COVID Cases Spike in J&K Amid Fears of Localized Community Transmission
Jammu and Kashmir continues to record a spike in the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases — almost two months after the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25
Watching Shikara in Kashmir
What is it like watching Shikara in Kashmir? It certainly is not the same as watching the movie outside Kashmir where its subject – the expulsion of Pandits from the Valley in 1990 – has strongly resonated with people
Security Expertise to Deal with Health Emergency
As is apparent, the barriers telegraph a familiar characteristic of the administration in Kashmir: its tendency to treat every challenge as a law and order issue. So, the spread of coronavirus can only be fought by barricading the red zones
Why Is Mehbooba’s Political Stature Growing Relative to Abdullahs?
On April 4, J&K administration shifted the detained former Chief Minister to her official residence on Gupkar road, Srinagar’s VVIP enclave. However, unlike Abdullahs, the administration stayed short of releasing her
What is Behind Govt’s Ban on 4G in J&K?
Internet ban was imposed on August 5 last year and eight months on there is no indication that the government is anywhere close to restoring the service fully in Kashmir, even after Coronavirus pandemic.
Why Abdullah, Mirwaiz’s Demand for 4G Made Kashmir Angry
When the newly released Dr Farooq Abdullah wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking restoration of 4G network in Kashmir in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many Kashmiris were furious
Moving On In Kashmir
Statehood, domicile rights, protection of jobs emerge central planks of new J&K politics tentatively taking shape in the wake of repeal of Article 370
Invisible Hurriyat: Has The Crackdown Grounded Amalgam For Good?
It seems unlikely that the centre will rethink the arrest of the separatist leaders in near term. That is, unless the union government is certain that releasing them wouldn’t adversely impact the existing normalcy in the UT
Why Kashmir Has Been Calm In The Face Of CAA, Proposed NRC
For now J&K seems to have not much to fear from the CAA whereby persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are due to be given citizenship rights in the country
Rise of a Daughter
Iltija’s relationship with her mother — of whom she is fiercely “protective” — is fuelled by healthy arguments and differences in opinion.
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