Communists and Kashmir

Of progressive movement and its role with reference to Kashmir

PUNCHLINE By Z.G. Muhammad

They were called as “pongas”.   It was perhaps nickname coined by the ruling elite of the state during fifties for the communists in the state. I don’t know etymology of this word, if it has been derived from Kashmiri word “pog” meaning inauspicious,   used against Mogul soldiers More

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The tale of two leaders

Once upon a time there were two NC senior members

FLIPSIDE By Naseer Ahmad

Long back National C0nference had two leaders. They were Ali Muhammad Sagar and Abdul Rahim Rather. They were everywhere after NC lost to Peoples’ Democratic Party’s 16 seats in 2002.Both Sagar and Rather would be in the well of the Assembly, outside the Assembly, at Nawahi Subh complex, in Lal More

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Teachers have a role

Teachers build nations, they must be committed

TEACHERS' DAY By Dr Farooq Ahmad Peer

As goes the perception, that our teachers lack in commitment towards their profession and towards nation building. The educational institutions are the places where the mission of nation building is accomplished and so they need a sound backing in terms of money, resources and infrastructure. The More

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Consuming electricity

Of metering, power cuts and the impediments thereof

CONCERN By Vikram Gour

Metering of electric installations was taken up by PDD almost 7-8 years back with great fanfare to ensure that every consumer of electricity pays for whatever one consumes and improve its ever falling revenue. Not that earlier all the installations were unmetered but the meters, wherever installed More

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