Kashmir: A Daughter’s Promise
The Ladli Beti scheme has transformed attitudes toward daughters in Jammu and Kashmir, offering financial security despite procedural hurdles. In districts suffering from a...
Narwal: Bulldozer Births Brotherhood
A politically fraught demolition of journalist Arfaz Daing’s home in Jammu has triggered public outrage, official denials, political confrontation, and an unexpected chain of...
Ladakh: CBMs In Demand
Ladakh’s two major bodies have submitted a comprehensive demand for Statehood, Sixth Schedule protections and general amnesty after the September violence, insisting these measures...
Kashmir Bride Aid
Jammu and Kashmir’s Marriage Assistance Scheme, aiding over 1.5 lakh poor women since 2015 with around Rs 500 crore, continues expanding after the government...
Kashmir: Back To the Move
Omar Abdullah’s revival of the Durbar Move marks more than administrative nostalgia; it is a symbolic assertion to reunite Jammu and Kashmir politically, economically,...
Kashmir: Merit Under Siege
Jammu and Kashmir’s Assembly avoided debate on its deepening reservation regime even as new data revealed shrinking open merit opportunities, regional disparities, and rising...
Kashmir: Undoing Art 370
The BlueKraft Digital Foundation book 370: Undoing the Unjust: A New Future for J&K, gives an insider’s account of the planning and execution of...
Kashmir: A Mandate Marginalised
Despite a landslide mandate, Omar Abdullah leads a government stripped of autonomy, with key powers resting in the Raj Bhawan, revealing the deep imbalance...
Kashmir: 2025 Floods Data
Even though official agencies are still busy tracing the missing and surveying the impacted communities, the latest official data offers some idea of the...
The Ladakh Unrest
Violence swept Ladakh on September 24 as protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion spiralled into clashes, leaving four dead and dozens injured, even...
Doda: Lawmakers Arrest
The detention of Mehraj Malik, Jammu and Kashmir’s sole AAP legislator, under the Public Safety Act marks a rare and tense moment. Imprisoned in...
Skilling Kashmir’s Future
The Comprehensive Skill Plan for Jammu and Kashmir is ambitious and progressive, but hampered by vague industry participation, uncertain employment linkages, equity gaps, and...
Kashmir: Poison on the Plate
After an unlettered driver blew the whistle, a sweeping crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir exposed a dangerous supply chain of rotten meat, spoiled rice,...
Srinagar’s Achan Poison
As Jammu and Kashmir grapples with mounting plastic and solid waste, efforts to recycle and manage refuse are taking shape across its urban landscapes,...
Kashmir: A School Report
Jammu and Kashmir’s education overhaul reveals mixed results. While funding has increased and infrastructure has improved, learning outcomes remain uneven. Key schemes lag, and...