If a road is not built, a job is not created, an industrial investment does not arrive, a government scheme is delayed or an administrative decision remains stuck, the political cost is borne by the elected government. Dr Noour Ali Zehgeer After every assembly election across India, citizens look forward to meaningful changes in their…
Kashmir for a scenery,someone else for the story. Peerzada Masarat Shah There was a time when the very mention of Kashmir was enough to make Bollywood fall in love. The mountains were there. The lakes were there. The snow was there. The gardens were there. The shikaras were there. And, most importantly, Kashmir became an…
WHO VALUED KASHMIR’S PRIME LAND, AND WHO STANDS TO BENEFIT? By Sofi Arafat The Omar Abdullah-led government, the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA), and every officer involved in the Sangarmal transaction owe the people of Jammu & Kashmir far more than congratulatory statements about a ₹421.75-crore bid. This is public property. It is prime Srinagar real estate. And…
A society is not truly safe until women’s safety is understood not as a favour granted by men or institutions, but as a right that belongs to every woman. Peerzada Masarat Shah There is something deeply unsettling about a woman allegedly being molested in the middle of a crowded public gathering. Not because a place…
An Afternoon with Gen Z, Familiar Ritual, Reconsidered. Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Teachers’ Day, observed on 5th September, usually follows a familiar pattern: early greetings, nostalgic photographs, classroom memories and tributes to favourite teachers. For many of us, it has become an annual ritual—acknowledged with a smile and then quickly left behind: chalta hai. This…
