Kashmir Life
Are Microplastics Quietly Poisoning Our Environment and Our Bodies?
by Qysar Ul Islam Shah
Microplastics are silently contaminating land, water, air, and the human body, driven by mismanaged plastics, pollution, urbanisation, and consumer habits, demanding...
What Do Jammu and Kashmir’s Double-Digit Unemployment Figures Reveal?
by Dr Mehak Majeed and Mehrosh Yousuf
Jammu and Kashmir’s unemployment largely reflects a deep structural skill mismatch, shaped by historical state-led employment expectations, outdated...
Do Adults Now Need a Restrictive Protocol for Social Media as Much as Children...
by Dr Farooq A. Lone
It explores social media’s profound influence on human behaviour, the growing global unease over its effects, debates around regulation and...
Briefing December 14-20, 2025
DODA
Nearly a month after suspending a cop for allegedly manhandling a Block Development Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked another officer for assaulting...
What Does the Kashmir Controversy Over Eggs Reveal About the State of Food Safety...
by Aamir Manan Deva
The egg controversy exposes India’s acceptance of permissible risk, regulatory compromise over precaution, divergence from global standards, and eroding public trust...
How Does Nehabiho’s Life in Sweden Inspire Kashmir to Reclaim Its Language and Values?
by Peerzada Mohsin Shafi
Nehabiho’s Sweden–Kashmir reflections use language, daily life and honest comparisons to urge Kashmiris to preserve culture, rethink education, improve public behaviour...
Can Kashmir Save Its Lost Generation From Addiction and Despair?
by Umar Farooq
Kashmir faces a devastating addiction crisis consuming its youth, fuelled by heroin, systemic failures, corruption, trauma, and unemployment, demanding collective action rooted...
Can Jammu and Kashmir Achieve a Fair and Transparent Reservation Framework Without A Data...
by Bhat Hilal Ahmad
A data-driven reassessment of Jammu and Kashmir’s reservation structure, release of the GD Sharma report, and revisiting Rule 17 are essential...
Kashmir’s Hidden Wars
Harinder Baweja’s memoir travels through Kashmir’s decades of conflict, revealing intimate grief, political ruptures, covert operations and institutional failures, portraying a region where violence,...
What Does It Mean to Live with Spiritual Elegance?
by Mursaleen Bashir
Spiritual elegance is the quiet beauty of kindness, humility, and inner peace, expressed through small choices that nurture harmony, truth, and compassion.
Spiritual...
How Were Kashmir’s Mediaeval Stone Marvels Built With Such Precision?
by Iqbal Ahmad
Kashmir’s massive stone monuments, locally called Pandav Lari, display uniform design and striking Greco-Roman influence. Despite extensive studies, the technology behind lifting...
From Hukka to Heroin: How Is Substance Abuse Affecting Kashmir?
by Dr Farooq A Lone
Kashmir faces a deepening drug addiction crisis, fuelled by conflict, unemployment, changing substances, and organised networks. Experts warn society risks...
Is the Planet Really Facing a Baby Bust Or a Crisis of High-Consumption Lifestyles?
by Dr Vijay Garg
The crisis is not declining births but rising high-consumption lifestyles; ecological limits are breached while inequality and women’s lack of freedom...
Briefing December 7-13, 2025
JAMMU KASHMIR
The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha administration has announced a revised ex gratia framework for casualties and injuries related to law and order duties...
Why Is Kashmir’s Education System Failing to Prepare Its Students for the Modern World?
by Haroon Rashid
Kashmir’s education system, bound by outdated curricula, narrow career expectations, weak infrastructure, and stagnant institutions, leaves students unprepared, unmentored, and disconnected from...
