Srinagar, March 9 -- Abdul Rashid Shah, founder editor of Urdu Daily, Nida-e-Mashriq left this mortal world on 7th of March, 2026 (Saturday) after a prolonged pulmonary ailment. My association with him dates back to 1992 when he, after quitting his job with Jammu and Kashmir Department of Information, launched his own newspaper. It was being published from a rented building in Maisuma locality of Srinagar.

I was yet to formally join the profession but my columns were getting published in several local newspapers. There were several established Urdu newspapers and I was wondering how Rashid Sahab would create some space for his venture. I used to visit his office and nag him with such questions and taking a drag and blowing the smoke, he ...