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Kashmir Observer
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By Aaqyb Ashraf Each year, when life certificates are due, Kashmir’s elderly get ready for a familiar routine. They walk into their bank, greet...


By Zahid Ahmad A strange crisis is taking hold everywhere. People stay connected through apps, reels, chats, and group messages, and many still...


Kashmir is a land of breathtaking beauty and layered challenges. Its landscape speak of strength, while its people face social and economic hurdles...


By Faizan Ashraf Talk of reforms often sounds cold and technical, as if people don’t exist behind the numbers. Charts are drawn, figures cited,...


The Kashmir Valley is a distinct topographic depression in the northwestern Himalayas, formed by ongoing deformation associated with the...


By Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Kashmiris have long believed that marriages are made in heaven. But behind many doors, they are silently falling apart....


By Wani Hayat Inside Government Middle School in Budgam district, Grade VI children wait for their first class. They whisper, fidget, and look...


By Mohammad Hanief December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, asks all of us, especially here in Kashmir, to think about how...


By Dr. Mushtaq Rather A mother juggles two jobs in Anantnag just to pay her daughter’s school fees. She laughs nervously as she recalls the day...


By Fazal Mujtaba I first heard about that group through the community contacts. An outreach worker mentioned them one afternoon. A neighbour...


By Hidayat Bukhari A serious health crisis is sweeping through Kashmir, disguised in everyday treats. It hides in jars labelled “pure honey,”...
