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Kashmir's Fragile Landscapes Are Falling Apart

Srinagar, July 30 -- In places like Gulmarg, Dachigam National Park, Hokersar, and Haigam, the signs are clear: forests are thinning, wetlands are vanishing, glaciers are retreating. And with every pa... Read More


Can Kashmir's Lumberdars and Chowkidars Help End the Drug Crisis?

Srinagar, July 30 -- I grew up in a south Kashmir village where everyone knew everyone. If a stranger passed by or a dispute flared up over land boundaries, it was the lumberdar or chowkidar who stepp... Read More


OPD Is Where Healthcare Begins. Insurance Must Start There.

Srinagar, July 30 -- A typical Indian family doesn't visit the hospital every year. But most of them visit a doctor. They pick up prescribed medicines, undergo diagnostic tests, and go for preventive... Read More


India Revives Strategic Chenab Dam Project Amid Indus Water Shift

Srinagar, July 30 -- On the banks of the Chenab River, a project first imagined more than six decades ago is finally preparing to take shape. The Sawalkote Hydroelectric Power Project, long billed as... Read More


Connection Without Control: Kashmir's Tech Trap

Srinagar, July 29 -- In a remote corner of south Kashmir's Shopian district, 16-year-old Insha logs into a YouTube channel to revise her physics lessons. The Wi-Fi signal is unstable. The electricity,... Read More


The Most Dangerous Road in Kashmir Is Getting a Second Life

Srinagar, July 29 -- The Ramban-Banihal stretch was never just a road. For people like me, it was a gamble with time, a daily test of nerves, a crack in the spine of Kashmir that swallowed chances, ap... Read More


The Last Songs of the Dards

Srinagar, July 29 -- Far from the noise of cities and the rush of modern life, an ancient world is still breathing in Kashmir. In the high valleys of Gurez and Ladakh, the Dard tribes are holding on ... Read More


Kashmir's PhDs Are Victims of a Failed Education Policy

Srinagar, July 29 -- These are not rookies or part-time tutors. They are the backbone of government colleges across Jammu and Kashmir. They've held the system together in remote districts, volatile to... Read More


A Road to Inclusion: Why Bandipora Needs National Highway Status

Srinagar, July 29 -- When winter hits the Himalayan north, Bandipora disappears from the map. Tucked between the vast Wullar Lake and steep mountains, this district in north Kashmir is home to nearly... Read More


Kashmir's Urban Health Crisis Has Arrived

Srinagar, July 28 -- There was a time when moving to the city meant you had made it. City life in Kashmir once held the promise of modernity: better jobs, quicker access to services, and brighter fut... Read More