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Why Kashmir's Businesses Rarely Reach Dalal Street

Srinagar, May 20 -- When investors gathered in Mumbai in recent months to discuss India's booming SME listings, Kashmir barely entered the discussion. A region filled with established business famili... Read More


Kashmir's Liquor Economy Faces a Hard Calculation

Srinagar, May 13 -- Near midnight at Srinagar's Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, doctors moved quickly between a young crash victim with a fractured skull and two women waiting after a domestic assa... Read More


Before 30, Kashmiri Youth Are Losing Their Best Years

Srinagar, May 7 -- Rain tapped softly against the windowpanes as Fatima folded her degree certificates into a plastic file and placed them back inside a cupboard in her family's home on the outskirts ... Read More


Kashmir's Drug Crisis Has Turned Attention Toward Portugal and Iceland

Srinagar, April 29 -- A pale spring sun hung above Srinagar one recent morning as a father waited outside a de-addiction center, clutching a packet of walnuts in one hand and his son's medical papers ... Read More


Kashmir's Costly Divorce Wars

Srinagar, April 24 -- Marriage once stood as one of Kashmir's strongest social institutions. Families built entire lives around it. Parents saved for years, relatives gathered with pride, and communit... Read More


Why Kashmir's Mulberry Trees Are Disappearing

Srinagar, April 17 -- Mulberry trees have long stood outside many Kashmiri homes. Families planted them, fed their leaves to silkworms, and sold the cocoons to meet everyday needs, including schooling... Read More


Why So Many Kashmiri Families Feel Broke Despite Big Homes

Srinagar, April 9 -- Srinagar streets display visible prosperity at every turn. Tile-covered mansions line localities, their gates gleaming, cars parked outside like trophies. Gold glitters at wedding... Read More


Kashmir's Generosity Lights the Way Through Hardship

India, March 26 -- Families with shrinking incomes and vanishing jobs give away gold rings, copper cooking pots, and small savings tucked away for children's school fees. Poor people send money to o... Read More