Kashmir’s Wire Deaths
In Kashmir, dozens of daily-wage power workers have died or been disabled on duty without safety, insurance, or compensation. Regularisation promises remain stalled, leaving...
Kashmir: From Joblessness to Jugaad
Confronted with shrinking job opportunities and rising unemployment, Kashmir’s youth are embracing entrepreneurship, not out of choice, but compulsion. From online boutiques and home...
Kashmir: Reservation Reckoning
As Jammu and Kashmir grapples with a contentious 67 per cent reservation policy, public outrage is mounting. From courtrooms to classrooms, and hashtags to...
Kashmir: Cats, Dogs, Chaos
Kashmir recorded over 12,800 animal bite cases in a year, with cat exposures rising sharply amid growing pet culture. Experts warn of rabies risk...
Kashmir: A New Bank Is Born
Following the central government's directive to consolidate rural banks within states and union territories into single entities, Jammu and Kashmir now has a new...
Shutdown In The Mountains
A sudden government ban on trekking routes across Jammu and Kashmir has upended the region’s thriving adventure tourism sector, leaving local operators, guides, and...
Kashmir: Escaping Poverty or Masking It?
The latest Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) report suggests Jammu and Kashmir’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has improved from 12.56 to 4.80 per cent in...
Kashmir: The Tech Trouble
Days following Operation Sindoor witnessed the first cyber war. Jammu and Kashmir government, which spent more than Rs 300 crore and emerged as one...
Kashmir Borders: Blood and Ruin
In Jammu and Kashmir’s borderlands, relentless shelling has reduced homes to rubble and lives to grief. Villages lie in ruins, survivors mourn their dead,...
Kashmir’s New Nightmare
As border towns are shelled by Pakistan, Kashmir has an airport closed, and the Jammu-Srinagar highway is interrupted by forces of nature. This has...
Kashmir: Waiting for the Next Shell
Amid heightened tensions along the Line of Control and the International Border, residents are back to their past horrors. Amid uncertainty, little preparedness and...
Pahalgam Attack: A Tourist Exodus
At the peak of an impressive tourist season, a massacre at Baisarn led to a mass exodus of the visitors, forcing authorities to deploy...
HM Visit: Power Play
The Home Minister’s recent visit to Jammu and Kashmir, seen by the BJP as a routine review of development and security, drew sharp criticism...
India’s Waqf Battle
Amidst fierce political and religious opposition, the Waqf Board’s radical overhaul and the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, ignite a nationwide debate over minority...
Kashmir: The Free Ride Divide
As Kashmir rolls out free e-bus travel for women, the policy is hailed as a progressive step towards gender inclusivity. Yet, in the shared...
