Footnotes of History

I am yet to see an authentic narrative on Kashmir by our own historians

PUNCHLINE By Z.G. Muhammad

History too is elitist. It does not tell the whole story. It tells stories about Czars, Pharaohs, and Moguls but very rarely narrates the stories about the real Spartacus- the real heroes. Kashmir is not an exception besides elitism the history of this land more particularly about past seven hundred More
What’s wrong with Team Anna?

Team Anna has failed to understand the psyche of Indians and the Indian state

CORRUPTION DEBATE By Vishal Sharma

The debate on Lokpal is back in the public discourse. This time for the wrong reason though. Lok Sabha has moved the privilege motion against Arvind Kejriwal, team Anna’s prominent member, for breaching the privileges of some House Members. The refrain of these MPs is that this time team Anna has More
RIP Izhar

You will shape the future of Journalism in Kashmir

TRIBUTE By Faheem Aslam

Death, like a news story, follows a deadline. And Izhar Wani, whom a friend aptly referred to as ‘Antony Shadid of Kashmir’, met it on past Wednesday, exactly like he’d meet the story deadlines every now and then. Inna Lillahi Wainna Illahi Rajaoon. What has essentially made ‘Izhar Bhai’s’ death as More
All in vain

So many Indo-Pak talks so far. Any results?

DIPLOMACY By Abdul Majid Zargar

India & Pakistan have  held nearly one hundred & fifty round of talks directly or indirectly attributable to settlement of Kashmir issue. But as the veteran leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani often reiterates, sarcastically though, these have been exercises in futility, for reasons not far More
  • Kashmir

Mughal gardens thrown open for public

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Apr 8: The famed Mughal Gardens of Kashmir have been thrown open to public a week earlier than the scheduled date due to heavy rush of tourists here. Authorities expect that the number of More


  • Srinagar City

STRAY DOGS TURN MORE FEROCIOUS

SUMMER TO BE WORST

UNUSUAL RISE IN BITES THIS WINTER, 16 HUMANS FELL PREY EVERYDAY, SMC CRAWLS TOWARDS STERILIZATION

M HYDERITHE upcoming summer is feared to be worst, atleast for dog bites. This is what the experts have cautioned following an unusual surge in the bite incidents this winter, with the City facing the More



  • Jammu

Notices to 38 units for violating green norms: Altaf

Jammu, Apr 8: The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued notices to 38 rpt 38 industrial units in Kathua district of the state for flouting environmental norms. Minister for Forest and Environment More


  • South Asia

Rescuers resume search for 135 buried under snow

PAKISTAN AVALANCHE

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Apr 8: Racing against time, Pakistani soldiers, aided by sniffer dogs and mechanical equipment, today frantically searched for 135 people, mostly soldiers, buried under dozens of feet of snow More


  • World

50 feared killed in Sunday Nigeria bombings

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Abuja, Apr 8: At least 50 people were feared killed in two car bomb explosions near a church during Easter Sunday services in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, eye- witnesses and emergency services More


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