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Why a Kashmiri Beauty Queen Walked Away From Fame

Srinagar, July 4 -- On a summer morning in Tral, a small town in South Kashmir where pine trees sway in the warm breeze and the air smells faintly of apple blossoms, Nusrat Parveen prepares breakfast ... Read More


Stuck in the Jam: How Jammu and Srinagar Can Fix Their Traffic Troubles

Srinagar, July 4 -- The twin capitals of Jammu and Kashmir are always on the move. They are the administrative nerve centers, bustling markets, and gateways to some of the region's most sacred and sce... Read More


The Kashmiri Shepherd Who Became His Village's Lifeline

Srinagar, July 4 -- In the small village of Pingalgam, tucked deep in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, life moves with the pace of grazing cattle and the rhythm of changing seasons. The air smells o... Read More


When a Doctor Isn't a Doctor: Kashmir's Growing Credential Crisis

Srinagar, July 4 -- In a shocking case that's rattled the medical community in Kashmir, a man posing as a doctor was recently found working at a teaching hospital using forged certificates. For month... Read More


Maroof Shah's Manifesto for Muslim Women Misses the Point

Srinagar, July 4 -- By the time you finish Muhammad Maroof Shah'sMuslim Women: A Manifesto for Change, you're left with more questions than answers. The book sets out to tackle a crucial subject-the ... Read More


Kashmir's Pastures Are Breaking Under Pressure: Can They Be Saved?

Srinagar, July 4 -- Kashmir's summer meadows are thinning. The grass is fading, the ground is hardening, and the ancient pastures that once fed flocks and shaped the lives of Gujjars, Bakarwals, and C... Read More


Kashmir's Streets Echo the Grief of Karbala

Srinagar, July 4 -- In the long summer of Kashmir, the air stands still. The chinars barely stir. Somewhere, a pigeon beats its wings against the heat. The streets, worn and narrow, fill with the slow... Read More


Why Kashmiri Teachers Deserve Promotions Based on Merit, Not Time Served

Srinagar, July 3 -- In Kashmir's government schools, a troubling question often lingers in the staff rooms: Why try harder when your promotion depends only on how many years you've stayed in the job? ... Read More


The Poet Who Preserved Karbala in Kashmiri Verse

Srinagar, July 3 -- In the small pockets of Shia neighbourhoods across Kashmir, the sound of marsiyas, poetic elegies mourning the tragedy of Karbala, once shaped not just rituals of remembrance, but ... Read More


The Price of Getting Married in Kashmir

Srinagar, July 3 -- Weddings in Kashmir have turned into something else. Once, they were warm gatherings, stitched together by love and shared plates. People sat cross-legged on carpets, scooping han... Read More