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Kashmir's Unemployed Graduate: 'I've Become a Leech on My Parents'

Srinagar, July 17 -- I'm 25 years old, a graduate from a well-known university. Like many others in Jammu and Kashmir, I didn't step into the workforce right after finishing college. Instead, I enroll... Read More


The Road That Never Was: Kashmir's Kapran-Desa Route Is a Mirage

Srinagar, July 16 -- Kapran is a remote area located about 18 kilometers from the historic Mughal Garden of Verinag in South Kashmir. Blessed with breathtaking natural beauty, the region boasts a stri... Read More


Let the Kashmiri Students Represent Themselves

Srinagar, July 16 -- In India's leading universities, student politics is a rehearsal for real democracy. It's where future ministers learn how to debate, where civil servants learn to listen, and whe... Read More


'I Lost Everything': Online Gaming Ruins Lives in Kashmir

Srinagar, July 16 -- Noor Mohammad was once a man people admired in his Bandipora hometown. He had a steady electronics shop, a comfortable home, and two cars parked outside. His children were growing... Read More


Kashmir's New Drug? Online Gambling Leaves Families in Debt and Despair

Srinagar, July 16 -- A man from our community recently lost Rs.1.5 crore to an online betting game. That number may sound unreal, exaggerated even. But it isn't. What began for him as a harmless flut... Read More


Kashmir's Startups Are Taking Off. But Are They Built to Last?

Srinagar, July 16 -- Across Kashmir, a startup wave is gaining ground. In Srinagar, a young founder is helping saffron farmers reach markets across India. In Shopian, two brothers are building a tech ... Read More


'I Lost Everything': How Online Gaming Is Breaking Lives in Kashmir

Srinagar, July 16 -- Noor Mohammad was once a man people admired in his Bandipora hometown. He had a steady electronics shop, a comfortable home, and two cars parked outside. His children were growing... Read More


91 Pilgrims, One War,A Daring Escape

Srinagar, July 15 -- We arrived in Iran on the 3rd of June, 2025, as a group of 91 people of all ages. The oldest among us was my 83-year-old mother, still recuperating from a hip replacement surgery,... Read More


Inside Labkhal, Kashmir's Best-Kept Secret for Nature Lovers

Srinagar, July 15 -- I first heard of Labkhal from a herdsman near the Shaliganga River, where conversations happen in half-whispers and gestures. He had described it as a place "where cattle rest lik... Read More


Letter to Editor: Is Rising Temperature Waking Up Snakes in Kashmir?

Srinagar, July 15 -- These sightings are no longer rare. Farmers in Pulwama are finding snakes near water pumps. Children in Baramulla have been rushed indoors after reptiles were spotted in schoolyar... Read More