Srinagar, Aug. 8 -- There was a time in Kashmir when watching a film on television was an event that brought everyone together. I remember how Hindi films from the late '70s to the '90s had a simple ... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- That meat was only hours away from reaching dinner tables across the valley. Behind every packet of spoiled meat is a system failing to do its job. What was meant to be cooked and... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- Education has always carried an extra weight in Kashmir. Along with books, students carry burden and brouhaha. In classrooms disrupted by discord and in families grieving invisibl... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- At his farm in south Kashmir's Shopian district, Mohammad Yousuf was loading sacks of fertiliser onto his wooden cart when the dealer handed him a small plastic bottle. "He said I... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- For most of my adult life, I've worked as a health professional. I've seen people walk into clinics with their shoulders sagging under weight that doesn't show up on scans. It's s... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- It started like so many stories in the Himalayas do, with a cloudburst. At 4 a.m., in the sleepy mountain village of Dharali in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, the rain came down hard. W... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- You might think you've come to Kashmir for the scenery, but the truth is, when you arrive in the mountains we call home, you're stepping into something far deeper. This place is a... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- Their arguments are valid and grounded in everyday experience. They pointed out that it is not only a matter of inconvenience, but also about public sensitivity and ethics. When d... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- I know the corridors of the State Cancer Institute (SCI) at SKIMS, Soura better than I ever wanted to. Over the past three years, I've watched my father fight a slow, punishing wa... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- A few weeks ago, a young woman from North Kashmir visited a local government office. Her father, a government driver, had passed away suddenly. She wanted to apply for a job under ... Read More