Babra Wani
Babra Wani holds a postgraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Kashmir. She reports across multiple beats with a focus on in-depth, society-centric stories and has a strong interest in the Urdu language, which she actively reads and writes.
Kashmir: Deadly Monsoons
Cloudbursts and flash floods tore through Jammu and Kashmir over three days, killing more than 28 people, sweeping away homes and vehicles, and forcing...
Omar’s Statehood Protest
Omar Abdullah's Jantar Mantar protest for statehood restoration draws criticism over timing, absent allies and an auto-rickshaw controversy, reports Babra Wani
On July 20, the opening...
Kashmiri Climbers Open New Route on Bram Sakli Peak
Three mountaineers become third documented team to summit 4,730-metre peak, establish first route via eastern face
Kashmir’s Silent Survivals
Babra Wani spoke with suicide survivors across Kashmir to understand the causes, recovery journeys, and resilience, while examining the critical role of family support...
Kashmir Climbers Scale Mt Sekiwas in First Documented Civilian Ascent Since 1945
Five-member expedition retraces the 1945 climbing route to the 15,404-ft Himalayan peak after months of research and planning
Kashmir’s New Tourists
Kashmir's tourism has shifted from elite, culture-seeking foreign travellers toward value-conscious domestic crowds, prompting debate over whether European-era infrastructure still suits today's changed visitor...
Kashmir Climber Conquers Harmukh, Scripts New Chapter in Mountaineering History
Local climber summits all major peaks of iconic Kashmir mountain range across multiple expeditions
Kashmir: Yatra Returns Bigger
A year after the Baisaran massacre, authorities readied a 57-day Yatra with tighter security, upgraded infrastructure and record pilgrim registrations, reports Babra Wani
A year...
Kashmir: Fish For Mutton
As a mutton trade standoff threatens supplies ahead of the wedding season, Kashmir's traditional staple, fish, could be staging a comeback, reports Babra Wani
For...
Kashmir: Beyond The Conclave
While Srinagar's conclave debated dignified return, government data now shows most transit flats built for Kashmir's Pandit employees are still empty, reports Babra Wani
Thirty-six...
JKNC in Dachigam
In fascinating Dachigam National Park, JKNC lawmakers reviewed governance and resolved to launch a Delhi protest over post-August 2019 decisions, reports Babra Wani
A closed-door...
Budgam: The Galwanpora Horror
A 12-year-old girl left for religious class in Budgam and never returned. Her body was found the next morning, and her neighbour was arrested...
The Kaeshir Gaad Retreats
Kashmir's endemic freshwater fish, once abundant across the Dal, the Wular and the Jhelum, are disappearing, not into extinction, scientists say, but into a...
Kashmir: Lawmakers Find Justice
A court order freed an MLA. Another gave an MP a week with his dying father. Kashmir's jailed lawmakers made headlines for all the...
Kashmir: Springs of Silent Death
From Ganderbal to Shopian, Kashmir's sacred springs and trout canals are witnessing mass fish die-offs, a crisis born of blocked outlets, sewage, algal blooms,...
