by Kashmir Forum | May 8, 2008 | Blog
Javaid Bhat does a tour de forceCORRUPTIONJavaid Iqbal Bhat (Rising Kashmir)“Fifty percent of the Kashmiris would end up in the prison chambers. Ninety percent of the houses constructed over the past twenty years would have to be demolished.” These figures have not... by Kashmir Forum | May 8, 2008 | Blog
Ashok Jaitly comments on New Delhi’s periodic drama, otherwise known as hoopla, that is evident whenever the Prime Minister visits J&K(Mr. Ashok Jaitly, 66, retired as the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir in 2002. He was born in Kanpur and attended the... by Kashmir Forum | May 8, 2008 | Blog
Child Labor Rampant in Gulmarg Srinagar: Child labour is assuming the proportions of an epidemic in the famed tourist resort of Gulmarg where an increasing number of children is being pushed to work as pony-wallahs and labourers at a very tender age. On the one hand... by Kashmir Forum | May 8, 2008 | Blog
Only a self-absorbed and selfish society would ignore the plight of 130 children suffering from hearing and listening disorders who attend the Abhinanda HomeSchool for special children has only one instructorSrinagar: The Valley’s lone school for children suffering... by Kashmir Forum | May 8, 2008 | Blog
The valley, it seems, has been taken over by beggers ranging from those seeking alms to those building personal fortunesValley plagued by beggarsAkram Sidiqui (Rising Kashmir)Srinagar: “Khuda kay nam pay Kuch dedo, baba”; For God’s Sake, give me... by Kashmir Forum | May 6, 2008 | Blog
Failure to appreciate its literary stars exposes weakness in Kashmir’s civil societyIgnored by natives, Kashmiri poets feature in International AnthologySrinagar: Language for a New Century — Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia & Beyond, a recent...