Bound by More Than the Fate

Deepika Thussoo narrates a personal story of helping a distressed stranger far removed from her home which belongs to both…. And When I Saw a Mad Kashmiri WomanNot so long ago, I came across a Kashmiri woman in Jammu.The story of this mentally challenged woman...

The Supreme Court to the Rescue

The Supreme Court restores dignity to a disabled manSupreme Court comes to rescue of disabled teacherKhalid Gul (Greater Kashmir)Pulwama: A disabled teacher’s struggle for justice has finally borne fruit. Moved by Syed Bashir-ud-din Qadri’s resolve, the Supreme Court...

Saving Dal (yet Another Attempt)

Can technology overwhelm gross decay caused by humans?LAWDA’s Tryst with ExperimentationsArif Shafi Wani (Greater Kashmir)Srinagar: In a bid to check blooming of harmful Algal blooms, a cause of Dal lake’s deterioration, the authorities have started experiments using...

Vanishing Interest in Reading Books

Reading culture is slowly disappearing in KashmirKashmiris decide not to read … and receding reading culture pushes libraries out of workZehra Shafi (Kashmir Images)Srinagar: The sad reality about gradual decrease in book-reading habits in the Valley may not evoke the...

Declining Culture

Normally increased corruption motivates a few to invest in arts, but in Kashmir the money is simply squandered‘Theatre in Kashmir on decline’Srinagar: Celebrating the World Theatre Day, Actors’ CreativeTheatre (ACT) and Indian Theatre Alliance, held a function toaware...

Preserving Heritage

Valley Citizen Council (VCC) says that local employees of the Archaelogical survey of India (ASI) are negligent and indifferent to proper preservationAncient artifacts in dangerSrinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed Union of India, Archaeological...