Hello Doctor

It pains when you treat a patient like a cheque

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE

I dedicate this column to a doctor who cashed in on his patient's agony. He had no time in the hospital, delayed the date till pain surpassed limits and patient was forced to have herself treated at a private theatre. The doctor needed what we all need – money.Doling out sermons to doctors won More

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Lessons from Turkish experience

The experience of Turkey has lessons for Kashmir

Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain

Ottoman Empire remained a problem for the West for five hundred centuries. It controlled all the trade routes connecting Europe with India, China and far East. With crusades going on trade between Europe and the east either remained at the mercy of Ottomans or blocked. It was this blockade of trade More

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My hometown

Profile of a valley called Tral

LANDSCAPE By Isaar Kashmiri

Tral needs no introduction. It is a beautiful valley enriched with thick forests, lush green pastures, gushing streams and lofty mountains. About Tral different opinions are held. Some are just a myth, some are what we may call exaggeration and some of course are true. However the truth about Tral More

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And Finally Noumaish

It was a journey through a fairyland

Nostalgia By Z.G.M

It was arduous but an amazing journey. Oh!  Walking through small lanes and down the streets from school to the little wonderland was really exciting.  I did walk everyday to my school through small lanes, and strictly following my mother’s advice I never ever had ventured to stroll More

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Three gentlemen, three stories

When a journalist, Omar and Haseeb talk Kashmir economics

Dateline SRINAGAR By Arjimand Hussain Talib

Last week NDTV ran a special feature on J&K’s political economy. Journalist Sreenivasan Jain produced two interviews – one with Omar Abdullah and another with Haseeb Drabu. Jain also wrote an opinion piece “The Economics of Azadi.”Is sounds good when India’s media focuses on Kashmir’s political More

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