Stunning trivialisation of struggle

Thus Dholakia spoils his image as an independent film maker

Lamhaa By Inam ul Rehman

When Rahul Dholakia made Parzania he took conscious step of not seeing it from Hindu or Muslim viewpoint but like Deepa Mehta’s Earth, based on partition, viewed it through Parsee family prism. It offered him a sort of cinematic neutrality. The film got rave reviews and an Indian national award. The More
His Teeth Were Smashed

And I just Could Not Believe That

Nostalgia By ZGM

Hoisted on my parents shoulders I have seen leaders after their release being greeted with waiving hands overhead by surging crowds.  I have seen    young men on seeing their leaders bubbling with emotions. I have seen them tossing their shirts in the air. I have seen the have More
Way to salvation

Have a resolve to resolve the problem

VIEWPOINT By G. N. Wadoo

Imposition of the prolonged curfew and deployment of huge columns of army and paramilitary forces is not a solution to restore normalcy in the valley. On the other hand it is against the democratic norms of the country and the fundamental rights of the people and such coercive methods have to be likened More
The risk of being honest

Why truth pinches – always!

BEHAVIOUR By Tajamul Hussain

Candours, with the quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially about an embarrassing subject, have gone extinct as dinosaurs. Telling the truth, a ka delivering bad news, giving a negative performance review, disagreeing and digging heels publicly means risking ones future. Truth hurts More
  • Kashmir

Release Qayoom or else we will go for hunger strike: Bar to govt

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, July 24: The High Court Bar Association Kashmir Saturday gave ultimatum to the government saying if it would not release Bar president Mian Abdul Qayoom and General Secretary G N Shaheen by Sunday More


  • Srinagar City

WHEN CURFEWS, RESTRICTIONS HINDER INFANT’S TREATMENT

Month on, at midnight father leaves Nowhatta home to care for only son

M HYDERI

Srinagar, July 24: Since June 26, when Zaid Bin Riyaz was born, the infant is not keeping well and his parents have been changing the medical treatment simply because the doctors couldn’t be consulted More



  • Jammu

Grief stricken Kishtwar observes bandh

HOPES DIMINISH AS NO BODY RECOVERED YET

SHEIKH NASIR

Kishtwar, July 24: While grief stricken people of Kishtwar township observed complete bandh to mourn the death of victims of yesterday’s road mishap, some heart rending tragedies start coming to light More


  • South Asia

Omar pitches for political process

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, July 24: Reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir is a political issue, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday underlined the need for pursuing external dialogue process and initiating internal talks More


  • Business

JK suffered `8000 cr loss due to Punjab procrastination: CM

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, July 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said J&K had suffered a whopping more than `8000 crore loss on various counts after construction of Shahpur Kandi Barrage. He said: “Consequent More


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