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Kashmiri Shawl Seller Assaulted in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur: A Human Story of Fear, Livelihood, and the Fragile Reality of Migrant Traders

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Kashmiri Shawl Seller Assaulted in Himachal’s Bilaspur; FIR Registered, Safety Concerns Rise Among Migrant Traders

Kashmiri Shawl Seller Assaulted in Himachal’s Bilaspur | FIR Filed as Migrant Traders Seek Safety & Dignity By: Javid Amin | 30 December 2025 A Quiet Business Trip Turns Into a Nightmare For thousands of Kashmiri artisans, the winter months are not a break from work.They are a lifeline. As snow covers the Valley and tourism slows, many shawl sellers travel across India — to Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and beyond — carrying with them hand-woven woolens, traditional Pashmina, and Kashmiri handicrafts passed down through generations. It is part…

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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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Srinagar Airport Flight Chaos: Four Flights Cancelled, 38 Delayed as Fog and Winter Weather Hammer Operations

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Srinagar Airport Flight Chaos: Four Flights Cancelled, 38 Delayed as Fog and Winter Weather Hammer Operations

Srinagar Airport Flight Disruptions: 4 Flights Cancelled, 38 Delayed Amid Heavy Fog & Winter Weather | Latest 2025 Update By: Javid Amin | 15 December 2025 Winter Weather Paralyses Air Traffic at Srinagar International Airport On Monday, December 15, 2025, Srinagar International Airport experienced significant operational disruptions as persistent fog and poor visibility — hallmark conditions of the winter season in the Kashmir Valley — forced the cancellation of four flights and delayed 38 more, affecting both arrivals and departures for domestic travellers. Airport officials reported that heavy fog reduced…

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Kashmir Freezes Deeper: Pulwama at –5.5°C as Cold Wave Intensifies Across the Valley

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Kashmir Freezes Deeper: Pulwama at –5.5°C as Cold Wave Intensifies Across the Valley

Kashmir Cold Wave Deepens | Pulwama at –5.5°C, Srinagar –3.6°C Amid Power Crisis By: Javid Amin | 12 December 2025 Winter Tightens Its Grip Earlier and Harder Kashmir is sinking deeper into an unforgiving winter as an intensifying cold wave pushes night temperatures sharply below freezing across the Valley. What makes this phase particularly concerning is not just the severity of the cold, but its timing, persistence, and overlap with a prolonged dry spell and power crisis. On the latest night, Pulwama emerged as the coldest place in the Valley…

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Winter Tightens Its Grip on Kashmir: Sub-Zero Temperatures, Power Crunch & Frosty Lives

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Winter Tightens Its Grip on Kashmir: Sub-Zero Temperatures, Power Crunch & Frosty Lives

Biting Cold Wave Grips Kashmir in December 2025 | Sub-Zero Temps, Power Crisis & Frosty Daily Life By: Javid Amin | 10 December 2025 Kashmir Under a Winter Hammer As December 2025 advances, the snow-clad mountains and tranquil valleys of Kashmir are witnessing another, more ruthless manifestation of winter: a biting cold wave accompanied by sub-zero temperatures across much of the region. In towns, villages and tourist hotspots alike, thermometers have fallen sharply — bringing frost, snow, and a host of new challenges for residents already reeling from a protracted…

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J&K’s Dry Spell Deepens: 86% Rainfall Deficit Sparks Water, Ecology and Fire Alarms

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J&K’s Dry Spell Deepens: 86% Rainfall Deficit Sparks Water, Ecology and Fire Alarms

J&K Records 86% Rain Deficit | Shrinking Rivers, Rising Fire Risk, Water Crisis By: Javid Amin | 10 December 2025 A Region Parched as Rain Refuses to Come Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is witnessing a distressing environmental and humanitarian signal: an acute rainfall shortfall that has plunged the region into a precarious situation. Between November 1 and December 9, 2025, the Union Territory recorded a mere 6.1 mm of rain, against an expected 43.1 mm, marking a staggering 85.8% deficit. This prolonged dry spell — persisting since around November 5…

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Kashmir’s Food Safety Crisis: How 119 Dead Chickens With a ‘Clean Certificate’ Exposed a Broken System

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Kashmir’s Food Safety Crisis: How 119 Dead Chickens With a ‘Clean Certificate’ Exposed a Broken System

Kashmir’s Food Safety Credibility Crumbles: 119 Dead Chickens With a ‘Clean’ Certificate Spark Outrage By: Javid Amin | 08 December 2025 A Disturbing Discovery at Dawn The story begins on an ordinary winter morning in Srinagar — the kind where life in Kashmir moves slightly slower, bundled under layers of wool and cold breath. But what unfolded at Aluchi Bagh Bund was anything but ordinary. As workers and volunteers opened a truck carrying 2,700 poultry birds, they found a horrifying sight:119 chickens lay dead, stiff, and rotting. Yet the shock…

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KAS Row Sparks Political Firestorm: Sajad Lone Accuses Omar Abdullah of ‘Demolishing Careers’ of Aspirants

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KAS Row Sparks Political Firestorm: Sajad Lone Accuses Omar Abdullah of ‘Demolishing Careers’ of Aspirants

“He Has Demolished Their Careers”: How the KAS Row Turned Into Kashmir’s New Political Flashpoint By: Javid Amin | 07 December 2025 The political landscape of Jammu & Kashmir has always been layered, complex, and emotionally charged. But every few years, an issue arises that cuts beyond party lines and ideological identities—touching the deepest nerve in Kashmiri society: youth futures. The latest flashpoint is the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) recruitment row, a controversy that has pushed thousands of aspirants into uncertainty and provoked widespread public anger. What began as allegations…

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Kashmir’s Water Sources Are Drying Up: Prolonged Dry Spell Pushes Valley Toward Winter Water Crisis

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Kashmir’s Water Sources Are Drying Up: Prolonged Dry Spell Pushes Valley Toward Winter Water Crisis

Kashmir Water Crisis and Dry Spell: A Deep Dive Into the Growing Water Shortage in Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 06 December 2025 How a Changing Climate, Delayed Snowfall, and an Unrelenting Dry Spell Are Reshaping Life in the Valley A WINTER LIKE NO OTHER Kashmir has always lived by the rhythm of its seasons. Winter was once predictable: snow-clad meadows, frozen mornings, crisp air, and water sources replenished by the Valley’s famed snowfall. But this year, winter has arrived carrying the tones of an unfolding environmental crisis. Streams that…

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Rotten Meat Scandal in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Demands Transparency, Accountability & Urgent Food Safety Reforms

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Rotten Meat Scandal in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Demands Transparency, Accountability & Urgent Food Safety Reforms

Rotten Meat Scandal in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Demands Transparency, Accountability & Urgent Food Safety Reforms By: Javid Amin | 05 December 2025 A governance lapse becomes a moral crisis as Kashmir’s top religious leader amplifies public anger and calls for decisive action. A Scandal That Shook Public Trust Kashmir has weathered countless challenges—political, economic, environmental—but few issues strike as close to home as something as basic and universal as food safety. When the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) uncovered tonnes of rotten, unlabelled, and potentially unlawful meat being sold…

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