashmir: Issues, concerns & way forward
Abid Ahmad Shah The prosperity and development of a nation is directly proportional to the reckoning educational force. Education is the transition of an individual from unknown to known,...
How Safe is Tosamaidan?
After death of a youth in explosion of a live shell in the meadow on August 12 question are being raised over claims of government and Army about...
‘Will wait to see whether justice will be delivered’
Though Army’s Court of Inquiry has held Major Leetul Gogoi guilty of fraternising with a woman and being away from his duty, it could be long wait for...
Of Kashmir & Social Problems confronting it
Aakanksha Singh The social revolution has been slow in our country. We have been exempted, not because we have solved the problems, but because we had not yet confronted...
Of Human life & Evolution
In diverse way of life, there are different ways of looking at existence. We analyse our life in years, months, days and hours while in some primordial civilizations, people...
Shrinking Space for Mainstream politics in JK
Fayaz Ganie Sheikh Mohammed Abdulla was the tallest leader that Jammu and Kashmir has produced in last hundred years of its history. He eventually became one of the founders...
Freedom of Speech & Expression Faces Fatal Attack
Democracy is different from other forms of government in ensuring various freedoms and rights to the citizens. One of the most important freedoms and rights is the freedom of...
Valley water worries
Amid climatic changes the depleting water resources has come up as a major challenge in the Valley as most of the water schemes have been hit by the weather...
Village that vanished in few hours
Jora farm, a border village in Jammu suffered massive losses when it got caught in cross fire during recent escalation on international border between India & Pakistan Riyaz Khan...