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Why Kashmir Is Seeing a Surge in Drowning Deaths

Srinagar, July 14 -- This summer, Kashmir's waters aren't just flowing, they're claiming lives. Once symbols of beauty and calm, they've become sites of tragedy, as drowning deaths rise and joy turns ... Read More


How a Mentor With a Needle Is Empowering Girls in Kashmir

Srinagar, July 14 -- In Banpora Wahibugh, a small village tucked between saffron fields and walnut trees in south Kashmir, time moves like a whisper. The mornings are unhurried. Women sweep courtyard... Read More


The Silicon Valley Dream Ends at the School Gate in Kashmir

Srinagar, July 14 -- Kashmiris still celebrate the passing of board exams like it's a national victory. Sweet packets are shared. Banners with oversized portraits of toppers line market streets. Neig... 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


A 3-Year-Old in Kashmir Just Schooled the System

Srinagar, July 14 -- It was supposed to be a routine school visit. Another pre-primary class tucked away in Narabal, Budgam. Another round of observations, notes, and nods. I'd done this a hundred tim... Read More


Do Working Women in Kashmir Have a Safety Net?

Srinagar, July 14 -- A law is only as strong as the hands that uphold it. In Kashmir, where thousands of women step into offices, hospitals, schools, and studios every day, that law exists. But the ha... Read More


NC Leaders Dodge Curbs, Scale Walls to Mark Martyrs' Day

Srinagar, July 14 -- The dramatic scenes unfolded a day after Omar Abdullah and several other leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were allegedly placed under house arrest to prev... Read More


Baramulla Drowning Incident: 2 Bodies Found, 1 Still Missing

Srinagar, July 14 -- Four persons of a family slipped into water canal of lower Jhelum Hydroelectric project during an outing yesterday. One person, 13-year-old was rescued while body of another mino... Read More


Wet Spellin Kashmirto Continuetill July 17: MeT

Srinagar, July 14 -- The Meteorological Department has forecast continued wet weather in Jammu and Kashmir until July 17, with the possibility of intense rainfall in some areas. The shift in weather h... Read More


Amarnath Yatra:Over 2.20 Lakh Visit Cave Shrine In 12 Days

Srinagar, July 14 -- Officials said that over 2.20 lakh devotees have offered prayers at the 3,800-meter-high holy cave shrine since the pilgrimage began on July 3. On Monday alone, 20,448 pilgrims pe... Read More