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


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...


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...


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


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...


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...


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


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...

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...

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


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...


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...


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. ...


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


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...


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


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...


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...


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...


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


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


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...


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


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


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


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 we...

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

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

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,...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...
