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Kashmir's Airwaves Once Had a Soul. Her Name Was Zoon.

Srinagar, May 21 -- There was a time in Kashmir when Thursdays belonged to Zoon Dub. At 9:15 PM sharp, everything else stopped: dinner conversations, shopkeeping, even quarrels. Radios crackled to l... Read More


Poonch Was Under Fire. Now It's Fighting to Heal.

Srinagar, May 21 -- For four days, the shelling did not stop. Now, with the guns silent, families in Poonch are walking back to what is left of their homes. Some houses have gaping holes in the walls... Read More


A Kashmiri Love Story, Shaken by Addiction, Saved by Empathy

Srinagar, May 21 -- Zaffar hated addiction. He'd seen it rot lives from the inside. He swore it would never touch his home. Perhaps that's why he built a life on discipline, love, and clean living in ... Read More


Poonch Was Under Fire. Now It's Fighting to Heal

Srinagar, May 21 -- For four days, the shelling did not stop. Now, with the guns silent, families in Poonch are walking back to what is left of their homes. Some houses have gaping holes in the walls... Read More


How Two Men on Foot Changed Kashmir's Land System

Srinagar, May 21 -- In the folds of South Kashmir, tucked between apple orchards and old boundaries that exist more in memory than on paper, two revenue officials decided they'd had enough of waiting.... Read More


The Violet Ghost of Kashmir

Srinagar, May 21 -- Kashmir is a place where stillness grows tall. The wind carries snow in its sleeves and folds valleys into stories. Mountains keep their secrets under white veils. And then in spr... Read More


'I Raised Him, Then He Raised His Hand': Kashmir's Elders Are Growing Old, Alone

Srinagar, May 20 -- For years, a silver-haired man has appeared like a wandering mystic in Srinagar, his trembling hands punctuating a manic monologue: "I was thrown out of my home by my son." This r... Read More


The Toxic Spray Killing Kashmir's Apple Dreams

Srinagar, May 20 -- I've spent years walking through the apple orchards of Shopian, listening to the rustle of leaves and watching the fruit turn from green to red. I work at the Ambri Apple Research... Read More


Misdiagnosis Is Kashmir's Silent Killer. I See It Every Day

Srinagar, May 20 -- He was only twenty. Tall, soft-spoken, and worn out from months of back pain that wouldn't go away. He had already seen doctors, taken painkillers, undergone surgery on his spine.... Read More


Letter to Editor: Why Cybersecurity Is the Career Kashmir Must Embrace

But here's a thought, May 20 -- what if there's a smarter, faster, and more future-proof path? Cybersecurity isn't just a buzzword. It's one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. In 2023 al... Read More