Kashmir Life
In Kashmir, Are Our Smartphones Becoming the Biggest Barrier to Healthy Living?
by Iram Habeeb
Excessive smartphone use is reshaping eating, sleep and physical activity, making healthy living increasingly difficult despite growing nutrition awareness
A few weeks ago,...
Can Srinagar Be Called a Smart City If It Floods After Minutes of Rain?
by Shaista Amin
Recurring waterlogging after brief rainfall raises serious questions about Srinagar's infrastructure, highlighting the need to prioritise resilience over beautification.
A city is not...
Peace without Resolution
Ceasefire brings relief, but unresolved Palestinian and regional disputes continue to threaten stability.
The reported end of the latest round of conflict in the Middle...
How Is the US-Iran Ceasefire Unravelling?
by Asad Mirza
The fragile US-Iran ceasefire is crumbling amid renewed attacks, Israeli actions, diplomatic contradictions, and deepening regional instability across West Asia
When US President...
Briefing June 8 – July 4, 2026
NISHAT
Srinagar karting sensation Atiqa Mir, 11, has created history by becoming the first Indian and Asian female racer selected for the Formula 1 Academy's...
Why Do So Many People with Substance Use Disorders in Kashmir Never Seek Treatment?
by Dr Imran Khan
Despite expanding treatment facilities, stigma, poverty, demographics and substance-specific factors continue to prevent many Kashmiris with addiction from seeking care.
Substance use disorder,...
Has AI Governance Reached a Turning Point?
by Michael Froman
A US ban on advanced AI models exposes regulatory gaps, national security concerns, and growing tensions between innovation, control, and global competition
This...
Pedalling Forward
An engineering student squad from Kashmir are converting bicycles, load carts, and livelihoods, one battery at a time, reports Mehreen Firdous
When Aqib Farooq Shah...
What Can a Common Kashmiri Do to Protect the Environment?
by Dr Farooq A Lone
A practical overview of Kashmir’s environmental decline and the simple, everyday actions citizens can take to protect nature.
Many among us...
Can Gurez Preserve Its Pastoral Economy and Agrarian Heritage Amid Rapid Change?
by Dr Suheel Rasool Mir
How Gurez Valley’s centuries-old farming and livestock traditions are adapting to tourism, development and a rapidly changing landscape.
Gurez Valley, popularly...
Why Are Kashmir’s Sikhs Quietly Migrating Away from Their Homeland?
by Dr Harjeet Singh
Despite deep roots in Kashmir, Sikh families are gradually migrating due to insecurity, limited opportunities, education concerns, and neglect
The Sikh community...
Is the World’s Next Football Story Playing Out in Kashmir?
by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E
Kashmir's grassroots obsession, and what it tells India about building a sporting nation from the ground up
The mountains above...
How Khamenei’s Assassination Is Redrawing the Shia-Sunni Fault Line?
by Asad Mirza
Khamenei's assassination sparked rare Shia-Sunni solidarity around Palestine, yet escalating Iran-Saudi tensions threaten lasting sectarian reconciliation
In the long, troubled geography of Muslim...
Briefing June 21-27, 2026
KULGAM
Around 500 high-density apple plants were axed by unidentified miscreants in Hatipora, Behibagh (Kulgam), causing losses estimated at over Rs 25 lakh to a...
Has the US-Iran War Ended in Strategic Defeat for Trump and Netanyahu?
by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
The US-Iran ceasefire agreement suggests major war aims were abandoned, raising questions about American and Israeli strategic success.
What a disaster the war against...
