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The Engineer Who Became a Hamlet's Hope in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- On a cold spring night in Srinagar, the corridors of LD Hospital were hushed except for the shuffle of feet and the sound of machines. It was nearly 3 a.m. when an elderly woman'... Read More


The Cost of Clicks: How Social Media Feeds on Vulgarity in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- I was scrolling through X, formerly Twitter, when a tweet kept appearing over and over. Normally, I scroll past vulgar posts without a second thought. They flood timelines, design... Read More


How a Kashmiri Physician Restored Our Faith in Care

Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- In the winter of 2011, when my mother's blood sugar kept rising despite months of treatment, we were desperate. She had been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, and like many Kashmiri... Read More


Beyond Disasters, Chenab Valley Cries for Dignity

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- The Chenab Valley comes into sight only when the skies break open. A sudden cloudburst carries away homes, or a landslide swallows a road. In those hours of disaster, cameras arr... Read More


Kashmir's Lost Scientists

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Science usually means medicine or engineering in Kashmir classrooms. Students speak of NEET and JEE with practiced ease. But mention research in physics or climate, and silence ta... Read More


Aliabad Sarai: Kashmir's Fading Mughal Marvel

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- The Mughal Road winds through the Pir Panjal like a silver thread, cutting across jagged ridges and green valleys, carrying faint whispers of emperors, queens, and caravans that o... Read More


A Child in His Arms: The Image That Defined Kishtwar's Rescue

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- Shahnawaz still remembers the weight of the child in his arms. The night was cold, the air smelled of mud and floodwater, and the cries around him mixed with the roar of the moun... Read More


The Weight of Silence in Kashmir's Reading Rooms

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- On winter nights, the Allama Iqbal Library at Kashmir University glows like a lantern in the dark. Rows of students sit in silence under its fluorescent light, their eyes swollen... Read More


Kejriwal vs Omar: What First-Year Choices Reveal About Power

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- The first year of a government often reveals its instinct, whether to deliver visible benefits that people feel immediately, or to focus on deeper reforms whose impact may unfold ... Read More


Can AI Shield Kashmir from Deadly Cloudbursts?

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- The morning of August 14, 2025, in Chositi, Kishtwar, began like any other. Villagers prepared for the Machail Mata Yatra, pilgrims wandered the narrow mountain paths, and the sun... Read More