Sher-e-Kashmir affix loses lustre as Sheikh Abdullah’s anniversary goes unnoticed

What are SKIMS, SKUAST and SKPA? Oh, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology and Sher-e-Kashmir...

Just a toehold for Abdullah and others; but a fodder for hostile voices

A couple of days ago, leaders of six political parties issued a statement in Srinagar reiterating their commitment to Gupkar Declaration of August 4, 2019. The initiative...

Delimitation: How unfair it is for Kashmir to equate with Jammu on number of seats

One word `delimitation’ that figured in PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech has created a buzz here in Jammu & Kashmir. In the days to come, it...

When Sheikh Abdullah had `conspired' to give Break-India project a momentum

On October 26, 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of then princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, signed an Instrument of Accession with India. Governor General Lord...

Mehbooba watches L-Gs come and go; and her PDP hang by a thread

Mehbooba Mufti, still chief of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is watching Lieutenant Governors come and go even as she hibernates in her den. The Kashmir she...

Days of terrorists doubling up as J & K employee might be over soon

The loss of so-called "Special Status" by the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir is causing tremors left, right and centre. This loss was caused by abrogation of...

Mehbooba’s PDP is a floundering ship in the new waters of J & K

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that the roadmap formulated by it still "held the key to peace and stability" in the subcontinent. "From emerging as a...