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: Heal The Hospital
Kashmir’s public healthcare system is collapsing under the weight of apathy and neglect. From the crowded wards of Srinagar’s tertiary hospitals to the under-equipped...
Kashmir’s Chenab Guardians
For almost twenty years, an uncle-nephew duo have plunged into the frigid waters of the Chenab, retrieving the drowned and rescuing the living, without...
Kashmir: A Cop Introspects
Former Jammu Kashmir Police officer Ali Mohammad Watali witnessed uprisings from within and systemic injustice from above. After going through his new book, Babra...
Kashmir: From Joblessness to Jugaad
Confronted with shrinking job opportunities and rising unemployment, Kashmir’s youth are embracing entrepreneurship, not out of choice, but compulsion. From online boutiques and home...
Qazigund Killing: Police Reject Negligence Allegations in Zahid Banday Case
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: Police in Qazigund have refuted allegations of negligence in the investigation into the killing of 25-year-old Zahid Banday, asserting that the...
Qazigund Murder Triggers Outrage, Family Seeks Justice Amid Allegations of Police Negligence
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: The brutal killing of a young shopkeeper in Sangran village of Qazigund has triggered widespread anger, with the victim’s family...
Kashmir’s Haemophilia Crisis
In the neglected corners of Kashmir’s healthcare system, hundreds of haemophilia patients struggle to survive without reliable treatment or life-saving medication. As government support...
Mapping the Mountains
After trekking across more than 100 high-altitude lakes and walking deep into Kashmir’s wilderness for over two decades, Mahmood A Shah has compiled a...
Kashmir Lawyer Secures Chevening Scholarship in UK to Pursue Human Rights Law
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: 26-year-old Muhammad Daniyal Ubaidullah from Sopore in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded the coveted Chevening Scholarship for...
Kashmir: A Summer of Heat and Hunger
As Kashmir reels under one of its harshest summers in recent memory, its canals have run dry, crops are wilting, and livestock are perishing....
Kashmir’s Heatwave Takes Toll on Children As Record-Breaking Temperatures Raise Alarm
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: Schools across Kashmir are set to reopen on July 7, 2025, but the mood is tense. Parents are worried as children...
Verinag: An Introduction
The once beautiful garden now appears poorly maintained, with walls collapsing and an overall air of neglect. The pillared pavilions and royal bathrooms are...
Video: A Gurez Hospital in Crisis
by Babra Wani
SRINAGAR: In Badugam, a remote village nestled in the Tulail region of Gurez, residents are growing increasingly anxious. Their only Government Primary...
Kashmir’s Single Fathers
In Kashmir, the struggles and resilience of single fathers are often overlooked in a society where emotional caregiving is predominantly seen as a mother’s...
Iran: Kashmir Students Caught in the Crossfire
Following a wave of Israeli airstrikes across Iran that killed senior military and nuclear officials, Kashmiri students stranded in Tehran have pleaded for evacuation....
