Kashmir Life
What is SASCI That Everybody Is Talking About in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly?
by News Desk
The Centre’s Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment scheme (SASCI), which offers 50-year interest-free loans for infrastructure, has emerged as a...
Kashmir: The Seasonal Journeys
Each winter, thousands of Kashmiri men migrate across India for shawl selling, dry fruits, catering, and labour work, sustaining families amid limited local opportunities,...
How Is World Unani Day 2026 Advancing Innovation and Evidence in Unani Practice?
by Dr Altaf Hussain Shah
World Unani Day 2026 highlights innovation, scientific validation, and outreach, reinforcing Unani medicine’s global relevance, evidence-based practice, and role in...
The Bread Maker
Entrepreneur Insha Sheikh transforms traditional Kashmiri cornbread into hygienic, packaged retail products, scaling a home kitchen venture into citywide distribution, reports Mehrunnisa Maryam
Makai Tschot...
Is Ramazan More Than Fasting, A Month of Spiritual Renewal and Inner Transformation?
by Nazira Maqbool
As Ramzaan approaches, Muslims prepare for fasting, prayer and reflection. Beyond abstinence, the month emphasises discipline, charity, kindness and self-purification, offering believers...
Is a Kashmir-Origin Woman Emerging as the Frontrunner for the UK Prime Minister’s Post?
SRINAGAR: Shabana Mahmood, Britain’s Home Secretary and a senior Labour Party leader with family roots in Mirpur, a major town on the otherside of...
Is Jammu Kashmir Moving Towards Fiscal Freedom or Slipping Deeper into Dependency?
by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E
Jammu and Kashmir’s 2026–27 Budget expands welfare and capital spending, yet low own revenues and a heavy reliance on...
Saving Kashmir’s Apple Cart
Jammu and Kashmir’s apple industry sustains millions but suffers heavy post-harvest losses due to inadequate storage and processing, making infrastructure expansion, technology adoption and...
Why Does Capital Spending in Jammu and Kashmir Fail to Deliver Even Development?
by Ruqaya Akhter
Despite large capital allocations, delayed releases, administrative bottlenecks, and execution challenges, preventing full spending in incomplete projects and uneven infrastructure development across...
Briefing February 8-14, 2026
DELHI
For months, residents across south Kashmir lived with quiet dread as proposed railway lines through Shopian and Pahalgam threatened to cut through orchards that...
Between Platforms: When Silence Becomes a Travel Document, What Does the Journey Really Demand?
by Junaid Rashid Lone
A Kashmiri traveller’s routine journey turns cautious amid heightened security, revealing how silence, self-restraint, and invisibility become unwritten requirements for safe...
Kashmir: The Pheran Economy
The pheran can drive Kashmir’s cultural economy if the government, designers, and society collaborate effectively.
The Kashmiri pheran is more than a garment; it is...
Will the US-India Trade Deal Hurt Kashmir’s Apples and Handicrafts?
by Nasir Hamid Khan
New US-India trade terms slash import duties on apples and raise carpet export tariffs, raising fears of market losses, farmer distress,...
What Lies Beyond the Edge of Sanity?
by Hajra Bano
The idea of ending my life became a constant, frightening companion. Sharp objects seemed inviting, and I considered slitting my wrists or...
How Have Recurring Avalanches Shaped Kashmir’s History?
by Firdous Ahmad
Avalanches have repeatedly reshaped Kashmir’s history, destroying settlements, armies, and livelihoods, emerging as silent natural forces that influence geography, memory, and survival.
Nestled...
