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Kashmir Bets on Rivers and Forests to Fix Its Budget Problem

Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- A government that rebuilds the same road after every flood is a government stuck in a loop it never asked for. That is the loop Jammu and Kashmir keeps running, and on Thursday, in... Read More


Autumn Session of J&K Assembly Likely to be Convened from Sept 21

Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- Srinagar- The autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is likely to be convened from September 21, sources disclosed. Sources said that the cabinet, which met ... Read More


Police Summon Iltija Mufti Over Alleged Assault on Police Officer

Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- Srinagar- Srinagar Police have summoned People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti to join an investigation after registering a case in connection with an alleged assault ... Read More


Kashmir's Empty Chairs

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- A hospital ward without a doctor looks fine until a patient needs help. A classroom without a teacher still has desks and a blackboard, while a road without an engineer's inspectio... Read More


Kashmir's Billion-Dollar Budget Hides a Bigger Problem

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir's budget for 2026-27 lands at roughly Rs.1,13,767 crore, a sum large enough to fund highways, hospitals and welfare rolls throughout two regions still recovering ... Read More


The End of Kashmir's Common Time

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- By Mohammad Ilyas Bhat Ask anyone in Srinagar how the week went, and the complaint comes back almost on cue: there was no time. Money got chased, careers got built, and children ... Read More


A Book That Reopens Kashmir's Oldest Argument

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- By Tmr Mohsin Few places invite competing histories with the same intensity as Kashmir. Political speeches, official archives and personal memory often pull in opposite direction... Read More


45 Mortar Shells Recovered During Joint Search Operation in Sopore

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- Srinagar- Security forces on Wednesday recovered 45 mortar shells during a joint search operation in the Sheer Colony area of Sopore in North Kashmir. Officials said the speculati... Read More


The 100-Yard Rule Kashmir Refuses to Enforce

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- By Muhammad Hamza Shah Before Kashmir talks about winning the battle against addiction, it should start by enforcing one law that already exists. Tobacco vendors continue to sell... Read More


Lithium Reserves of 10.88 Million Tonnes Identified in J&K: Centre

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- Srinagar- The Union Government on Wednesday informed Parliament that 10.88 million tonnes of lithium resources have been identified in Jammu & Kashmir, with Salal-Haimna and Kotla ... Read More