YAWAR HUSSAIN As political parties in J&K romance the statehood, the NC-led government finds itself in doldrums under the Union Territory framework and a shrinking political ground, reports Yawar Hussain Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s first Independence Day speech left even his party leaders baffled as he detailed his handicap at governing…
Yawer Hussain Srinagar: With open merit reduced to a minority status in Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory government’s Cabinet Sub-Committee report and subsequent legal opinion seeking has led to the issue becoming a political hot cake, which every party desires to savour. However, sources within the Law department reveal that the Jammu and Kashmir…
The space for ethical and professional reporting is being rapidly undermined by the rise of social media pages masquerading as media organisations. Many of these pages started as memes or entertainment platforms. Khalid Bashir Gura explores the growing dominance of self-styled social media journalists in Kashmir and the subsequent erosion of professional journalism ethics. On…
