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Counterfeit Cashmere

Srinagar, July 25 -- This isn't an isolated scam. It's a pattern of betrayal across Kashmir's handicraft market, and it's finally being called out. The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir... Read More


Starving Gaza

Srinagar, July 23 -- It is baffling to see the world watching a livestreamed genocide on a day to day basis and appearing not to care. Or just confining its concern to intermittent condemnations and c... Read More


Peace Was Earned

Srinagar, July 22 -- What's more, the trend is upward. From 25 lakh domestic tourists in 2020 to 2.35 crore in 2024, the boom is unmistakable. Foreign arrivals too have jumped significantly post-pande... Read More


Re-invent Public Education System

Srinagar, July 21 -- Nearly 119 government schools now have zero students. And yet, more than 200 teachers continue to draw salaries in these ghost institutions. Dropout rates at the secondary level a... Read More


A Comedian's Wake-Up Call

Srinagar, July 19 -- But Bashir, very much alive though ailing, had to respond himself. In a video posted online, he looked visibly shaken by what passes for news today. This wasn't a one-off. Social... Read More


Kashmir's Korean Connection

Srinagar, July 18 -- Unearthed in the southern highlands, the inscription bears a rare combination: Korean characters alongside Proto-Sharda script. At first, this pairing may seem implausible. But t... Read More


Statehood Demand

Srinagar, July 17 -- It has now been six years since August 5, 2019, since the revocation of Article 370 and the simultaneous downgrading of the J&K state into a union territory. However, the home min... Read More


Dredge Before Deluge

Srinagar, July 16 -- The Comprehensive Flood Management Plan (CFMP), launched in 2015 under the Prime Minister's Development Package, was meant to be the Valley's shield against future disasters. But ... Read More


CM'sUnfair Swipe

Srinagar, July 15 -- As the situation of the past over three decades makes it clear, journalism in Kashmir is not an easy job. It never has been. Reporters, editors, and photographers have long worked... Read More


Ishq Nahi Kaam

Srinagar, July 14 -- Although, it's tempting to dismiss this shift as materialism or social decline, it is anything but. Beneath the matchmakers filtering proposals by job titles and young men delayin... Read More