An Annual (Meaningless) Ritual

The World Hemophilia Day has come and gone, and Kashmir’s civil society, after doing its once-a-year ritual, will ignore the topic until the next anniversary day. Two reports marking this year’s ritual (er …. anniversary)  Govt Criticized Over...

Nageen Lake Dying

 Nageen is dying as two stakeholders – houseboat owners and the lake authority (LAWDA) – point fingers at each other  Tourism Woes  M Afzal Sofi (Kashmir Images)  Srinagar: At a time when authorities claim to make strides to explore new...

Bankruptcy in Planning

Riyaz says when the government cooks up unwise plans, why blame ordinary citizens for being irresponsible Dal Lake City Riyaz Ahmad (Greater Kashmir) The government has shelved the idea of a cantilever bridge along Boulevard after there was a political opposition to...

Winds of Change?

Life appears to be coming back to valley as a convention destination  Big Corporate Houses Coming to Kashmir  Srinagar: The efforts of JK Tourism to target high end segment and high spending tourists to visit Kashmir have started to bear dividends as some of...