by Kashmir Forum | Jan 22, 2012 | Blog
The State with highest per capita enrollment is also the one with low ilitracy – proof that money (easy money) does not buy success J&K Most Illiterate Among Northern States: Census Report Early Times Report Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is least literate among... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 22, 2012 | Blog
Fleecing Tourists was always a local mantra, but fleecing locals is new Valley Boutiques Fleecing Customers By Khurram Rasool (Kashmir Monitor) Srinagar: Despite charging much higher rates than the usual tailors, the boutiques of the summer capital of the state have... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 16, 2012 | Blog
Javed reports on the World Braille Day (4th January) and wonders if the “Right to Sight” will ever materialize in Kashmir, much less by 2020 (Mr. Javed Ahmad Tak, 37, was born in Bijbehara in the Anantnag district. He received his schooling from Government... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 16, 2012 | Blog
Adfar and Soubiya have some words of caution for today’s technology obsessed youth (Mr. Syed Adfar Rashid Shah, 28, was born in Watlar, Ganderbal. He did his basic schooling at the Government High School in Watlar, and then went to the Government Higher... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 16, 2012 | Blog
Ashraf conducts a due deligence on the power situation in the state (Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Fazili, 68, was born in Srinagar. He received his early schooling from the Government Middle School, Nowhatta, Srinagar, and from M.P. High School, Baghi Dilawar Khan in Srinagar.... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 16, 2012 | Blog
As if deforestation was not enough, growing competition due to imports from U.P. and China are slowly killing Kashmir’s furniture industry Kashmiri Furniture Industry Breaths Last Srinagar: Once bedecking the hotel rooms and houses across the globe, Kashmiri... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog
Muzaffar conducts a short training on what to expect under the J&K Public Services Guarantee Act (Dr. Raja Muzaffar Bhat, 36, was born in Wathoora village in the Budgam district and matriculated from Tyndale Biscoe Memorial High School in 1993. He completed his... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog
Betab introduces the reader to a true Kashmiri intellectual (Mr. Brij Nath Watal “Betab”, 55, was born in Akingam, Anantnag district. He attended the Government High School in Achabal, and completed his pre-professional studies at the Amar Singh College,... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog
Iqbal pitches for the mother tongue (Mr. Iqbal Ahmad, 49, was born in Parigam Chek, Kulgam. He is a graduate with Diploma in Numismatics, Archaeology and Heritage. He is an archaeologist, writer, and a cultural historian. He is employed by the Jammu and Kashmir State... by Kashmir Forum | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog
Javid examines the The Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s report which highlights gross negligence of State’s agrarian economy. Not mentioned is the politician-mafia nexus pushing people away from agricultural land (Dr. Javid Iqbal, 65, was born in...