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Inflation in Kashmir: Why Everyday Life Is Getting Harder for Common Families

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Inflation in Kashmir: The Silent Squeeze on Food, Jobs and Family Budgets

Inflation: The Silent Virus Making Everyday Life a Struggle for Common Kashmiris By: News Desk | 23 September 2026 Rising food prices, transport costs, education expenses and uneven incomes are quietly squeezing household budgets across the Kashmir Valley Srinagar: At first glance, the monthly household budget may not look dramatically different. The same grocery shop. The same school. The same bus route. The same electricity meter. The same salary arriving at the end of the month. Yet somewhere between the first week and the last, the money disappears faster. A…

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Rising Divorce Rates in Kashmir: Understanding the Complex Reality

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Rising Divorce Rates in Kashmir: Understanding the Complex Reality

Divorce rates are rising in Kashmir, but framing this as a moral collapse misses the deeper truth: it’s a complex, multi-factor reality shaped by social, economic, and psychological transitions—not just infidelity or cultural decay. By: Javid Amin | 05 November 2025 More Than a Moral Panic In recent years, the picturesque landscapes of the Kashmir Valley have also become the backdrop for a quieter but significant transformation: rising divorce rates. Conventional wisdom in many quarters suggests that this signals a moral collapse—“Western values” infiltrating traditional societies, increasing infidelity, declining respect…

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