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Kashmir's Gen Z Wants More Than Degrees

Srinagar, June 14 -- Generation Z, growing up with the world in their pockets, doesn't wait for answers. They search, swipe, skim, save. They learn fast and move faster. But in Kashmir, speed is a lu... Read More


A Kashmiri Father's Love Survives Courts, Custody, and Time

Srinagar, June 14 -- It was the night before Father's Day. Outside, the world was winding down. Shops had wrapped their last gift boxes, children had finished scribbling "I love you" in crayon, famili... Read More


Beyond Blackboards: A Smart Turn in Kashmir Schools

Srinagar, June 14 -- In Budgam, on a winter morning when frost clung to the windows and boots squeaked on school floors, a seventh-grade student sat still, eyes wide. A digital board flickered on. On ... Read More


'Let People Come': The Kashmir Village That Lost Its Season

Srinagar, June 14 -- On most summer mornings, the pony bells would start early in Naranag. Boys would jog alongside their horses, leading tourists up the alpine paths. Shopfronts would lift their shut... Read More


As Global Hotspots Struggle, Kashmir Can Still Chart a Smarter Path

Srinagar, June 14 -- Some places are not meant to hold masses, but meaning. Kashmir is one of them. The question is no longer how to bring crowds, but how to welcome the right ones, in the right way. ... Read More


How Kashmir Mastered the Art of Growing Old

Srinagar, June 13 -- In the hills above Shopian, there was a man known only as "Mujah Baba." No one knew his real name or age. He kept bees. He drank a glass of raw milk every morning. His skin was le... Read More


Air India 171: Anatomy of a Preventable Tragedy

Srinagar, June 13 -- Two hundred and forty-two people boarded Flight AI-171 on Thursday. Only one left the wreckage alive. The rest vanished into twisted metal and smoke, never to return home. Since ... Read More


When the Tourists Stopped Coming

Srinagar, June 13 -- Naranag is a village of stones and sky and silence. It sits tucked into the hills of Kangan, in Ganderbal district, a place where the ancient breath of temple ruins lingers among ... Read More


Who Wants Peaceful End to Russia-Ukraine War?

Srinagar, June 13 -- The biggest overnight drone attacks so far in the war between Russia-Ukraine spanning over more three years have been launched by Russia when 479 drones struck different places in... Read More


A Walk Through the City

Srinagar, June 13 -- I'm in the Goni Khan market. Around me, old beggars sit by the road, but one elderly man stands out. He isn't asking for alms. Instead, he's trying to earn a living, selling chea... Read More