Kashmir’s Reading Circles
A chain of grassroots reading communities is reviving Kashmir’s parks as third spaces, echoing the Valley's century-old tradition of collective reading, reports Lilac Ali
Under...
Omar’s Statehood Protest
Omar Abdullah's Jantar Mantar protest for statehood restoration draws criticism over timing, absent allies and an auto-rickshaw controversy, reports Babra Wani
On July 20, the opening...
Kashmir’s Trout Economy
Educated youth across Kashmir are turning to private trout farming, building sustainable livelihoods from the region's cold waters despite growing risks and limited insurance...
Kashmir Statehood: Civil Society Stand
At a candid interaction, Kashmiri civil society members pressed Omar Abdullah's government on governance failures and demanded full statehood restoration, reports Masood Hussain
“Seemingly,...
The Undoing of Kashmir Cricket
Amid Ranji Trophy glory, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association's power feud drags the association into court battles, threatening infrastructure, selections, and players' futures, reports...
Kashmir: Yatra Returns Bigger
A year after the Baisaran massacre, authorities readied a 57-day Yatra with tighter security, upgraded infrastructure and record pilgrim registrations, reports Babra Wani
A year...
Kashmir: Beyond The Conclave
While Srinagar's conclave debated dignified return, government data now shows most transit flats built for Kashmir's Pandit employees are still empty, reports Babra Wani
Thirty-six...
Muzaffarabad Unrest 1.3
For the third time in three years, Muzaffarabad is on the streets seeking the undoing of a peculiar democracy that does not serve the...
Budgam: The Galwanpora Horror
A 12-year-old girl left for religious class in Budgam and never returned. Her body was found the next morning, and her neighbour was arrested...
Bulldozers In Sidhra
Families in Jammu's Sidhra area lost decades of belongings overnight as demolition drives swept through without advance notice, sparking debate over law, reports Asrar...
Kashmir: Dreams on Hold
When India's most competitive medical entrance exam collapses for the first time in history, Kashmir's students, already navigating a maze of reservations, competing exams,...
Kashmir: War Against Drugs
As drug abuse emerges as a major challenge in Jammu and Kashmir, law enforcement agencies have launched an intensified campaign to dismantle cartels and...
Kashmir: Lawmakers Find Justice
A court order freed an MLA. Another gave an MP a week with his dying father. Kashmir's jailed lawmakers made headlines for all the...
Kashmir Lawmakers: Sitting Ducks?
After a gunman nearly killed Farooq Abdullah in Jammu, Kashmir's legislators spent a furious Assembly sitting demanding to know why the administration has stripped...
Kashmir: Roads to Everywhere
Jammu and Kashmir is undergoing its most ambitious road-building drive ever, with Rs 1.22 lakh crore invested across 2,500 km of highways, tunnels and...
