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Kashmiri Kids Must Break the Freeze Frame This Winter

Kashmiri Kids Must Break the Freeze Frame This Winter

By  Dr. Mushtaq Rather Winter in Kashmir is harsh, long, and often unforgiving.  Schools close for nearly three months, cutting children off from...

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Kashmir Cannot Live on Tourism Alone

Kashmir Cannot Live on Tourism Alone

By  Faisal Kawoosa Tourism is our pride. No one in Jammu and Kashmir doubts that. It feeds families, keeps small businesses alive, and gives the...

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Kashmir in 2025: What Changed After the Historic Vote

Kashmir in 2025: What Changed After the Historic Vote

By  Raqif Makhdoomi Jammu and Kashmir has seen many elections, but the one held in 2024 stood apart from all others.  That contest went beyond...

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When Debates About God Turn Competitive

When Debates About God Turn Competitive

By Muntaha Amin The debate between Javed Akhtar and Mufti Shamail is trending everywhere, sparking conversations across social media and living...

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What Happens When Kashmir Fills Beyond Capacity

What Happens When Kashmir Fills Beyond Capacity

By  Peerzada Mohsin Shafi The road into Gulmarg on a winter morning looks like a postcard at first. Pine trees sag under fresh snow, and the air is...

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Waste Burning Continues as Kashmir’s AQI Drops

Waste Burning Continues as Kashmir’s AQI Drops

By Aaqyb Ashraf On a cold morning in Srinagar, smoke rises from behind a row of houses near the Jhelum. A pile of dry chinar leaves burns in a...

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Has IGNOU Lost Its Merit in Kashmir?

Has IGNOU Lost Its Merit in Kashmir?

By  Dr. Rameez Ahmad  I still remember the moment clearly.  During the 2023-24 academic session, I was travelling with two colleagues from another...

22.12.2025 10

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Misinformation and Meals: How Cancer Scares Spread in Kashmir

Misinformation and Meals: How Cancer Scares Spread in Kashmir

By Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Time and again, the valley sees the same story unfold. A food item is sent for official testing, partial results leak to...

22.12.2025 8

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Are We Thinking… or Just Prompting?

By Shahid Tariq Lone A couple of days ago, I commented on a LinkedIn post. A well-established professional replied to my comment, and when I...

21.12.2025 10

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PM to address closing ceremony of the second WHO Global Summit on traditional medicine

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the closing ceremony of Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, on 19th December...

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How Distant Storms Shape Life in Kashmir

How Distant Storms Shape Life in Kashmir

By  Mohammad Amin Mir On winter afternoons in our home in south Kashmir, my mother would pause at the doorway and look up.  She did not need a...

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Why So Many Students in Kashmir Give Up on Math

Why So Many Students in Kashmir Give Up on Math

By  Rayees Yaseen On a winter morning in south Kashmir, a Class 7 classroom fills with the sound of chalk scraping against a blackboard. The teacher...

20.12.2025 10

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The Invisible Struggle of Men in Kashmir

The Invisible Struggle of Men in Kashmir

By  Irfan Jaffer I remember a winter evening in Srinagar when a neighbour, a man in his early forties, sat with me outside a small grocery shop. ...

19.12.2025 10

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Ink, Fabric, and the Strength to Stand Alone in Kashmir

Ink, Fabric, and the Strength to Stand Alone in Kashmir

By Muhammad Rameez Kumar The winter sun spills over the rooftops of Plan Bandipora, setting the mountains aglow with golden light.  In the narrow...

19.12.2025 10

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Careers in Kashmir Are No Longer Linear

Careers in Kashmir Are No Longer Linear

By Mohammad Hanief I first met Ayesha on a damp morning in Srinagar. She sat at a street‑side chai stall, pages of notes spread in front of her...

18.12.2025 10

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Kashmir’s Bet on Theme Gardens Begins to Pay Off

Kashmir’s Bet on Theme Gardens Begins to Pay Off

By  Dr. Raiz Ahmed Lone This autumn, the Botanical Garden surprised visitors with colours out of season. Spread across more than 100 kanals at...

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Bears in the Backyard: Kashmir’s Growing Challenge

Bears in the Backyard: Kashmir’s Growing Challenge

By Dr. Mohsin Ali Gazi On a cold morning in Kashmir, farmers walk through their orchards and shake their heads at the damage left behind by a black...

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What Egg Debate Reveals About Food Safety in Kashmir

What Egg Debate Reveals About Food Safety in Kashmir

By  Aamir Manan Deva On a busy winter morning in Srinagar, a street vendor cracks open eggs for a street-side omelets. Families pause, savoring the...

16.12.2025 10

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Kashmir, 1979: A Passport Photo and a Pilgrimage

Kashmir, 1979: A Passport Photo and a Pilgrimage

By Syed Nissar H. Gilani I still keep this photograph tucked away, its edges softened by time. It was taken in August 1979, and it was never meant...

14.12.2025 10

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How One Casual Word Hurts Kashmir

How One Casual Word Hurts Kashmir

By  Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Language in Kashmir carries everything we’ve lived through: loss, laughter, love, fear, and endurance.  But hidden in...

13.12.2025 10

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Pride Returns to Kashmir’s Crafting Hands

Pride Returns to Kashmir’s Crafting Hands

By Musaib Bilal Srinagar in winter has a sharp, crisp air. Smoke curls from small tea stalls, streets glint under frost, and inside narrow...

12.12.2025 10

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Why Better Roads Haven’t Ended Kashmir’s Travel Problems

Why Better Roads Haven’t Ended Kashmir’s Travel Problems

By Uzma Qadir Mir The road to Kashmir’s high-altitude villages often begins with a single bend in a mountain.  One moment you pass through a busy...

