Kashmir Life
Jammu–Srinagar Highway Blocked: Travel Delays Triple as Road Damage Hits Commuters
by Navaid Runyal
SRINAGAR: The Jammu–Srinagar National Highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of India, has once again exposed its...
Briefing September 14-20, 2025
CHITTISINGHPORA
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a fresh probe into the 2000 Chittisinghpora massacre in which 35 Sikhs were killed during...
Why Are We Still Unprepared for Floods?
by Mohammad Zubair Ud Din
This unplanned development actively makes Kashmir more prone to floods. The construction of buildings, both residential and official, in designated...
How Kashmir’s Cement Industry Should Turn Tax Relief into Competitive Steel?
by Irfan Iqbal
By preserving local industrial capacity while maintaining tax revenue through volume growth, the policy achieves the dual goals of employment protection and...
The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Banking
Digital banking in Jammu and Kashmir has surged, but rising cyber fraud threatens to erode public trust, demanding stronger safeguards, regulations, and widespread digital...
Can India Reset Relations with China and Russia?
by Asad Mirza
The recent SCO Summit in Tianjin offered India a timely chance to recalibrate its ties with China and encouraged Russia to revive...
A Tribute to Raj Begum
Danish Renzu directed Songs of Paradise, a heartfelt musical drama honouring Kashmir’s legendary singer Raj Begum. Centred on courage, music, and memory, it revives...
Who Protects Women in Toronto?
by Anjali Rani
I am sharing my story publicly because silence has only protected abusers and institutions. Toronto must decide whether it will continue protecting...
Can Kashmir’s Apple Industry Survive the Crisis?
by Dr Syed Suhail Yaqoob
Economics suggests that industries are bound to face short-run slumps. The challenge for apple growers is not the fall in...
When the Valley Drowned in Fear Again
by Arshdeep Singh
In every tear, every improvised boat, and every small act of kindness, I saw a Valley that refuses to drown, no matter...
Briefing September 7-13, 2025
BANIHAL
A 21-year-old woman, Akhtera Bano of Sumber village, gave birth to a baby boy on board the Sangaldan-Baramulla train near Banihal in Ramban district...
Almond Orchards of Newa Pulwama
by Haseeb Ashraf Shah
SRINAGAR: On the vast Karewas of Newa, locally called Wudur, the almond orchards stretch across the highlands, carrying centuries of tradition....
What Happened to Kashmir’s White Poplar?
by Iqbal Ahmad
The writer, after much searching, could not find a single living specimen of Dood Fraste in his locality. He appeals to...
What Does IMHANS Mean for Mental Health in Kashmir?
by Dr Insha Rauf
Dr Hoch’s vision of a general hospital psychiatry unit has materialised at SMHS, in a three-storey building that houses general psychiatry...
How Did Erna Hoch Change Psychiatry In Kashmir?
by Dr Iqra Rashid Shah
Her popularity with patients was such that she once suffered a bruised rib when an old shepherdess hugged her too...
