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Why LG Should Introduce Retina Scanning in Kashmir Offices

Srinagar, Sept. 8 -- It is ironic that in a Union Territory gasping for revival, Omar Abdullah and his ilk find their loudest voice not in matters of development, governance, or performance - but in t... Read More


Not floods; it is negligence that will kill Srinagar next deluge

Srinagar, Sept. 1 -- 10 steps that must be taken Srinagar lived under the shadow of floods again last week. Each heavy downpour revives the memories of September 2014, when the city was submerged, li... Read More


The Friday Malaise in Our Offices

Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- Step into a government office in Kashmir on a Friday afternoon and you will witness a scene that has become depressingly predictable. Before noon, files are stacked, visitors line... Read More


How Omar's Signature Campaign Mocks a Kashmiri's Self-Respect

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- Omar Abdullah has finally found something he can do without sweating - collecting signatures. The former Chief Minister, once in command of the state's fate, is now reduced to the... Read More


Rotten meat didn't just appear; it was allowed!

Srinagar, Aug. 11 -- Kashmir reeks - literally. The stench isn't just from 3,000-3,500 kg of rotten meat seized in a single week; it's from a Food Safety bureaucracy that has turned vigilance into the... Read More


NC's 9-Month-Old Baby: Operation Successful, Patient Dead

Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- Alhamdulillah, in the fabled land of Kashmir - where chinars blush in autumn and promises melt faster than snowflakes in March - a grand political baby was conceived. It came wrapp... Read More


Milking the Dead: Kashmir's Oldest Political Industry

Srinagar, July 14 -- If Kashmir had a national industry, it wouldn't be tourism, handicrafts, or horticulture. It would be grief. Because for decades, Kashmiri politicians have made an art form out ... Read More


Buta Malik and the Startling Facts of the Amarnath Shrine

Srinagar, July 7 -- Each year, as the twin yatras of Shri Amarnath and Machail unfurl across the Himalayas, lakhs of pilgrims brave the heights not only in search of divine grace but also guided by ce... Read More


Tum Kya Jano Ek Smart Cycle Ki Keemat IAS Babu!

Srinagar, June 23 -- In May 2023, our urban visionaries dropped 900 bicycles and 100 docking stations onto the streets of Srinagar - from Batamaloo to Lal Chowk - with all the pomp of a tech revolutio... Read More