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William Lambton.

Survey Saga

One of the most stupendous tasks in the history of science, started 200 years ago by William Lambton and completed four decades later by George Everes

R. RAMACHANDRAN ,in New Delhi

The Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, now bereft of the security cover once provided by a ring of shops and homes around it.

Targeting Gyanvapi mosque: Sangh Parivar starts campaign to 'liberate' Kashi Vishwanath temple

A Varanasi court order seeking an ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque emboldens Sangh Parivar outfits to start campaigns for ‘liberating’ the Kashi Vish

Purnima S. Tripathi,in New Delhi

At war with the self: Indian armed forces register alarming suicide trend

The alarmingly high number of serving soldiers committing suicide while on duty calls for an urgent need for structural changes in the armed forces an

Anando Bhakto in New Delhi

Anuradha Bhasin, executive editor of The Kashmir Times.

Govt muffling voices in Kashmir Valley through crackdowns on newspapers and intimidation of journalists

By launching crackdowns on newspapers and resorting to harassment and intimidation of mediapersons who do not toe the official line, the government is

Anando Bhakto,in New Delhi

Farooq Abdullah (centre), National Conference president and Lok Sabha MP, along with senior leaders of the party, addressing a press conference in Srinagar on August 20. This was the first time after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A that he was speaking to the media.

Political parties rallying forces again in Kashmir

The August 22 declaration of six mainstream political parties represents the first major exhibition of resolve on their part to come together and leve

Anando Bhakto, In New Delhi

Army jawans walking towards an encounter site in the Amshipora area of Shopian in South Kashmir on July 18.

Staged encounter in Shopian?

Questions surround the fate of three young men who came to Shopian district in search of work and went missing at the same time that the security forc

Anando Bhakto,New Delhi

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is COVID-19 positive, celebrates Rakshabandhan at a hospital in Bhopal.

Madhya Pradesh: Byelections take preference over fight against COVID

The war against the pandemic was jolted by the Chief Minister testing positive, but what is worse is the BJP’s focus on winning the upcoming byelectio

Anando Bhakto,in New Delhi

Army jawans stand guard near an encounter site in the Nagnad area of Kulgam district, south Kashmir, on July 17, where three Jaish-e-Mohammed militants were killed in a gunbattle with security forces. Three army personnel were also injured in the operation.

Kashmir’s endless agony

The Centre abrogated Articles 370 and 35A supposedly as a cure-all for all Jammu and Kashmir’s problems, but a year on, the economy of the region is i

Anando Bhakto,In New Delhi

Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami, CPI(M) MLA for Kulgam constituency, Kashmir.

‘The government’s action has broken the backbone of Kashmir’s economy’

Interview with Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, CPI(M) MLA for Kulgam.

Anando Bhakto,In New Delhi

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during an interview at his residence in Srinagar on July 28.

Omar Abdullah’s stance on statehood triggers backlash in Kashmir

The National Conference (N.C.) seems to be divided over the course to be charted out against the Union government’s unilateral actions in Jammu and Ka

Anando Bhakto, In New Delhi

Police officers beating a Dalit couple in Guna while evicting them from land they had occupied.

Madhya Pradesh: Power games amid pandemic

Even as the number of COVID-19 cases in the State spirals out of control and farmers suffer on account of unpaid MSPs, the BJP’s focus is on poaching

Anando Bhakto, In New Delhi

Migrants who arrived at Danapur railway station in Bihar by a special train from Bengaluru leave to board special buses arranged by the State government to reach their native places on May 5.

Waking up late

Nitish Kumar’s good governance image takes a beating with his inept handling of the return of migrant labourers and students to Bihar.

Purnima S. Tripathi ,In New Delhi