Srinagar, Aug. 28 -- The paths to spiritual solace trodden by sages and saints in Jammu and Kashmir have turned into death traps. On August 26, 2025, a devastating landslide on the Vaishno Devi shrine route killed 32 with the rescuers unearthing more bodies from the rubble of a mountain that came crashing down. This catastrophe, triggered by relentless heavy rains, follows the horror of August 14, when a cloudburst-induced flash flood in Chisoti village of Kishtwar claimed over 100 lives, leaving many missing amid the debris of a tiny village. These are not isolated acts of nature's fury but they are symptoms of unchecked climate change, rampant deforestation, and human hubris that has ravaged the fragile Himalayan ecosystem. At the heart...