As we stand powerless
JK Power vs Instruments of Accession
Surrendering water resources of our state means losing not just independence, but honor too, writes Zeeshan Pandith
More relevant than the highly-debatable “Instrument of Accession” are so many other yesteryear as well as present-day instruments of accession/surrender for it is through these instruments that Kashmir has lost not just its independence, but its honour.Noteworthy among such dishonourable instruments MoreAmbience . . . and the 6 walled Space
Not just man, God too loved this abode of love and longing
MINDSCAPE BY S.SARWAR
Haan woh nahi khuda parrust, javo, woh baywaffa saheeJisko ho deen o dil azeez, uski galli main, jaayee kiyoun Deyr nahi, harrum nahi, der nahi, aasetaan nahi Baithay hain rehguzzer pe hum, gaiyr humain, uthayee kiyoun   MoreMy name is Kashmir
TRAGEDY
I symbolize pain. I describe nothing but horror but I hope that life one day will return as there is been too much of death now, writes Asma Rafi
Pitiable is the word that explains my plight. My land, known for giving birth to revered saints, has grown barren.The birds seem to have forgotten their odes. Their chirping instead sounds like a woeful lament¬---a song bidding adieu to my sons. The veil of my daughters is snatched in front More
- Kashmir
Shakeel seeks reinvestigation, files protest petition
SHOPIAN CASE
SAMAAN LATEEF
Srinagar, Nov 9: Seeking re-investigation in double rape and murder of teenager Asiya Bano and Neelofar Jan of Shopian in May last year, the complainant Shakeel Ahmad Tuesday filed a protest petition before More
- Srinagar City
Class 8th paper leak
Sgr given fresh paper, elsewhere ‘leaked one’
ABID KHAN
Srinagar, Nov 9: At a time when the class 8th exam papers were allegedly out on streets and even on the social networking websites, the State Institute of Education (SIE) on Tuesday replaced the papers More
- Jammu
CM for harnessing agri potential in JK
Jammu, Nov 9: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today reiterated his government’s determination to uplift the farming community and bring about a healthy change in their economic condition. Addressing More
- News in Brief
JKSM welcomes Obama’s K-remarks
Srinagar: J&K Salvation Movement acting chairman, Tufail Altaf Bhat has welcomed the US President, Barrack Obama’s statement that Kashmir was a long pending dispute and urged India to accept the reality More
- Business
Trade unions oppose Centaur ‘sell out’
Threaten agitation
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, Nov 9: The proposed move by the Air India to lease out the Centaur Lake View Hotel here on Dal banks to a Mumbai based company is all set to snowball into a major controversy for the state government More
- News
CHINA MAY ATTACK INDIA: MULAYAM
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Nov 9: Former Defence Minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday claimed that China could attack India “soon” and the threat needed to be taken seriously against the backdrop of the 1962 invasion More


