A Native’s Agony

Fayyaz and his fellow residents of Budgam have thoughts of Azadi – but it is the day to day Azadi they have in mind (Mr. Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, 49, was born in Bodina, Budgam, and received his primary and secondary education in Budgam and later at Amar Singh College,...

Quality Health Care for Masses

Javid has his finger on location woes for building new medical facilities, whereas the real issue is whether quality health care is possible for ordinary Kashmiris in a culture that has given us Lal Ded and GMC Hospitals (Dr. Javid Iqbal, 65, was born in Srinagar. He...

The Suffering Agrarian Economy

Even a rudimentary analysis will show that Government policy enriches the rich by investing in tourism and big contracts and neglects the poor who live off the agrarian economy  JK worst Performing Agriculture State Srinagar: Apart from number 2 in corruption,...

Pahalgam in Shambles

The word will not take long to spread Pahalgam in Shambles: Dilapidated Roads, Poor Sanitation, Messy Healthcare, Troubles Tourists D S Ahmad (Kashmir Times) Pahalgam: Despite being the world famous tourist destination, Pahalgam continues to face the official neglect...

Dwindling Exotic Wildlife

The only one of the kind goats in Asia, found in Kashmir, is disappearing Kashmir’s Spiral-Horned Markhor Goat in Peril Rajat Ghai, IANS Srinagar : It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent...