Battle Over Pashmina

It is a doggy dog world out thereIndo-Pak Battle Over PashminaNew Delhi: A new thread was added to the Indo-Pak tussle over a patent for Pashmina. At loggerheads for a while over a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the prized wool, Pakistan said it is “open to a...

Presrving Kashmir’s Unique Wildlife

Everybody knows that Hangul is specialHangul: Pride of KashmirFida Ali Lankar (Rising Kashmir)Hangul or Red Deer (Kashmir Stag) is mostly found in Dachigam. It feeds on broad leaves of herbs and shrubs. A large number of tourists attract Dachigam National Park because...

Committing Harakiri

Why is the Broader Civil Society silent when the state is gasping for economic revival?Grenade Incident Attempt to Paralyze Tourist IndustrySrinagar: Several tourist trade organisations and prominent citizens of society have condemned and expressed deep anguish over...

Lost City, Lost Souls

Ashraf takes a drive down the memory lane in a time and place that was once vibrant with diversity and culture but today has been reduced to ugly mansions and failing infrastructure(Dr. Mirza Ashraf Beg, 69, was born in Sarnal, Anantnag. He did his primary schooling...

Victim of Circumstances

Tanveer has quite a story to tell(Mr. Tanveer Ahmed, 37, was born in Gurutta, Tehsil Sensa, in the Kotli district of Azad Kashmir. He received his school education in Luton, Bedfordshire, U.K., and completed his college education from Dunstable College and the Thames...