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War’s global cost

War’s global cost

Its costs are shared by the innocent while its decisions are made by a narrow circle of leaders answerable to no one

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Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Awakening the Innovative Power of Youth

Awakening the Innovative Power of Youth

Many innovators move from office to office in search of help and encouragement. This situation needs immediate attention

latest 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr nasir shah

A Natural Treasure Needing Attention

A Natural Treasure Needing Attention

The journey towards Tata Pani itself offers a unique cultural experience.

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Greater Kashmir

Saqib zahoor lone

A question worth asking

A question worth asking

The British left in 1947, but the slave mentality never fully packed its bags

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Greater Kashmir

Syed Afaq Ahmad

Summer and Seniors Health

Summer and Seniors Health

Summer heat hits seniors hardest — worsening illnesses, causing dehydration, raising fall risk, and driving avoidable hospitalizations

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Greater Kashmir

Dr. Zubair Saleem

Stop Taking Out Healthy Gallbladders

Stop Taking Out Healthy Gallbladders

Our Hospitals Are Full of Patients Who Really Need Surgery

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Greater Kashmir

Dr abrar hussain

New Evidence on Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Prevention

New Evidence on Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Persistent changes in bowel habits, blood in stool, unexplained weight loss, abdominal discomfort, prolonged constipation, or unusual fatigue should...

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Greater Kashmir

Umer Majeed Khaja

Moul Mouj Health Corner

Moul Mouj Health Corner

You Asked, We Answered

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Greater Kashmir

Gk Health Desk

The Evolutionary Baseline: From Primates to the Current Humans

The Evolutionary Baseline: From Primates to the Current Humans

An analysis of what has gone wrong in the last century

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Prof Upendra Kaul

Diplomacy or Descent

A world at the crossroads of peace and peril

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr sohail nasti

Persisting dog menace

Persisting dog menace

Almost 300 people bitten every day, a crisis no longer to be dismissed as a routine civic problem

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

J&K Politics in the Crosshairs!

NC, BJP trade charges of ‘punishing electorate’

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Shuchismita

A therapy under one roof

A therapy under one roof

It is a place where education meets human connection, and where learning becomes a form of therapy in itself

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Shireen Naman

Capital Protest

Capital Protest

NC rings the bell, but will it help strike the right hour for statehood?

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Arun Joshi

Always KEEP Right

Always KEEP Right

Always walk on the right side of the road and remain safe

previous day 10

Greater Kashmir

Er. mohit mahajan

Beyond Chalkboards and Chatbots

Beyond Chalkboards and Chatbots

Reimagining AI as a co-teacher in India’s classrooms

previous day 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. dushyant pradeep

Weather Horrors

Weather Horrors

Sensitisation and preparation can act as the first line of defence against weather-related disasters

previous day 10

Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

How Sukhnag was plundered!

How Sukhnag was plundered!

Halt to mining operations is welcome but damage to flora and fauna is irreversible

previous day 10

Greater Kashmir

Arif Shafi Wani

Some relvant thoughts

Some relvant thoughts

A society that loses its youth to drugs risks losing its future

previous day 10

Greater Kashmir

Tajamul farooqi

Beyond the paper leak

Beyond the paper leak

The deeper crisis is the commercialisation of opportunity itself

previous day 10

Greater Kashmir

Obeida ashraf

Student Disengagement Problem

Six in ten undergraduates are not actively engaged in their studies. Yet institutions continue operating as if nothing is wrong

sunday 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr rayees farooq

Addiction of another kind

Addiction of another kind

The slow, patient, entirely voluntary act of staring at a glowing screen for so many unbroken hours that my eyes had forgotten their most basic...

sunday 20

Greater Kashmir

Syed ahfadul mujtaba

World on the Edge

World on the Edge

Why humanity must change the rules of war

sunday 20

Greater Kashmir

Surinder Singh Oberoi

Drowning: Rising safety concerns

Drowning: Rising safety concerns

Drowning has quietly become one of the leading causes of accidental deaths in Kashmir

sunday 10

Greater Kashmir

Ghulam Quadir Jeelani

A Boy from Kulgam

A fast bowler from a village in south Kashmir has just helped win an IPL final. His story is not just a fairy tale; it is a policy argument that the...

