Afreen Ashraf
Afreen Ashraf is a trainee journalist covering human development, society, and ecology in Jammu and Kashmir. Her reporting emphasises in-depth, people-centered storytelling that examines everyday realities and brings attention to underreported issues.
Kashmir’s Colon Crisis
Rising early-onset colorectal cancer in Kashmir, late-stage detection, low screening uptake, and social and financial barriers underscore the urgent need for systematic colonoscopy-based prevention...
Kashmir’s Herbal Decline
Kashmir’s medicinal plants are retreating to higher altitudes as climate change alters seasons, threatening biodiversity, traditional healthcare, and centuries of local knowledge, reports Afreen...
‘Almost 90 Per Cent Couples Achieve Pregnancy Within Two Years of Marriage’
Dr Afshan Iqbal, a senior gynaecologist, speaks to Syed Shadab Ali Gilani about rising infertility concerns, PCOS, C-sections and maternal health, offering evidence-based guidance...
‘Winter Constricts Blood Vessels, Elevates Blood Pressure and Increases the Risk of Heart Attack’
Kashmir carries a basketful of challenges that strain its very heart, observes noted cardiologist Dr Nisar Ahmad Tramboo in conversation with Syed Shadab Ali...
Economic Survey Flags Improved Health Outcomes Across Jammu Kashmir
by Afreen Ashraf
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded significant improvements in its health sector, with expanded infrastructure, improved emergency services, wider health insurance coverage...
Kashmir’s Silent Storyteller
A hearing-impaired care leaver, Hajira Bano, transforms personal loss into literature and social advocacy, reports Afreen Ashraf
Hajira Bano listens to the world through pen...
MLAs Demand Apology After Sunil Sharma’s Pir Panjal Remark
by Afreen Ashraf
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly witnessed noisy scenes and a brief adjournment on Wednesday after alleged remarks by Leader of...
Kashmir’s Precious Births
With Jammu and Kashmir’s fertility rate falling to an all-time low of 1.4, well below replacement level, every birth has become precious. Even as...
Two Kashmir Artists Help Team India Win Bronze at Global Snow Sculpture Championship
by Afreen Ashraf
SRINAGAR: Team Snow India has won the Bronze Medal at the Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championship 2026, held in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA....
‘Gastric Cancer Rates In Kashmir Are Six to Ten Times Higher’
Kashmir, with its rich culinary identity and large consumer market, is grappling with a growing gastric health crisis. Syed Shadab Ali Gillani spoke with...
‘In Kashmir, 3-5 Women Are Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Daily’
Breast cancer is steadily emerging as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Kashmir. In a detailed conversation with Kashmir Life, noted...
Kashmir: Classrooms In Panic
Panic attacks among Kashmir students are rising due to stress, stigma and poor institutional support, with experts urging awareness, counsellors and early intervention, reports...
Purposeful Grief
After losing a friend to overdose, four Srinagar youths anonymously rescue addicts through counselling, early intervention, rehabilitation, dignity, and community responsibility, reports Afreen Ashraf
"When...
Garbage Chokes Kashmir’s Goni Khan Market, Traders Raise Alarm
by Afreen Ashraf
SRINAGAR: Traders at Goni Khan market have expressed their concern over the unchecked garbage accumulation along the market lane, warning that...
Riding Against Limits: The Journey of Zaheeb, a Young Biking Star
by Afreen Ashraf
SRINAGAR: Zaheeb Bhat, a 22-year-old from Srinagar, has ridden to Mig La Pass, the world’s highest motorable pass built by the Border...
