Srinagar, Oct. 23 -- In March 2024, India's Supreme Court delivered what many environmentalists hailed as a landmark judgment. A bench led by Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol ruled that t... Read More
India, Oct. 10 -- The Election Commission of India has announced bypolls for Budgam and Nagrota assembly seats. The voting will take place on November 11, and the results will be declared on November ... Read More
Srinagar, Sept. 23 -- In March this year, I sat in front of my screen feeling a rare sense of relief. The J&K Assembly was in session and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Chowdhary, who also heads the... Read More
Jammu, Sept. 12 -- Every time I visit Srinagar markets, I see the same scene unfold. Butchers handle Rajasthani sheep with practiced ease. Trucks carrying these animals arrive from far-off states li... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- Local residents share their concerns, illnesses linked to water consumption, and deep frustration over the government's inaction and failure to protect this critical natural resou... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- When floods devastated the valley in 2014, officials in towns untouched by water suddenly claimed their records had been "washed away." Requests under the Right to Information Ac... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- A humble village teacher from Mujpathri in central Kashmir's Budgam district has been battling a nightmare for the past two years after falling victim to a shocking cyber fraud. ... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 13 -- I accompanied Om Prakash Sharma, then Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, to the Basant Wodder forests near Doodh Pathri in Budgam. The morning air was sharp, scent... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 9 -- The affected localities include Chanapora, Gulshan Nagar, Natipora, Jawahar Nagar, Rajbagh, Wanbal, Rangreth, Rawalpora, Pir Bagh, Hyderpora, Burzulla, Parraypora and Bagh-e-Mehtab... Read More
Srinagar, Aug. 8 -- In Srinagar's uptown, stormwater pumps built to keep the city dry during rains now run even in the heat of summer. They are pumping untreated sewage - faecal sludge, kitchen waste,... Read More