New Delhi, As Always, Will Eventually Back Down

J&K has received central funds and grants without accountability and oversight until now, in return State bureaucrats and politicians remain unsatiated and demand more Centre Stifles JK for Fiscal ‘Indiscipline’ Akshay Azad (Greater Kashmir) Jammu: Tightening...

Guess What’s Up

The rise in civilian crimes will energize civil society anywhere to engage in public outcry and government accountability, but Kashmir’s one-dimensional civil society is not interested JK Crime Rate In Upward Swing Observer News Service Srinagar: In a disturbing...

A Cultural Revival or Another White Elephant?

Sometimes it is unclear if the news value comes for highlighting cultural renaissance or simply that another construction job worth crores in black and white money is coming up that will enrich pockets, if not minds, of the well-connected Tehzeeb Mahal: Kashmir...

Heritage in Peril

Amazing that Kashmiris themselves are indifferent to what outsiders see as precious architectural and cultural legacy Neglected Heritage Raouf Rasool (Kashmir Images) In the year 2008 Srinagar and Leh (old) towns were included on the New York-based World Monuments...

Strictly for Kashmiri Cuisine Aficionados

Hopefully Kashmiris will realize that the looming disaster is much more than simply shrinking water bodies and degrading environment Nadroo Production Decreases in Wular Sheikh Saleem (Rising Kashmir) Srinagar: Once known for Nadroo (lotus stem) production, Asia’s...