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J&K Government Faces Tribunal Over Village Waste Dump

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- By Syed Sammar Mehdi Srinagar- The smell reaches the road before the waste comes into view. Stray dogs move between the piles, and children walking to a nearby school pinch their... Read More


Karewas Aren't Quarries

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Kashmir's Karewas have been cut open for years, one excavation after another, as if these ancient terraces were piles of earth waiting to be taken away. Now the scale has a numbe... Read More


Someone Is Stealing Kashmir's Six-Hundred-Year-Old Secret

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- By Naziya Rashid A genuine Kashmir Pashmina shawl can take months of handwork before it reaches a buyer. A power loom can produce something similar in an afternoon. Both can app... Read More


She Rode Into Kashmir Looking for a World Without Borders

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Arezoo Eskandari has spent the past several months turning a bicycle into a passport. The Iranian clinical psychologist, mountaineer and tourism ambassador for Isfahan has cycled... Read More


Kashmir's Beauty Boom Is Built on Insecurity

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- By Mohammad Ilyas Bhat A few days ago, at a friend's house, I counted more than thirty empty makeup boxes piled near the gate. Different brands and shades were discarded within ... Read More


Turn Students Into Creators, Not Mere Job Seekers: LG

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Jammu- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called upon universities to transform students into creators of opportunities rather than mere job seekers, stressing the need to... Read More


Manual Offering Count at Vaishno Devi Shrine to End: LG

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Jammu- The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) is taking significant steps to modernise and streamline the process of handling devotees' offerings, with the manual counti... Read More


US Envoy: Kashmir An Important Part of India

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Srinagar- The United States may reconsider its travel advisory for Jammu and Kashmir following steps taken by the Centre and the J&K government to improve security in the region, ... Read More


Kashmir's Issues Lie with Delhi, Not Washington: Omar

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday discussed the situation in the Union Territory with visiting US Ambassador Sergio Gor, while reiterating that the resolution of... Read More


Flash Floods Hit Parts of Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Srinagar- Flash floods were reported in parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday following intense spells of rainfall, officials said, prompting a weather alert for vulnerable and ... Read More