OPEN TO OPINION
The writer is a journalist based in Kashmir.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Not so fast, Mr Faesal: Why IAS topper Shah Faesal's reasoning behind his resignation is unreasonable
There’s nothing wrong if a youth icon quits the civil services. But the lust for power shouldn’t be confused with the proverbial desire to 'serve the people'.
VARIETY
| 3-minute read
Bollywood lines up movies on political subjects: How this will add spice to 2019's electioneering
How much can reel-life portrayals influence real-life politics? Let’s wait and watch.
ART & CULTURE
| 5-minute read
If you ban the pheran, you're banning Kashmir itself
Forbidding the globally-admired traditional attire would have been akin to stripping Kashmir of its cultural identity, forcing Kashmiris to question the idea of unity in diversity.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Assembly elections: Results suggest the BJP has brought in achhe din only for Rahul Gandhi
Voters seem fed up of all communal politics and no vikas.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Why only the high and mighty of Kashmir are unhappy with J&K Bank becoming a PSU
The common people have welcomed Governor Malik’s decision.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
Why J&K’s supercop SM Sahai is an unsung hero of the 26/11 terror strikes
The then-IGP of Kashmir range had planted SIM cards into LeT camps in Pakistan for counter-insurgency ops. This helped save many lives and establish the Pak link.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Why Rahul Gandhi and Mehbooba Mufti should thank Governor Satya Pal Malik for dissolving J&K Assembly
A mahagathbandhan government could actually prove to be worse for opponents of the BJP and Sajad Lone.
VOICES
| 4-minute read
Why Kashmir is outraged by Raj Bhawan’s action against top cop Basant Rath
By removing the popular IGP (Traffic) from his post, the J&K Governor has sent a wrong signal at the wrong time.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Meet the men shaking up the 'empire' of Abdullahs, Muftis in Jammu and Kashmir
The Srinagar mayorship going to Junaid Mattu conveys that a strong third front has emerged in the state.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read