Umaima Reshi
Video: Jammu and Kashmir Drug Seizures Fall 75% As Treatment Numbers Surge Nearly Nine-fold
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: Drug seizures in Jammu and Kashmir have fallen sharply even as the number of people receiving treatment at government-supported de-addiction centres...
Video: Four Labour Codes May Leave Jammu and Kashmir Govt with Unfunded Liabilities
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: The implementation of the Centre’s four new labour codes could leave the Jammu and Kashmir Government facing substantial new and recurring...
Video: Kashmir’s Rs 104 Cr Plug-and-Play Industrial Park Planned at Nowgam
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: A 50-acre industrial park proposed at Nowgam in Srinagar is set to be developed as a fully integrated plug-and-play industrial hub...
Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Enrolment Lags National Average by 8.5 Percentage Points
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is falling significantly behind the national average in higher education participation, with its Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) standing...
Jammu and Kashmir Banks Report Rs 322 Crore Fraud in 3 Years, Recover Just...
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: The number of bank fraud cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir has fallen sharply over the past three financial years. Still, the...
Kashmir Keeps Building Shops, But Who Will Buy Them?
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: Kashmir bazaars continue to report a slump despite a good tourist season. But that does not mean shops will not be...
Kashmir: The Royal Witness
In a rare and unhurried conversation, Dr Karan Singh, the only Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir, reflects on the making of the State, the...
America’s Kashmiri Milk Scientist
From a Kashmiri village, Dr Shakeel-ur-Rehman travelled to Gujarat, Ireland and then to a leading American university. When Texas cattle farmers sought his help...
Jammu Kashmir Bets Big on Milk, Farmers
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: Dairy development in Jammu and Kashmir can be traced back to the 1950s, when the Civil Veterinary Department was renamed the...
Drugs: Kashmir’s Recovery Drive
Jammu and Kashmir’s anti-drug campaign is evolving into a coordinated system linking treatment, enforcement, and technology, with Jammu emerging as the new challenge even...
Jammu Kashmir Board of Technical Education Goes Fully Digital
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Technical Education (JKBOTE) has undergone a digital transformation aimed at improving efficiency, transparency, and accessibility...
Infrastructure Grows, Workforce Shrinks: Jammu Kashmir’s Health Challenge
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is undergoing a major transformation in healthcare delivery. The government is working to strengthen...
Pahalgam After The Massacre
Recovering after the April 2025 massacre, Pahalgam shows resilience through returning tourism, local struggles, and cautious yet hopeful revival, reports Umaima Reshi after spending...
From Peace to Physics: Muslim Nobel Prize Winners Throughout History
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: Throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Muslim philosophers, scientists, and leaders have stood at the forefront of human progress. Their contributions...
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Can Courage Alone Keep Democracy Alive in Venezuela?
by Umaima Reshi
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her fearless fight to restore democracy and peace in...
