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The Post-Literate Condition

But contemporary culture fears silence. It fears stillness because stillness compels confrontation with oneself. Today, one encounters an unsettling...

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Greater Kashmir

Zahid Sultan

Evil at large from within

Evil at large from within

We do not know where the chokepoint of Hormuz will take us but one is compelled to revisit the question of evil

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Greater Kashmir

Dr. javaid iqbal bhat

Our disappearing glaciers

Our disappearing glaciers

Do we have any idea of the enormity of crime we have committed against our nature

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Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Promoting Local Economy

Promoting Local Economy

Public investment in J&K is failing to benefit local industry

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Greater Kashmir

Mohammad Jalal-Ud-Din

Punished for Foresight

He understood early that moderation and political engagement offered the best hope for Kashmir’s future

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Greater Kashmir

Danish Iqbal

May 21: A day of two assassinations

May 21: A day of two assassinations

Two persons, with mutually incongruent outlook, fatefully linked in death

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Greater Kashmir

Mohammad Sayeed Malik

Moul Mouj Health Corner

Moul Mouj Health Corner

You Asked, We Answered

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Greater Kashmir

Gk Health Desk

Infertility crisis

Infertility crisis

This is developing into a difficult situation

yesterday 20

Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

A Strategic Partnership for the Indo-Mediterranean

A Strategic Partnership for the Indo-Mediterranean

This is not a simple integration, but a co-creation of value where our respective industrial strengths amplify one another

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Greater Kashmir

Narendra Modi

Rise of “Student Phobia”

Rise of “Student Phobia”

Fear of working in schools with large number of students and active academic environment

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Javid Jawad

The oil war

The oil war

A typical case of resource curse, where oil becomes a reason for political instability and violent conflict

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Farooq Ahmad Peer

Daughters Becoming Default Caregivers

Daughters Becoming Default Caregivers

What MoulMouj numbers quietly reveal about ageing and framily change

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Zubair Saleem

All Faiths, One Message: Warning Against Intoxicants

All Faiths, One Message: Warning Against Intoxicants

Across civilizations and religious traditions, intoxicants and alcohol have often been viewed not merely as substances, but as factors capable of...

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Greater Kashmir

Afzal hassan dar

Nasha Mukt JK Abhiyan

Nasha Mukt JK Abhiyan

Never advise anyone to quit drugs on their own without medical supervision

yesterday 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr Arif Maghribi Khan

Collapse of Trust

Collapse of Trust

A Doctor’s Reflection on India’s Failing Education System

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Greater Kashmir

Dr umer ahmad

Kashmir’s Green Discourse

Kashmir’s Green Discourse

Growing concerns over environmental degradation, rising temperatures, shrinking rivers and melting glaciers found profound expressions in the public...

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Greater Kashmir

Arun Joshi

Fragmented Recovery, Forgotten Lessons

Fragmented Recovery, Forgotten Lessons

What the CAG report reveals about Jammu & Kashmir’s flood governance crisis

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Greater Kashmir

Mutaharra A W Deva

Why education must die to be reborn

Why education must die to be reborn

If we do not place the child at the center every day, forever, the future will not wait for us

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Greater Kashmir

Dr. Farooq Ahmad Wasil

Unipolar era recedes

Unipolar era recedes

A world where multiple great powers hold genuine agency is not inherently a more dangerous one

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Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Evidence, Governance and Society

Evidence, Governance and Society

When science and data are applied in planning and administration, problems can be studied objectively and solved systematically

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Greater Kashmir

Dr nasir shah

Private Habit to Public Question

Private Habit to Public Question

Despite its cultural and personal dimensions, alcohol consumption has consequences that reach into the public sphere, transforming what appears to be...

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Greater Kashmir

Dr ratan bhattacharjee

When wooden walls held our stories

When wooden walls held our stories

Preservation need not begin with grand pronouncements, but with thoughtful action

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Greater Kashmir

Muhammad ruhaan baldev

Achan: 361 Crore Project

Achan: 361 Crore Project

Government’s approval to Integrated Solid Waste Management Project at Achan is a relief, but its execution is a test for the concerned agencies;...

