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Lal Chowk Sealed, Sombre protests still simmer: Why US-Israel Attack on Iran Angers Kashmir that is Silent Since 2019
While protests over Khamenei’s killing lay bare a familiar pattern in Kashmir, experts say, geopolitical events in the Muslim world are igniting pent-up local a...
Pakistan-India Peace Group Calls for Immediate Ceasefire, Dialogue
PIPFPD expresses solidarity with the Iranian people, describes Khamenei killing as grave violation of international law
Twin Health Crisis in J&K: Drug Abuse Fueling HIV infections
From drug abuse to HIV, patients, mostly youth, say discrimination hurts more than the disease
How a 15-Minute Speech in Srinagar Bound Kashmir to Khamenei & Iran
As protests erupt across Jammu and Kashmir following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes, multiple political, spirit...
PRAHAAR Doctrine Unveiled: Centre Rolls Out New Counter-Terror Policy
New national strategy promises intelligence-led prevention, tougher response, and a rights-based framework; sharper focus on cross-border threats, drones, and d...
Minority Budget Utilisation Falls to Alarming Levels
Over the last five years, the budget has shown little growth, while actual utilisation has dropped sharply
How Ayushman Bharat Scheme is Failing Basic Healthcare Needs in Kashmir
Families struggle to access basic healthcare services through the Golden Card scheme, underscoring the limitations of the scheme and its poor implementation
Jammu Ring Road Tunnels in Eco-Fragile Zone Push Villages to the Brink
From permanent homes to life in tents, tunnel construction leaves vulnerable communities battling displacement, fear, and uncertainty
Jammu & Kashmir’s Mutton Crisis: The Way Forward-III
A four-pillar strategy can be an ideal blueprint for mutton self-reliance in Kashmir
Ecological and Health Fallout of Jammu & Kashmir’s Mutton Crisis-II
Pokhran’s long shadow in Kashmir's mutton trade results in an unexamined health crisis
Jammu & Kashmir’s Mutton Crisis: Gap Between Demand and Supply-I
Dependence on distant flocks drains economy by over Rs 1000 Crores as consumption is double its 30,000 tonnes production
How a Mining Ban has Brought Lives of Stone Carvers to a Standstill
Artisans say it's unfair, especially when stones from outside with higher mineral content are being allowed
Kashmir’s Smart Meter Push: Consumers Facing Steep Power Bills
Reduced consumption, higher billing triggers anxieties and protests amid erratic power supply
Proposed Awantipora-Shopian Rail Line Raises Livelihood Concerns Among Fruit Growers
“If these trees fall, an entire way of life falls with them,” say farmers who don’t want railway line but their orchards
India-Pakistan Politicians Urge Talks, SAARC Revival, Easier Visas in Online Dialogue
Dr Farooq Abdullah, Farhatullah Babar, and Manoj Jha joined civil society voices in calling for people-to-people contact, trade, and cultural exchanges, while w...
Snow Droughts in the Himalaya: A Blaring Alarm for Millions
For environmental journalists, drought has always been a summer story. But a silent ‘snow drought’ is unfolding in the Himalaya with grave repercussions for bot...
Manzoor Alam, key Muslim intellectual, dies at 80
Scholar, institution builder, and a driving force behind the Sachar Committee research, leaves a lasting legacy in minority studies
Three Months After Flash Floods, Displaced Families Still Live in the Open
Flood-hit tribal families in Sunjwan, a village on the outskirts of Jammu city, continue to live in unsafe tents amid wildlife threats, disrupted education, liv...
Pakistan administered Kashmir 2025: Timeline of Protests, Govt Change and Negotiations
From Kashmir Solidarity Day rallies to mass protests, security deployments, information blackouts, and a late-year change in government, 2025 unfolds as a turbu...
Jammu and Kashmir in 2025: Pahalgam killings, India-Pak war, and bruising politics
Attack in Pahalgam drives a sharp security escalation and a tense India-Pakistan standoff, while the Omar Abdullah government faces a yearlong storm over reserv...