Harvesting Misery – 1

Medical profession in Kashmir is a disgrace, though it cannot be said that there are not some conscientious and professionally dedicated doctors Medical Mafia Kashmir is really a gold mine, and the rush is on. Everybody is busy milking the society and its systems to...

Civil Society Wakes up – But is it for Real?

Javid reports on the KCSDS Roundtable (Dr. Javid Iqbal, 65, was born in Srinagar. He attended the D.A.V. School, Srinagar, and graduated in Medicine from the Government Medical College (GMC). His professional service in medicine includes work in the Middle East for...

In or Out, It is Dirty Air

After already scoring high as a state with one of the most polluted cities (Srinagar), J&K scores another triumph as a Smokers Heaven J&K Fast Becoming North India’s Puffing Capital Aditi Tandon (Tribune) Jammu and Kashmir is fast emerging as the...

“World Looking for Mars, We are Still in Dark Ages”

Proof that community related issues are of no concern to Kashmiris In 2012, Srinagar Has no Bus Stop Shafat Farooq (Kashmir Monitor) Srinagar: The lofty claims of the state government that it will make the Srinagar city one of the finest in India may be a distant...

One Way Street

In a culture that has been skillful in taking other people’s money without accountability, it is difficult to give something (anything) in return Property Tax Related Issue Evokes Mixed Response Sana Altaf (Kashmir Times) Srinagar: After being endorsed by chief...