10.12.2025 6

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Heaters, Blankets and Rising Flames: Inside Kashmir’s Winter Fire Crisis

Heaters, Blankets and Rising Flames: Inside Kashmir’s Winter Fire Crisis

By Ikkz Ikbal Fire trucks have been racing through Kashmir almost every night this season. Sirens cut through the shivering cold, echoing off empty...

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Kashmir Scrolls Through the Day and Feels More Alone

Kashmir Scrolls Through the Day and Feels More Alone

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

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Why Kashmir’s Elderly Struggle to Prove They’re Alive

Why Kashmir’s Elderly Struggle to Prove They’re Alive

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...

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Don’t Punish the Poor: J&K’s EWS Cut Must Be Reversed

Don’t Punish the Poor: J&K’s EWS Cut Must Be Reversed

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,...

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Grey Divorce in Kashmir: When Lifelong Marriages Break

Grey Divorce in Kashmir: When Lifelong Marriages Break

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

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Are Teacher Forums Hijacking Classrooms in Kashmir?

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

05.12.2025 10

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The Wheelchair That Kashmir Still Doesn’t Make Room For

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

04.12.2025 10

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When Honey Hurts: The Toxic Truth Behind Fake Sweets in Kashmir

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

02.12.2025 7

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The Wealth Barrier in Kashmir Classrooms

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...

02.12.2025 8

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Kashmir’s 7,000 Hidden Lives Demand a Voice

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

02.12.2025 8

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Kashmir’s Registration Lines Should Not Test Human Endurance

By  Suhail Gaznavi The long line outside a registration office in Kashmir often tells a full story before anyone even reaches the counter.  People...

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Kashmir’s Traffic-Light Theater of Tears

By Shazia Bhat I first met the coin kids at the Sonwar crossing. One carried a glue-stick, another a crumpled report card. They said, “Auntie,...

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Kashmir Through a 17-Year-Old’s Eyes

By Aana Shabir Gojwari I grew up hearing Kashmir called “Paradise on Earth.” Mountains rise like white crowns, glaciers melt into rivers that...

29.11.2025 10

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Can Kashmir Code Its Way Out of Winter Learning Loss?

By Mohammad Hanief Every year, as Chinar leaves turn gold and drift to the ground, Kashmir braces for months of cold and stillness.  Winter does...

29.11.2025 9

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Zoom Nikah in Kashmir: Three Minutes to Wed, Zero Minutes to Know  

By Fiza Masoodi Last month, I stood in the bride’s room at a Srinagar marriage hall while a young woman pressed refresh on her phone.  The screen...

29.11.2025 20

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Kashmir’s People-Pleasing Problem Is Breaking Marriages

By  Aaqyb Ashraf  My cousin Aadil got married in 2022. He moved his wife into the old family house on the banks of the Jhelum: four floors, three...

28.11.2025 20

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Hushed Lives of Men in Kashmir

By Raqif Makhdoomi Be a man. Men don’t cry. Are you even a man? Start earning, you are a man. Mard ko dard nahi hota. Kashmiri boys hear these...

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The Small Ventures Powering a Big Change in Kashmir

By Mohammad Hanief Work in Jammu and Kashmir is going through a real shift.  For years, most young people prepared only for government jobs. Now...

27.11.2025 20

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Can Smart Mobility Fix Kashmir’s Daily Gridlock?

By Saad Parvez I often leave home early, hoping traffic will be kind. It rarely is.  The roads feel like an endless test of patience. Vehicles...

24.11.2025 10

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Finding a Public Toilet in Kashmir Should Not Be a Daily Test

By Ghazi Rahil Banday Every time I enter a public place in Kashmir, a familiar worry comes to mind: will I find a restroom I can actually use? This...

24.11.2025 30

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Copenhagen Chose Calm, Lal Chowk Can Too

By Hidayat Bukhari Cities everywhere are rethinking how people move through their busiest streets. From Istanbul’s Sultanahmet to the walkable...

23.11.2025 10

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Paws and Policy: How Jammu & Kashmir is Responding

By Mohammad Hanief Kashmir mornings start with a sense of worry. Children head to school with extra care. Shopkeepers keep an eye on the lanes...

22.11.2025 10

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A Cold Desert Strained by Heat and History

By Mehak Fayaz and Naveed Ahmad Ladakh today stands at the meeting point of India’s most complex challenges.  The region faces melting...

20.11.2025 10

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Are Kashmir Schools Facing an Attendance Crisis?

By Bashir Ahmad Dar Low attendance in schools often looks like a simple case of missing students. A teacher marks the register, counts the empty...

20.11.2025 10

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Hope, Hype, and the Hard Truth About Kashmir’s Startup Culture

By  Fiza Masoodi At a recent entrepreneurship event in Srinagar, a senior government official made a comment that silenced the room for a few...

19.11.2025 10

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BGSBU’s Crisis Is a Warning for Higher Education in Kashmir

By Sheikh Umar Ahmad When Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University opened in 2002, it changed what the Pir Panjal region imagined for itself.  Families...

17.11.2025 8

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What a Saudi Setback Taught Me About Success

By Khair Ull Nissa Shah It was early morning in Saudi. The city was just waking up, but my phone was already buzzing with news: one of our largest...

17.11.2025 10

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How Fewer Births Reshape Kashmir’s Future

By Falak Aslam Looking at today’s numbers for Kashmir, it’s hard to connect them to the stories older generations tell.  Families that once...

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