Kashmir Calling

Summer or winter – Yusuf, the passionate outdoors specialist, knows the best. His recent two articles are reproduced below(Mr. Mohammad Yusuf, 57, was born in the Dalgate area of Srinagar. He attended Government Schools in Drugjan, Sonawar, and Batwara, all in...

Timber Mafia Loots Kashmir

Zeenat says that state government measures to check timber smuggling are inadequateHuge Volume of ‘Undisposed’ Forest Offences Mocks at Forest Dept BossesZeenat Zeeshan FazilSrinagar: Government’s purported measures to eradicate the menace of timber...

The Tale of Two Kashmirs

One rich, getting more aid per capita than any other state of India, and the other poor getting less from the Government of PakistanPaK Assembly tables Rs 47.33 bn budget for 2010-11Tariq NaqashMUZAFFARABAD: Finance Minister Pakistan Administered Kashmir Raja Nisar...

A Tragedy of Immense Proportions

Ajaz conducts a wake(Mr. Ajaz ul Haque, 40, was born in Srinagar. He completed his school and college education in South Kashmir. He is presently on the faculty as Producer in the University of Kashmir Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMRC), and a columnist for...

Fake Encounters? Kashmiris Deserve Better

Rekha reflects on the ideals on which India was founded and how fake encounters are a disgrace to its good name(Prof. Rekha Chowdhary, 55, was born in Jammu and has been a university teacher for the past 30 years. She is currently the Professor of Political Science,...