Kashmir and Chinar

Sharma details the “State Tree” and describes its cultural significance to valley residents(Mr. Om Prakash Sharma “Vidyarthi”, 50, was born in Udhampur. After completing his M.Sc. in Botany from the University of Jammu, he joined the Indian...

Centaur Hotel Srinagar

Rashid paints a grim picture of the transfer of the Government of India owned Centaur Hotel to a privately owned company. In reality it is a hopeful sign and will set the tone for future private sector investments in the valley(Mr. Rashid Paul, 40, was born at Ompora,...

Ecological Desecration of Gulmarg

Prof. Dar wants an investigation why unplanned commercial exploitation of Gulmarg’s pristine forests is allowed. His commentary is followed by a related story about Gulmarg region becoming a dumping wasteland(Dr. Ghulam Hassan Dar, 60, was born in Srinagar. He...

State Employees Break Laws With Impunity

Fayyaz exposes the underbelly of Kashmir’s misgovernance by highlighting administration approach towards law breakers among its employees, who most likely secured their jobs through sycophancy or corruption. Two related news articles(Mr. Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, 48,...