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.
Bandipora’s Rooftop Farmer
Widowed young after severe personal tragedies, Asiya Iqbal built a thriving mushroom and rooftop farming enterprise in Bandipora, earning over Rs 40,000 monthly while...
Kashmir: An April In February
Kashmir is witnessing unprecedented February warmth in 2026, with temperatures 9–10°C above normal, early tree blooming, drought, reduced snowfall, and rising concerns for apple...
Kashmir: A Teen In Trauma
After repeated visits to a faith healer, a Kashmiri teenager underwent an abortion following alleged sexual assaults. Her family is now seeking justice amid...
Kashmir: A Generation in Waiting
In Jammu and Kashmir, daily wagers’ insecurity, stalled regularisation, skewed reservations, 77,099 vacancies and rising unemployment deepen youth despair, even as credit schemes like...
Kashmir: The Pheran Fashion
The pheran, Kashmir’s centuries-old cloak of identity and survival, now travels across India as a fashion statement, comfortable, stylish, and admired, while its artisans...
Kashmir: Rails and Livelihoods
Railway alignment surveys across South Kashmir have sparked anxiety as tracks cut through apple orchards, threatening livelihoods, ecology, and homes, with residents alleging no...
Kashmir: JKBOSE Results Spark Widespread Celebrations, Boost Markets
SRINAGAR: The declaration of Class 10 and Class 12 results by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Wednesday sparked widespread...
Kashmir’s Chicken Neck
Kashmir’s Rs 1,500 crore poultry industry, once largely self-reliant, is sliding into crisis as unregulated imports surge and local production nosedives. Policy gaps have...
Kashmir: Diagnostic Discomfort
Women in Kashmir face distress and delayed care due to scarce female diagnosticians, forcing uncomfortable scans, triggering trauma, avoidance behaviours, and exposing gaps in...
Kashmir’s Kitchen Fear
Egg contamination fears in Kashmir have triggered widespread panic, collapsing demand, drawing political intervention, exposing heavy import dependence, and reviving concerns over weak food...
Kashmir: A Daughter’s Promise
The Ladli Beti scheme has transformed attitudes toward daughters in Jammu and Kashmir, offering financial security despite procedural hurdles. In districts suffering from a...
Delhi Teacher Draws Hundreds in Lal Chowk With Free SSC Books, 800 Kashmiri Students...
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: Lal Chowk turned into an unusual academic hotspot on Friday as hundreds of young aspirants gathered to collect free books for...
Delhi Blast: The Fear Factor
After Delhi attack, Kashmiris living outside report distrust, harassment, housing denial, workplace profiling, and rising fear linked solely to their identity, reports Babra Wani
Chasing...
‘It Was Said that Peace Is Likeliest When India Has A BJP Government and...
Yashwant Sinha, the former Finance and Foreign Affairs Minister, is now a full-time Kashmir activist. Speaking to Kashmir Life for its personal history series...
Kashmir: JKNC’s Internal Strain
MP, Aga Ruhullah’s absence from the ruling JKNC Working Committee meeting deepened concerns over ideological rifts, as he criticised the party’s shifting stance on...
