Eid ul Azha: A festival of sacrifice and remembrance

By Mohammad Amin Mir As the crescent moon ushers in the holy festival of Eid ul Azha, Muslim communities across the globe unite in devotion,...

Spot Girdawari: Ground realities in Kashmir’s Revenue records

By Mohammad Amin Mir Once a hallmark of the Revenue Department's integrity, girdawari — the seasonal crop inspection and land record verification — has quietly...

You can’t eat a Shikara (II). Time to merge agriculture-related departments

Pheran Diaries-9 By Dr Sanjay Parva I received an unexpectedly huge and positive response to my last Sunday column in this newspaper on why...

Stray dog menace in Kashmir has made people’s lives a hell. Civil society must act now!

By: Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Mr. Bukhari’s (name changed) pre-dawn walk for Fajr prayers in the Hyderpora area ended not in spiritual solace but in...

Why Jamabandi digitization in J&K needs more than one-off training sessions

By: Mohammad Amin Mir In a recent move, the Revenue Department deputed 10 master trainers from each district for a two-day virtual training on digitization...

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