sunday 20

Greater Kashmir

Ajaz Rashid

Three Escalating Emergencies

Three Escalating Emergencies

The summer is sending a message. The question is whether we are listening

sunday 10

Greater Kashmir

Syeda Afshana

The Unbroken Spirit

The Unbroken Spirit

The psyche of Sikh families, and the wider understanding of how fragile trust can be when power is used without sensitivity

06.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

R. s. reen

India, Myanmar and geo strategic imperatives

India, Myanmar and geo strategic imperatives

India has always calmly and discretely advised the military authorities to adopt the path of national reconciliation

06.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Vivek Katju

Emerging Hazard of Hailstorms

Emerging Hazard of Hailstorms

Hailstorm formation in Kashmir results from the interaction of large-scale atmospheric systems, local topography, and emerging climate-related...

06.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Riyaz Ahmad Mir

The Last Human Skill

The Last Human Skill

Why education must lead humanity’s fight against collapse

06.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Farooq Ahmad Wasil

Is technology silently stealing childhood?

Is technology silently stealing childhood?

Families should spend more time talking, eating meals together, visiting relatives, encouraging outdoor games, planning family activities, and...

06.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Hadiya fayaz

The stigma of reaction

The stigma of reaction

Why is it so hard for people to understand that burying emotions inside is way more catastrophic than actually venting them out?

06.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Hamna Munir

Allah’s boundless universe

Allah’s boundless universe

…while the sun & moon mark the time, stars guide us

05.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Time for renewed commitment

Time for renewed commitment

Environmental protection is not the responsibility of government alone. Every individual, institution and community has an equally important role to...

05.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. mubashir jeelani

For how long?

For how long?

Budgam Incident, our behaviour, and the need to find some firm resolve

05.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Faizaan Bashir

Reimagining the relationship

Reimagining the relationship

How humanities help in understanding environmental crisis

05.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Ahsan ul haq

Chinar: The Fallen Royal

Chinar: The Fallen Royal

Permission is given for pruning Chinar trees and then they are axed to death

05.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat

The Silent Spectators of Destruction

A fruit tree standing in a Kashmiri orchard is not simply a tree. It is the result of countless days of hard work

05.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr Showkat Rashid Wani

When “We” Became “I”

When “We” Became “I”

The death of ‘we’ is the beginning of social ruin

04.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Zahid Sultan

My Professor Vinny

My Professor Vinny

I do have a Professor who has freed me into a world of learning and purpose

04.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Sheikh Saqib

Why certain books feel like therapy

Why certain books feel like therapy

Certain books possess a strange ability to reach the parts of us we struggle to explain aloud

04.06.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Saniyari Magray

Let Urdu live in this democratic country

Let Urdu live in this democratic country

Urdu is viewed as an integral part of Kashmir’s cultural identity, literature, and history

04.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Farooq Ahmad Peer

A timeless voice of the golden era

A timeless voice of the golden era

In an age of larger-than-life personalities, she embodied quiet grace

04.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Arun Manhas

Symbolism over Substance

Symbolism over Substance

Is NC under pressure to look proactive on its signature issue?

04.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Pay Commission Conundrums

Pay Commission Conundrums

Implementing the 8th Pay Commission will be good for employees, bad for the government and worse for the economy of Kashmir

04.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Haseeb Drabu

Cancer Screening Program

Cancer Screening Program

If a person does some basic level tests regularly this disease can be kept away

03.06.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Need for a centre of excellence in forensic science

Need for a centre of excellence in forensic science

Such a centre in J&K can play a vital role in strengthening scientific investigation and creating trained manpower in this important field

03.06.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Dr nasir shah

Climate Change and Kashmir’s Orchards

Climate Change and Kashmir’s Orchards

Time for preventive action, not mere damage assessment

03.06.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Suraya shafi

When parents envision child’s future

When parents envision child’s future

A noble inheritance shaped by values, education, dignity and intellectual courage

03.06.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Mutaharra A W Deva

Why Young Kashmiris Are Dying in Gymnasiums

Why Young Kashmiris Are Dying in Gymnasiums

Fitness should build health, not gamble with life. Never use steroids, unprescribed hormones, or unregulated supplements

03.06.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr s. muhammad salim khan