Kashmir and Minority Rights – 2

Paper submitted by Betab at the “Dalit and Minorities International Forum Conference” held in the Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi (Mr. Brij Nath Watal “Betab”, 55, was born in Akingam, Anantnag district. He attended the Government High School in...

Kashmir and Minority Rights – 1

Bhushan assesses the recent announcement from the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) (Mr. Bhushan Lal Saraf, 67, was born in Batapora, Shopian. He finished his schooling from the Government Higher Secondary School in Shopian, and completed his professional...

Improving Health Care

Farooq assesses challenges in medical care in Kashmir (Dr. Farooq Ahmad Jan, 43, was born in Srinagar, Kashmir. He was schooled at the New Era Public School, Raj Bagh, and attended the Gandhi Memorial College (GMC), Srinagar. He completed his medical degree (M.B.B.S.)...

Corruption Breeds Corruption

Soubiya gives a detailed account of how Kashmir lost its way and is now caught deep in the corruption quagmire (Ms. Soubiya Yousuf, 23, was born in Srinagar. She did her schooling from Salfia Muslim Institute, Parray-pora, Srinagar. After that she went to Iqbal...

The Unsatisfactory Status of the SMC and the SDA

Junaid comments on dysfunctional local councils like the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) (Mr. Junaid Azim Mattu, 26, was born in Srinagar. He partly completed his schooling at the Burn Hall School, Srinagar, and partly...

State in Doldrums

Iqbal conducts an assessment of how the state government has performed (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...

Toxic Milk Sold in the Valley

Kashmir Observer investigates the latest shameful scandal in the State, followed by an editorial in the Greater Kashmir 83% Milk Consumed In JK Contaminated Nazir Ganaie (Kashmir Observer) Srinagar: In a shocking revelation, the Food Safety Standards Authority of...

Only in Kashmir

Only in Kashmir, does one find stray dogs around a hospital outnumbering the hospital staff and patients Patients Resent Lack of Facilities in City Hospitals Mansoor ul Hassan Srinagar: Patients admitted in various hospitals here had to face a tough time today due to...

The Deepening Divide in Kashmir

The gap between the rich and the poor is widening in Kashmir Inequalities Highest in Kashmir’ Srinagar: Inequalities between the poor and the rich are highest in Jammu and Kashmir even after two decades of economic liberalisation, broadly implying that poor people are...