A Treachery of Immense Proportions

Bashir is rightfully indignant at Government’s plans to widen the Narabal Tangmarg Road (NTR) at the expense of beautiful chinars growing on both sides of the Gulmarg Road that will be cut down How Long Will The Chinars Live? Bashir Ahmad Gojree Man’s place in...

Panacea for Kashmir

Finally, Dr. Padgoankar, Chief Interlocutor on Kashmir, speaks the mantra that he heard on 23 March 2011: http://kashmirforum.org/images/kashmir-conundrum.pdf ‘People in JK Yearn for Accountability, Transparency in Governance’ Umer Maqbool (Greater Kashmir) Srinagar:...

The Rich are Really Rich

A recent study by the Indian chamber of commerce, ASSOCHAM, found the greatest disparity in India between the rich and the poor exists in Kashmir. Now we have hard data that the amount of the value added tax (VAT) collected in Kashmir exceeds even larger and richer...

Protecting an Important Asset of Human Beings

Dr. Tabish provides a global perspective on basic healthcare systems, and suggests a way forward with an eye to ensure needs of the underserved and deprived sections of the society are met (Professor Syed Amin Tabish, 50, was born in Srinagar. He graduated from...

A Review of the New Drug Policy in J&K

Dr. Geer explains the strengths and weaknesses of the newly approved policy by the J&K Government  (Dr. Geer Mohammad Ishaq, 39, was born in Srinagar. He did his schooling from the Shaheen Public School, and his senior secondary graduation from the Gandhi...

The Doyen of Kashmiri Drama

Betab introduces a Kashmiri cultural icon who was awarded the Padma Shri award on 26th January 2012 (Mr. Brij Nath Watal “Betab”, 55, was born in Akingam, Anantnag district. He attended the Government High School in Achabal, and completed his...

Valley of Drug Addicts – So Says the UN

Females constitute only 7% of Kashmir’s drug addicts, and yet nearly 70% of the student community is into drugs No Help for Kashmir’s Female Drug Addicts Sana Altaf Srinagar(IPS) – Drug abuse, known to be widespread among youth in India’s northern Kashmir...

The Disappearing Legacy

Javed highlights the plight of “other victims” in the subcontinent mired in conflict (Mr. Javed Naqi, 29, was born in Kargil, Ladakh. He did his schooling from Suru Valley Public School, Kargil. Javed earned a B.Sc. in General Science and a M.Sc. in...

Orphans of Destiny

Salman finds victims of conflict suffering from trauma, Stress related Diseases (Mr. Salman Nizami, 25, was born in Banihal tehsil of District Ramban. He completed his graduate degree in mass communication and journalism, and joined journalism in 2004. He began his...