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‘Even if India, Pak go to

Sunday 28 December '08

Now, 60 years on, nothing can prevent Mughal — not even the escalating tension between India and Pakistan — to cross the border to meet his brother.
In poll affidavits, wives hold key to assets

Tuesday 16 December '08

They may not see eye-to-eye on many issues but when it comes to declaration of assets at poll time, a common thread connects almost all Valley politicians.
For Atalji’s sake

Tuesday 25 November '08

In Delhi, the BJP debates ‘Hindu terror’ vs. ‘Islamic terror’ but the party’s Kashmir unit administers a little bit of Islam.
Andrabi in jail, Dukhtaran joins campaign against elections

Monday 17 November '08

Ffrom being the ‘moral brigade’ of Kashmir, propagating strict adherence to purdah, a few hundred of the veiled women from Dukhtaran-e-Milat, the banned organisation led by Asiya Andrabi, have now joined the anti-poll campaign in Kashmir.
The Abdullahs have a new rival: At 73, Farooq’s sister ready to fight

Sunday 9 November '08

Khalida Adbullah Shah is 73. Her husband G.M. Shah’s failing health has forced her into the political arena, where she is pitted against those with whom she once shared a political legacy.
Next Valentine’s Day, you could buy tulips from the Valley

Sunday 2 November '08

After drawing tourists to the Valley in chilly March to witness the breathtaking tulip garden by the banks of the Dal Lake...
Valley wants positive portrayal in films, protestors disrupt shooting

Friday 31 October '08

As a new tribe of filmmakers make Kashmir their workshop, they are experiencing an unexpected sentiment.
‘Imbalanced’ Indian diet leading to diabetes, hypertension: study

Friday 17 October '08

In a severe criticism of the average Indian diet, a study in the coming edition of the prestigious British Journal of Nutrition...
Slowly, but still on track for a Valley train

Thursday 25 September '08

Though Northern Railway has for the time being abandoned work on the Himalayan stretch in Jammu.
Kashmiri Pashmina, Kanni get GI cover

Thursday 25 September '08

In a major step to check the sale of fake Pashmina and Kanni shawls, the Central Government has awarded the products.
No Sundays in Valley

Wednesday 17 September '08

With many working days lost to curfews during the Amarnath land agitation, Kashmir will have no holidays on Sundays for a while.
As Valley faces medicine shortage, Govt, big retailers airlift supplies

Monday 11 August '08

Tariq Rafiq, an executive in a private company, is thankful to his chemist for arranging Verapamil tablets, a life-saver...
Sheltered behind delusions

Monday 28 July '08

She gives me company during all the saas bahu serials. Language is a big barrier, but she is there for the Travel...
Traders fear Gulmarg blast will further affect tourism revival

Thursday 24 July '08

Gulmarg saw a complete shutdown on Monday enforced by traders, who were protesting against the grenade attack that left a tourist dead and two others injured.
Cyber-age Kashmiris find a new guide in grand-old ‘Amma Lala’

Friday 4 July '08

Like Salman Rushdie’s Shalimar the Clown, Amma Lala is rooted deep in Kashmir’s tradition and language.
1933 photo as guide, Srinagar cops turn conservators to save workplace

Tuesday 10 June '08

AMID handling militant violence and routine crimes, a Srinagar police station has spent the past eight months poring over a faded...
J-K politicians cash in on case of missing boy

Tuesday 3 June '08

The mysterious disappearance of a four-year-old boy has provided fodder for politicians in the election year in Srinagar.
Valley temple trusts now need Govt OK to sell their property

Friday 2 May '08

In order to safeguard the religious institutions and shrines of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley...
Centre approves plan to save Kashmiri deer

Friday 18 April '08

The captive breeding programme, say experts, is one of the last steps to save the hangul
The blood pressure battle

Sunday 2 September '07

The rising numbers of people affected with high blood pressure has sent alarm bells ringing in the medical fraternity across the world.
Take it easy but keep walking

Sunday 19 August '07

Obesity experts from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota have developed a vertical workstation which helps employees exercise and shed weight as they work—an unbelievable 30 kg a year.
The best milk

Sunday 12 August '07

China has launched a campaign to persuade more women to breastfeed, worried that babies’ growth suffers in developed countries because they are not fed properly in their first months of life.
Big Fat Kashmiri Wedding just got trimmer, cheaper

Monday 6 August '07

Valley youths sign up with local marriage cell for simple weddings that cost Rs 50,000, not Rs 5-15 lakh
Meet the coach of this Kashmir cricket team: Sakina Yusuf, 26

Sunday 29 July '07

These Days, there’s a strange buzz on the cricket grounds of Srinagar. And it’s all about the Kashmir University men’s team — or rather, its coach.
Go easy on soda

Sunday 29 July '07

Hooked to sodas (colas), even diet ones? Think again! Increased consumption may be linked with increased risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, say the US
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