What led to Kashmir’s division in 1947 – Tribal Raid or Poonch Uprising?
Gowhar Geelani For almost previous seven decades, 68 years to be precise, India’s argument while laying its full claim on erstwhile princely state of Jammu...
Kashmir on the streets and Palestine at the UN
Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani People of Jammu and Kashmir (Muslims in particular) and the people of Palestine (Muslim in particular) are engaged in opposition with...
How J&K beef ban is in turn popularising beef eating
Soon after the court judgement, social media realised there was a law against cow slaughter. Naseer Ganai Jammu and Kashmir is the only state with...
Protection of Environment in Kashmir
One of the significant decisions in the environmental history is the recent climate change encyclical of Pope Francis. The document is now the church’s official...
Why Kashmir Needs A Literature Of Its Own?
GHULAM MOHAMMAD KHAN The former US admiral and commander of NATO in Europe James Stavridis’ interesting injunction to read and closely scrutinize Russian Literature in...
Politics of Symbols
A. G. NOORANI Section 144 of the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir says in the plainest of words: “The Flag of the State shall be...
‘We Need Pens, Computers Not Guns and Grenades’
A member of British House of Lords, Nazir Ahmad on Tuesday said that ‘Tripartite negotiations between Governments of India, Pakistan and Kashmiri leadership’ is the...
Being a Kashmiri
Mother tongue is a fundamental tag that ties people into a particular identity. More than geographical identities, it is the idiom you inherit that makes...
About History and 2014 – floods
Shoeb Hamid About History Social media has received severe criticism lately. Proponents who believe online networking sites like twitter and facebook have encroached on our...
‘It was like doomsday’
Hamidullah Dar As I finished my day’s job at the desk on September 6 evening last year, I headed for waiting vehicle to rush to...