“Walaiy bobai’y traavi niyaazah,” pleaded Anisur Rahman, in flawless Kashmiri, as he sat on the steps leading to the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom […]
Month: May 2019
As many 43% newly elected LS MPs have criminal record: Association of Democratic Reforms
Nearly half of the newly-elected Lok Sabha members have criminal charges against them, a 26 per cent increase as compared to 2014, according to the […]
BJP bating for the early abrogation of Article 370, 35A
State BJP chief Ravinder Raina Sunday said his party was for early abrogation of Articles 370 and Article 35-A of the constitution. He also exhorted […]
As BJP returns to power, Kashmiris fear demographic change
With the BJP returning to power in the Centre, the people in Kashmir fear that the party may bring demographic change in the Valley by […]
How Narendra Modi seduced India with Envy and Hate
The prime minister has won re-election on a tide of violence, fake news and resentment. Before dawn on Feb. 26, Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist […]
Modi wave hits Kashmir wall got less than 10000 votes across Valley
Even as the BJP had claimed that it had 4.5 lakh members in the Valley, the saffron party managed less than 20,000 votes from the […]
Zakir Musa’s journey from tech student to most-wanted rebel from Valley
From an engineering student to one of the most wanted militants, Zakir Musa’s journey had all ingredients of a Bollywood potboiler. Zakir Rashid Bhat, alias […]
Engineer Rashid credits Facebook for getting over a lakh vote in Kashmir
He ran the election campaign on his Facebook page and surprised everyone with over 1 lakh votes in his kitty. Engineer Rashid, an independent candidate […]
Indications what lies ahead in J&K post BJP 2.0
The right wing party’s stance on Kashmir and increased attempts to polarise Jammu will only aggravate the situation in the valley, which had witnessed unprecedented […]
Despite the win, Modi can’t scrap 370, neither authority to decide next CM: Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah, National Conference (NC) chief and newly elected Member of Parliament from Srinagar, said on Friday that no matter how powerful the electoral mandate […]