No Strategy, Just Arrogance

Arrogant governments cannot bring solace to their people and that is what Kashmir is experiencing at present

GUEST COLUMN – GK EXCLUSIVE By Seema Mustafa

Every charge being made against the inefficiency of the Jammu and Kashmir government and the indifference and callousness of the central government was confirmed with the decision to send in the Army into Srinagar. The troops rolled into the state capital, sealing the anger and the hostility in the More
THE WOES OF A RESTLESS READER

MUSINGS

I smiled; actually no I beamed as realisation dawned on me, writes Taiba Musadiq Sahaf

 Of late I have been condemned to the deepest dungeons of objectivism, nihilism and all such philosophies propounded by Ayn Rand, Fyodor M Dostoevsky and Paulo Coelho. I am in the Pandora’s Box where I am flanked on all sides by the evils of literary works. Though I harbour no rancour against More
Nine years of innocence

TRAGEDY

And Asif could not step into the tenth, Qazi Sajad Delinavi narrates a painful story

As if a nine year old sweet boy reading in class 5th would always reach his school earlier than others. He was fond of cricket. He loved his school very much. One day he shared his thoughts. He said “ I wanted to be in my school day in day out”. On the other day CRPF killed him mercilessly in the More
  • Kashmir

Crackdown: Police detains 150 youth

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, July 11: In a major crack down on protesters and stone pelters, police has detained nearly 150 youth for allegedly participating in anti-government protests and stone pelting during the past More


  • Srinagar City

Shahr-e-Khaas still under siege

SRINAGARITES CONTINUE TO FACE SHORTAGE OF ESSENTIALS

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, July 11: Even as people face shortage of essentials following prolonged curfew in the Valley, the Shahr-e-Khaas continued to be under siege Sunday while the authorities claimed to have lifted More



  • Jammu

Jammu gets lion’s share in Edu dept posts

Out of 1339, Kashmir gets only 495

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 11: Notwithstanding its claims of working for equitable development of all regions of the state, the National Conference-led coalition government has approved almost double the number of More


  • South Asia

PaK civil society condemns killings in Kashmir

Demands probe, revocation of AFSPA

G U KYANI

Islamabad, July 11: The Civil Society in Pakistan has condemned the recent civilian killings in the Kashmir and impressed upon the Government of India to fulfill its obligation to protect the right to More


  • Business

Vegetable prices go sky high

Consumers complain profiteering, overcharging, shortage of essentials

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, July 11: In the face of continued curfew in the Valley since past few days, the prices of the essential commodities have increased considerably. The consumers on Sunday, when there was relaxation More


  • World

Fidel Castro makes rare appearance

AL JAZEERA

Havana, July 11: Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba’s communist revolution, has appeared in public for the first time since handing over power to his brother four years ago, according to local bloggers and More


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