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Kashmir and Kashmiris need some inward looking

Srinagar, March 30 -- There is a strange contradiction playing out in Kashmir today - so visible, so loud, and yet so rarely questioned. It has been so, say most grandfathers and grandmothers, always ... और पढ़ें


Does Kashmir Need a Separate Minister for Cleanliness and Waste Management?

Srinagar, March 24 -- Perhaps it is time we created one more ministerial chair - if only to ensure that at least one MLA from the ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference finally has a job that is... और पढ़ें


What Would Kashmir Be Without Naags?

Srinagar, March 16 -- Our naags have either dried or are drying. Many are almost dead. Now imagine Kashmir without its naags. For centuries, naags were the invisible arteries of Kashmir's civilizatio... और पढ़ें


From Waste to Wealth: Five Global Models Kashmir Should Study

Srinagar, March 2 -- Garbage has quietly become one of the most visible signs of governance failure in Kashmir. Plastic bags flutter along highways, household waste piles up on village roads, and many... और पढ़ें


The Death of Drinking Water in a Water-Rich Land

Srinagar, Feb. 23 -- There was a time in Kashmir when thirst had direction. You did not open a tap. You walked to a spring. Every settlement had a naag, every orchard its channel, every path a place ... और पढ़ें


Rethinking Pahalgam Railway Without Disturbing Orchards!

Srinagar, Feb. 16 -- The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Khanabal-Baltal 2/4-laning road corridor already exits and it had been submitted to National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corp... और पढ़ें


How Kashmiri Netas Killed the Pahalgam Railway

Srinagar, Feb. 9 -- When the proposal for a railway line to Pahalgam was first floated, it did not initially trigger ecological alarm bells. Kashmir had lived through far worse assaults on its environ... और पढ़ें


13 Ways the J&K Government Pushes Kashmiri Shawlwallas to the Doorsteps

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- Every winter, India's cities witness a quiet, unsettling ritual. A Kashmiri shawlwalla rings a doorbell, opens his bag on a stranger's sofa or compound, recites the language of her... और पढ़ें


Seasonal Departments of Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan. 26 -- Kashmir is perhaps the only place in India where entire government departments behave like seasonal shops - they open briefly when nature or crisis forces them to, and then quietl... और पढ़ें