J&K State in the 19th Century

Javid says that the Treaty of Amritsar wasn’t the sole treaty thrust on Kashmir, there were a series of treaties and agreements signed in March 1846(Dr. Javid Iqbal, 63, was born in Srinagar. He attended the D.A.V. School, Srinagar, and graduated in Medicine from the...

Planet Under Siege

Sajjad ponders on what diminishing rain and snow will bring(Mr. Sajjad Bazaz, 45, was born in Srinagar. He attended the Khalsa high school and the Sri Pratap College in Srinagar. He received his bachelor’s degree in Media and his master’s degree in Mass...

Kashmir and Global Warming

Nusrat Ara examines the impact of climate change on Kashmir’s economyKashmir and Global WarmingAfter the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) admitted of a major mistake in its 2007 report, which asserted the Himalayan glaciers would melt by...

Bound by More Than the Fate

Deepika Thussoo narrates a personal story of helping a distressed stranger far removed from her home which belongs to both…. And When I Saw a Mad Kashmiri WomanNot so long ago, I came across a Kashmiri woman in Jammu.The story of this mentally challenged woman...

The Supreme Court to the Rescue

The Supreme Court restores dignity to a disabled manSupreme Court comes to rescue of disabled teacherKhalid Gul (Greater Kashmir)Pulwama: A disabled teacher’s struggle for justice has finally borne fruit. Moved by Syed Bashir-ud-din Qadri’s resolve, the Supreme Court...