by Kashmir Forum | Aug 27, 2009 | Blog
When religious opportunists politicize morality, social freedom is the first victim. Two inter-related events that happened in Srinagar and Sopore on August 24, 2009, followed by a thought provoking editrial in the Kashmir ObserverMirwaiz Paints Alarming Picture Of... by Kashmir Forum | Aug 27, 2009 | Blog
Global recession is bad news for Kashmir’s traditional handicraft industriesGlobal recession impacts Kashmir handicrafts, exports dip by41%Rashid Paul (Rising Kashmir)Srinagar: The global economic slowdown has caused a dip of more than 41 per cent in Kashmiri... by Kashmir Forum | Aug 24, 2009 | Blog
Naseem reflects on the poor quality of education in Kashmir(Syed Naseem Zafar, 40, was born in Sopore and raised in Bandipora. He completed his high school and higher secondary education from Government schools in Bandipora. He joined the Amar Singh College, Srinagar,... by Kashmir Forum | Aug 24, 2009 | Blog
Shakeel-ur-Rehman provides a timely primer on standing up on one’s own two feet(Syed Shakeel-ul-Rehman, 32, was born in Qazipora, Tangmarg. He did his schooling at the Government Middle School in Katipora and at the Government Higher Secondary School in... by Kashmir Forum | Aug 24, 2009 | Blog
Timber Mafia operatives, working in tandem with officials, are leaving an irreplaceable legacy for generations to come, including their own progenyWho will stem the rot?Syed Junaid Hashmi (KT)Jammu: Like the proverbial ‘who will bell the cat’, the endless...