RTI is a Promise as Yet Undelivered in J&K

Raman exposes the shallow structure of the J&K RTI, and stonewalling by the J&K Bank supports his arguments(Mr. Raman Sharma, 26, was born in Jammu city. He received his schooling in the Sri Ranbir Memorial School, Jammu, and graduated in political science and...

Terminal Malignancy?

Majid wonders if corruption can ever be removed from the Kashmiri DNA?(Dr. Abdul Miraj Siraj, 63, was born in Srinagar and went to C.M.S. Biscoe Memorial High School. He completed his medical degree from Patna University and his advanced fellowships (FRCS, MRCS, LRCP)...

We Want Technocrats

Fida proposes that each government department should be headed by a knowlegeable specialist to get the most out of a public service (Mr. Fida Iqbal, 47, was born in Sopore. He attended the D.A.V. School in Nayadyaar, Rainawari, and the Government Higher Secondary...

Baring the Closet

Javid Rather from Baramulla discusses a very unfashionable topic in a society obsessed with politicsMental Health in KashmirIn Kashmir, the prolonged exposure to stress that the insecure situation has engendered means that the coping mechanism of individuals is...

Shrinking Space for Wild Animals

An article in a Srinagar local newspaper places the blame for man-animal conflict on everything (including border fencing), but not on the two main reasons – shrinking forests and rapid urbanizationMan – Animal Conflict in KashmirThe man – animal...