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Greater Kashmir

Arif Shafi Wani

Nasha Mukt J&K, liquor free too

Nasha Mukt J&K, liquor free too

Why make an exception of liquor and find out excuses to avoid a ban on it

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Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Avoiding fear psychosis

Avoiding fear psychosis

The initiative has created mass-level awareness, with appreciation pouring in from all directions

monday 10

Greater Kashmir

Faizaan Bashir

Wisdom lies in balance, not blind cutting

Wisdom lies in balance, not blind cutting

Balancing environmental protection and public health concerns regarding poplar seed fluff in Kashmir

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Greater Kashmir

Dr. mubashir jeelani

The Austerity India Truly Needs

The Austerity India Truly Needs

The country needs to seriously think about a bold idea: a proper and perhaps partly compulsory “digital detox” culture

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Greater Kashmir

Surinder Singh Oberoi

Alhamdulillah Always

Alhamdulillah Always

They ask for reflection. Among the most repeated and powerful lines in the Holy Quran is a query that returns again and again: “Which of the favours...

17.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Syeda Afshana

Treating Parents Before Patients

Treating Parents Before Patients

The Hidden Crisis in Kashmir’s Mental Health Care

17.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Ruvaid Wani

Warning signs India can’t ignore

Warning signs India can’t ignore

The Gulf didn’t start the fire, it exposed India’s fragility

17.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Shivaji Sarkar

Unmasking the Silent Killer

Unmasking the Silent Killer

Why collective action is the new frontline in the fight against hypertension

17.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Prof Upendra Kaul

Beyond Medicine and Engineering

Beyond Medicine and Engineering

When every student is pushed toward the same goal, we don’t just lose individual potential, we lose the chance to collectively imagine a different...

17.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Zoya bilal qureshi

Social Security Compliance

Social Security Compliance

Offences, Penalties, Employment Information and Monitoring under the Code on Social Security, 2020

16.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Muneeb Rashid Malik

Pendency of cases a big challenge

Pendency of cases a big challenge

India operates with just 15 judges per 10 lakh population which is far below the Law Commission’s 1987 recommendation of 50 judges per 10 lakh

16.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Muntaha rashid

Achan Dumping Site

Achan Dumping Site

A growing environmental and public health crisis in Srinagar

16.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr hilal ahmad najar

When the Middle Kingdom Hosted the Republic

When the Middle Kingdom Hosted the Republic

Xi, Trump and the Theatre of Strategic Stability

16.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Colonel Maqbool Shah

The theatre of war

The theatre of war

The war did not come to a rapid close and Trump is still groping on how to bend Iran to his will

16.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Vivek Katju

J&K’s silent ecological catastrophe

J&K’s silent ecological catastrophe

CAG report clearly reflects that there are inadequacies in the implementation of the lake conservation programmes

16.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Zaffer iqbal

Hide it in the trunk!

Hide it in the trunk!

She began hiding countless emotions and deep fears that grew day by dayAs an adolescent, the habit of hiding matured.

15.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Asma Majid

From Stagnation to Momentum

From Stagnation to Momentum

After a lost decade, Jammu and Kashmir’s industrial revival is finally finding direction

15.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Adv shriya handoo

A strange new Infinity

A strange new Infinity

Could the ultra finitists be the ones to save the day?

15.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr Mir Aaliya

What I saw as a NEET invigilator

What I saw as a NEET invigilator

A few students took stress-related medicines before the examination began

15.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Dr Showkat Rashid Wani

J&K Bank at a Defining Moment

J&K Bank at a Defining Moment

Its future cannot rest on record profits and financial indicators alone, rebuilding trust with the people who built it is an inescapable imperative

14.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Shakeel Qalander

Tribute to ‘Toth’

Faith, Death and a Father’s Last Lesson

14.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

G n bhat

NEET is not clean

NEET is not clean

When the reports about the possible leakage of the question papers first appeared, just after the NEET exam was held on May 3, 2026, it was though of...

14.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Gk Editorial Desk

Appeals for economic discipline

Appeals for economic discipline

Any geopolitical crisis occurring in West Asia poses an economic issue for households across India

14.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Dr. Mehak Jonjua

Humbled Mamta remembers I.N.D.I.A

Humbled Mamta remembers I.N.D.I.A

The white cotton-saree clad simple looking diminutive woman briskly walking in her trademark white hawai-chappals led the newly found Trinamool...

14.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Anil Anand

Care more, Coerce less

Care more, Coerce less

All the stakeholders in Kashmir should ensure that addiction is viewed as a medical condition rather than a moral failing or a criminal act

14.05.2026 10

Greater Kashmir

Haseeb Drabu

Walking Through a Textbook of Medicine at 100 Miles an Hour

Walking Through a Textbook of Medicine at 100 Miles an Hour

I arrived to share protocols and experience, but I leave having learned that resilience, compassion and human commitment remain the most powerful...

13.05.2026 20

Greater Kashmir

Dr m y latoo

Understanding Fibromyalgia

Understanding Fibromyalgia

On Fibromyalgia awareness day lets make the invisible pain visible

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Greater Kashmir

Dr qazi afaan zahoor