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Degrees To Nowhere

Srinagar, Aug. 12 -- The uncomfortable truth is this: our educational curriculum has barely moved with the times. Students are still being trained for jobs that are disappearing, while the roles that ... Read More


Rotten Meat Crisis

Srinagar, Aug. 11 -- From the outskirts of Srinagar to small towns in south and north Kashmir, Food Safety Department teams have found and destroyed thousands of kilograms of decayed meat. Raids have ... Read More


A Climate Boost for Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 8 -- The figures, shared in Parliament, reveal a steady flow of support: Rs.312.69 crore in 2022-23, Rs.370.55 crore in 2023-24, and Rs.180.18 crore this year under the Compensatory Aff... Read More


Tourism After Tragedy

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- Official data from the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department confirms what many in the Valley feared: tourist arrivals have dropped by more than half in the first six months of 2025... Read More


In Sickness And In Debt

Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- Despite the promise of universal health coverage through schemes like Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT, the ground truth is grim. Medicines are growing costlier, private healthcare is ... Read More


Kashmir's Fertility Crisis

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- More young couples are struggling to conceive. Women are reporting irregular menstrual cycles, early menopause, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Similarly, men are undergoing fertili... Read More


Profit Over Duty?

Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- This is not a new complaint though: It is true that for years, patients and their families, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, have voiced their frustration with publi... Read More


The Great Meritocracy Myth of Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- A few weeks ago, a countryside boy from a government school told me he wanted to "learn how to speak English like the rich boys in Srinagar." His teacher had praised his science m... Read More


Ramp Up Raids

Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- It's not just a scandal. It's a violation. Playing with public health in this way is criminal, and those responsible deserve more than a slap on the wrist. This calls for exemplary... Read More


Herding Opportunity

Srinagar, Aug. 1 -- It started, as such things often do, far from home. In Punjab, a new private contractor took over cattle fairs. Fees changed, tensions flared, and trucks carrying livestock were ha... Read More