Day: December 26, 2025

Survival Under Strain: How Kashmir’s Families Navigate Unemployment, Drug Crisis, and Rising Costs in 2025

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Survival Under Strain: How Kashmir's Families Navigate Unemployment, Drug Crisis, and Rising Costs in 2025

A comprehensive look at the layered challenges facing Kashmir Valley residents—from record joblessness among educated youth to a massive anti-drug campaign, reservation policy protests, and the daily struggle with inflation and unreliable services By: Javid Amin | 26 December 2025 When Multiple Crises Converge The morning air in Srinagar carries more than the winter chill this December. It carries the weight of uncertainty that has settled over Kashmir Valley like an unwelcome fog. Across districts from Anantnag to Baramulla, families wake each day to navigate an intricate web of challenges…

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Cat-Bite Cases Surge Alarmingly in Kashmir: Health Experts Warn of Rabies Risk Amid Post-COVID Pet Boom

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Cat-Bite Cases Surge Alarmingly in Kashmir: Health Experts Warn of Rabies Risk Amid Post-COVID Pet Boom

Cat-Bite Cases in Kashmir Surge 450% Since 2022, Experts Warn of Rabies Risk and Vaccination Gaps By: Javid Amin | December 25, 2025 A Silent Public Health Crisis Unfolding in Kashmir Srinagar—A quiet but deeply concerning public-health crisis is unfolding in Kashmir. Health experts, veterinarians, and hospital administrators are sounding the alarm over a sharp and unprecedented rise in cat-bite cases, a trend that has not only surpassed dog bites but has also exposed dangerous gaps in rabies awareness, pet vaccination, and veterinary infrastructure. According to official data compiled at…

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25 Winter Blazes Reported Across Kashmir in 4 Days: Causes, Risks, and Safety Lessons for Households

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25 Winter Blazes Reported Across Kashmir in 4 Days: Causes, Risks, and Safety Lessons for Households

25 Winter Blazes Reported Across Kashmir in 4 Days — A Stark Warning on Heating Safety and Fragile Housing By: Javid Amin | December 25, 2025 Residential houses, livestock sheds, and temporary structures damaged across multiple districts as winter heating practices and aging infrastructure combine to create a silent seasonal hazard. Winter in Kashmir is not just about snow-covered rooftops, frost-lined roads, and breathtaking alpine views. It is also the season when households rely heavily on heating systems — some modern, many traditional, and many more dangerously improvised. In just…

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JK Reservation Row: MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Warns Government – ‘I Will Join Student Protest if Dialogue Not Initiated by Dec 27’

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JK Reservation Row: MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Warns Government – 'I Will Join Student Protest if Dialogue Not Initiated by Dec 27'

National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has warned that he will join protesting students if the J&K government fails to engage with them over the ongoing reservation row by December 27, 2025. By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | December 25, 2025 National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has placed the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) government on notice in the rapidly intensifying reservation row, urging them to engage with protesting students by December 27, 2025. Mehdi, a senior leader from the Valley, warned that if the government fails to…

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