Revolution
As millions pour into the streets in the Arab World to register their resentment against the corrupt undemocratic regimes, seen mostly as U.S. puppets,...
Ripples in Kashmir
Egypt crisis apart from sending shock waves in the wider Muslim world is being closely followed in the Sub-continent, giving their governments a cause...
Social Media Revolution
Social media can be an important tool in organising anti-establishment protests but it can’t be the only one. Excerpts from an analysis by Marko...
Tales From The Valley
Kashmir’s narratives are coming to fore, with young writers writing for an international audience. After Basharat Peer’s acclaimed memoir Curfewed Night which talked of...
Sangh’s Kashmir Forays
Even not having a token presence in Kashmir, Sangh Parivar has been making forays in the state primarily to play to the larger vote...
Kashmir’s Red Square
As the BJP’s flag hoisting plan brings back memories of its previous venture in 1992, Haroon Mirani recounts the history of Lal Chowk, which...
Breeding An Epidemic
The hospitals in a Kashmir are ill-equipped to handle the waste, especially bio-medical and radioactive, putting lives and the environment at risk. Ikhlaq Qadri...
State of health
A research commissioned by the health department found the biomedical waste management in Kashmir as primitive and highly hazardous for public health and environment....
STONE IN MY HAND
Eulogized by some, demonized by some, attacked and defended, stone pelters remained the centre of unrest in Kashmir this year and dominated the discourse....
A Bagful Of Protest
Stone pelting may be the most talked about form of protest in Kashmir but it is the not the only one. Kashmiris have used...
Systemic Disability
Life is a challenge for the physically disadvantaged people. While many overcome hurdles to living a better life, an insensitive government in Kashmir limits...
ACQUITTED
The first victims of dreaded POTA have been acquitted, nine years after they were booked and five years after the act was repealed in...
AVERTING DISASTER
Was it a responsive district administration, influence of local political workers, or were the protests simply subdued. Whatever the reason, Ganderbal – that Omar...
Marked For Life
There are more than 75000 families in the police black list whose members and relatives are barred from jobs, denied passports and always under surveillance. Around 15000 have been added in just two years. Ilham Hassan reports
DEMONISING DISSENT
Arundhati Roy’s statements on Kashmir have earned her a lot of criticism from the ultra-nationalistic media and politicians. By muzzling dissent, the country is...
