Contest elections

If Hurriyat really does it, will NC let them rule?

AJAZ UL HAQUE

The chief minister throws up a challenge for Hurriyat Conference. `Participate in elections and prove your representative character'.  There might be some people within the Hurriyat camp testing the water before actually announcing their arrival in the mainstream politics. Well,  no need More

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Iconic Kale’ Miss

Can time take away the beauty of these stories?

ZGM

It was time of change. As, I was leaving my mother’s lap, that warm hug, where evil could not harm me and learning to waddle with watangour- walker,  toddling and  stumbling at every step,  lots of changes were taking place-- changes that were bringing down the towers of Ilium, hubris More

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Kashmir is happy. So what?

What makes Manu Joseph more qualified to talk about Kashmir

Happymon Jacob

This in response to Manu Joseph’s Open Magazine article entitled “Sorry, Kashmir is happy” (22 April, 2012). I have a number of reactions to his assertions on Kashmir as expressed in the article. Having read the piece many times over, I am of the opinion that Manu Joseph’s article is ahistorical, More

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The sleepy kid

The little soul has no time to take delight in daily sunrise

Syeda Afshana

It’s too early in the morning. Sun is still draped in floating clouds. Very few birds have begun chirping. Except a few stray dogs and a few persons lined up at baker’s shop, the streets are deserted. He is still in bed. In deep sleep. Enjoying the dreamscape of stories and characters he likes More

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A Canine Clarification!

Salt n Pepper

Dr. Aijaz A Baba

After my last column, featuring a DC (i.e., a Dog Caretaker) went into print my phone would ring and as I would pick it up a series of barks and yelps would greet my ear. Initially I thought that it must be somebody playing a prank upon me but as this continued for several days I became concerned More

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