Corruption Without Limits

Farooq speaks about good citizenship and personal responsibility in a valley suffering from severe moral deficiencyCorruption is not confined to employees onlyDr. Farooq PeerThis is in response to Faheem Aslam’s article titled “First Deserve, Then Desire” wherein the...

Kashmir’s Troubling Work Ethic

An editorial in the Kashmir Images addresses a burning issue of the dayAntidote needed!On Friday, Aug 07, 2009, around 12:00 noon, a young girl of Rainawari area was rushed to the Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) Hospital after she complained giddiness. Even though...

When Locals Become Tourists

Independence Day celebrations in the subcontinent inexplicably drives valley folks to head to the hills! They cause the “system” to burst at its seams while the valley awaits its foreign visitors (two reports) Beware! 1.5 lakh visited 6000 bed-resort last...

Quality Trounces Bureaucracy

Notwithstanding various official restrictures, valley consumers continue to favor “foreign marble/granite” over local varietyValley construction agencies import Rs 400 Cr marble, graniteSrinagar: Kota stone and other glossy tiles worth Rs 400 crores are...

“Our Present Has Vandalized Our Past”

Afshana laments about the downward spiral of a place of sages and saints, and an abode of dignity and decency, pulled into an ugly abyss by dubious politicians from mainstream and separatist camps(Ms. Syeda Afshana, 35, was born in Srinagar. She attended the Vishwa...