Justice Kirmani’s Revelation

Fayyaz lifts the lid off a very unsavory subject. Here is a sample: ‘Govt agencies pay cellphone bills of 8,000 women in Kashmir’ (Mr. Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, 48, was born in Bodina, Budgam, and received his primary and secondary education in Budgam and later at...

Condemnable By Any Book

Tanvir narrates a horrifying story of domestic violence(Mr. Tanvir Sadiq, 33, was born in Srinagar and attended the Burn Hall School. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Information technology and management from Orissa University. He is the youngest Municipal...

Only in Kashmir – Dog Rights Versus Human Rights

Sajad and two other commentators address a really serious problem confronting the valley (Mr. Sajad Ahmad Padder, 27, was born in Veeri, Tehsil Bijbehara, District Anantnag. He did his early schooling at the Government High School in Nanil, Anantnag, and his senior...

Conserving old Heritage

Shafat, an ordinary citizen with a concern for planning, expresses his views in the Greater Kashmir. His point finds resonance in the Rising Kashmir editorial attached below, and a painful commentary in the Greater Kashmir about a decaying heritage building in...

Weep for the “Bund”

Fida seeks old glory in a landscape scarred by corruption, greed and citizen apathy(Mr. Fida Iqbal, 47, was born in Sopore. He attended the D.A.V. School in Nayadyaar, Rainawari, and the Government Higher Secondary School in Sopore. He obtained his Bachelor’s...

Corruption by Indulgence

Fayyaz says that all time records are being broken in taking poor governance to new heights(Mr. Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, 48, was born in Bodina, Budgam, and received his primary and secondary education in Budgam and later at Amar Singh College, Srinagar. He completed his...