KASHMIR’S DISAPPOINTING RESPONSE TO ZAIRA WASIM’S RENUNCIATION OF HINDI CINEMA
Unbeknownst to most, Zaira Wasim has become a fairly popular cinema actress in People’s Republic of China. Her popularity in the Chinese audience, surpasses that of all Hollywood and Bollywood actors including Raj Kapoor and Amir Khan. Zaira Wasim’s two movies – “Dangal” and “The Secret Superstar” took the cinema by storm all across China […]
MEDIA AND ITS RENEWED SET OF LIABILITIES
In the present day circumstances, the media has got a vital role to play in our society to format and scan our mindset and push it on to the right direction, more especially, when the entire humanity is faced with the growing challenges like that of terrorism, radicalism, intolerance, majoritarinism, religious bigotry and armed militancy […]
‘Focusing on people’s interest, not self-interests’
Since taking charge as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir state, Mr. Satya Pal Malik has been largely focusing on the “issues of Kashmir” and leaving the topic of “Kashmir issue” for the centre to deliberate upon. He has stoked controversies and, as well as of late, won applauds for his honest and upfront approaches […]
Breaking from the climate of grab-and-have-it-all!
It is ages now, so to say ,since we were a people deeply entrenched in poverty, ignorance and inertia. All these long years have seen us march to some levels of development in terms of education, economy and other spheres though with staggering steps at most of the times. This has its roots in the […]
Shades of politics in Kashmir!
It was in the wake of disillusionment with the internal politics in general that the present phase of conflict found its roots. What marked the beginning of this phase was the disillusionment, and then, the decision of some of the Kashmiri youth who had participated in the elections as contestants, election agents, campaigners and sympathizers […]
Pakistan & Kashmir Militancy – A Reality Check
BY: H. Iftikhar There is a wide spread feeling among the people of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) that Pakistan establishment has started distancing from militancy in Kashmir. Though the country may have various reasons to do so, Balakot air strike by Indian Air Force is seen by locals as major factor. Though Pakistan government has […]
Drug menace – silence is to be broken
Not a single day passes in Jammu and Kashmir without a few drug-traffickers being arrested and contraband substances seized. Brown Sugar, Heroin, ‘Charas’ — these figure in every evening bulletin of J&K Police. Though there are no follow-up details available, nevertheless arrests are made and made very frequently. Drug abuse and drug trafficking has reached […]
Talking human rights
By: Shafqat Shafi The 43-page report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), released on July 8, 2019, has raised serious concerns about abuses by state security forces and armed groups in both Indian and Pakistan parts of Kashmir. The UNHCHR in its report has said that both India and […]
Respecting the “Blood of our Martyrs”
One fine September morning in 2017, residents of Shopian woke up to find the streets lined with posters denouncing former Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Zakir Musa who had quit and become chief of an Al Qaeda affiliate called Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) by calling him an “Indian agent.” Accusing him of “helping Indian forces kill Kashmiris,” […]
Contributing towards Amarnath yatra’s success
The traditional warmth and affection that Kashmiris shower on visitors becomes more than evident during the 46 days long Amarnath yatra which is held every year and pilgrims returning from this pilgrimage are full of praise for the way locals had looked after them. And even though some unfortunate incidents do occur now and then […]
