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Neutrality in the times of War – Part II

Suddenly, one day, he was spotted wandering on the manned streets of Srinagar, hymning, “Ann pour Mansooier, Rahim loug daawas…” But the...

With a Black Belt round the corner, Kashmir’s Thang-Ta champ is losing her game

As a woman of strength, she would regularly beat eve-teasers on Srinagar’s streets till she took her fights inside the Thang-Ta fields...

‘Mistaken Identities’ and ‘Regrets’ in the Iron Curtained frontier Kupwara

Well before Kupwara’s taxi driver would become the latest civilian casualty in the garrisoned province on Dec 16, the military ‘loose guns’...

Anger brews as photo of slain civilian Rubeena’s infant at her funeral goes viral

In the photo, which angry netizens shared, the infant can be seen holding a feeder, while another boy holding the infant is...

Through the lens of Kashmiri literature: Agha Shahid Ali’s poetry 16 years after his demise

“We shall meet again, in Srinagar, by the gates of the Villa of Peace, our hands blossoming into fists till the soldiers...

BJP MP Kirron Kher posts fake photo of Indian army, gets caught

Nationalism has been a dominant theme in recent political discourse and a part of this narrative is the eulogisation of the military....

#JournalismIsNotACrime: Why Kamran Yousuf is not Paul Comiti

A 42-year-old French journalist Paul Comiti was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police on December 10, 2017, while preparing to film in...

FPK Recitals: Fun Para by Jaun Eliya

Neutrality in the times of war – Part I

Ages had gone by since he had lost touch with his liberal pandit friends, now living in different parts of the world....

Size and taste of fruits may be affected by continuing dry spell, say Horticulture experts

‘We need rain and snow in Kashmir’ In the absence of electricity and lack of proper management during winters, the rainless dry...