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Mehbooba-Mirwaiz Meeting Brings Kashmir’s Social and Political Concerns Into One Conversation

September 28, 2026 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti Meets Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Srinagar: Drug Crisis, Youth Concerns and Kashmir’s Political Conversation By: News Desk | 27 September 2026 First formal interaction in years brings two influential Kashmir voices together as concern grows over substance abuse and other social challenges facing young people Srinagar, Sept 28: The meeting between Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at the latter’s Srinagar residence has brought two influential but historically distinct voices in Kashmir’s public life into the same conversation, with drug abuse…

From Kashmir to Indus Waters: Sharif’s UNGA Speech Puts India-Pakistan Tensions Back in Focus

September 27, 2026 Editor

Shehbaz Sharif at UNGA: ‘Kashmir Is Pakistan’s Jugular Vein’, Warns Over Indus Waters

At the UN General Assembly, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif revived Kashmir and Indus Waters Treaty issues, while India rejected his narrative and reiterated its position on terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 26 September 2026 New York: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has used his address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly to put Kashmir and the Indus waters dispute back at the centre of Islamabad’s diplomatic messaging, warning that any attempt to stop, impede or divert Pakistan’s share of the Indus river…

Mahr to Mortgage: How Kashmiri Weddings Turned Into Family Debt

September 22, 2026 Editor

The EMI That Outlives the Wedding: Inside Kashmir’s Silent Debt Trap for Poor Fathers By: Javid Amin | 22 September 2026 A father mortgages his one piece of land. The wedding lasts three days. The loan follows him for the rest of his life — and sometimes gets handed down to his children. A look at how Kashmir’s wedding economy turned a father’s blessing into a decades-long liability, and the government scheme quietly trying to break the cycle. Kashmir Valley — There is a particular kind of arithmetic that plays…

Srinagar Security Grid Gets a Review: IGP Orders Naka Realignment to Ease Traffic

September 22, 2026 Editor

Kashmir IGP Orders Security Checkpoint Realignment in Srinagar to Ease Traffic, Strengthen Surveillance By: News Desk | 21 September 2026 Sujit Kumar asks police and security agencies to reposition naka points, reinforce city entry and exit posts and use technology for faster coordination Srinagar, September 22, 2026: Jammu and Kashmir Police have begun a review of the security grid in Srinagar, with Kashmir Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar directing officials to realign security checkpoints in locations where they can maintain security coverage while reducing traffic congestion. The directions came…

Who Cast the Evil Eye on my Kashmir? Inside a Valley Wrestling With Family Crisis, Unemployment and Social Change

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Editor

Who Cast the Evil Eye on Kashmir? Inside a Valley Wrestling With Family Crisis, Unemployment and Social Change

Kashmir Social Fabric Under Pressure: Who Cast the Evil Eye on the Valley? By: Javid Amin | 20 September 2026 From extravagant weddings and family-court battles to unemployment, trafficking and mental-health concerns, Kashmir is confronting a difficult question: what is happening to the social fabric of the Valley? There is a question increasingly being whispered across Kashmir, sometimes in drawing rooms, sometimes over tea, sometimes after a family dispute and sometimes after another troubling story appears on a mobile phone. What happened to us? The question is not really about…

Kashmir Weather Shift: First Snowfall Hits Gulmarg, Gurez Amid Valley Rain

September 18, 2026 Editor

Kashmir Turns White: Gulmarg, Gurez Receive Season’s First Snowfall as Rain Brings Early Chill to Valley By: News Desk | 17 September 2026 Srinagar: Kashmir has had an unmistakable reminder that summer is beginning to give way to autumn and winter. Fresh snowfall covered the upper reaches of Gulmarg and Gurez on Thursday, while rain swept across much of the Valley, pulling temperatures down and changing the feel of the landscape almost overnight. The snowfall was not a blanket across the entire Valley. It was concentrated in higher elevations, including…

Kashmir Mosques Take Up Addiction, Suicide and Environment in New Social Reform Drive

September 17, 2026 Editor

Kashmir Mosques Expand Role Beyond Religion as Ulema Take Up Addiction, Suicide and Environment By: Javid Amin | 16 September 2026 Srinagar: In Kashmir, the Friday sermon is being asked to do more than speak about faith. A new initiative by the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) seeks to put issues such as drug addiction, suicide and self-harm, youth distress, family problems, social-media misuse and environmental degradation directly into the community conversation. The decision was taken at a one-day Ulema Meet and Seerat Conference in Srinagar on September 15, chaired by Mirwaiz…

Kashmir EV Winter Test: Can Electric Vehicles Survive Snow, Cold & Himalayan Roads?

September 15, 2026 Editor

Kashmir’s EV Winter Test: Can Electric Cars Survive Snow, Sub-Zero Nights and Himalayan Roads? By: News Desk | 14 September 2026 Srinagar: An electric car may look perfectly comfortable on a summer drive through Srinagar. The calculation changes when temperatures fall below freezing, roads become slippery, mountain climbs increase energy consumption and the nearest fast charger may be many kilometres away. That is the less visible challenge facing India’s electric vehicle transition in the Himalayan region. The national EV story is increasingly one of falling battery costs, expanding model choices…

Jehlum to Dal Lake to Gulmarg: Why Plastic Pollution Remains a Growing Crisis in J&K

September 15, 2026 Editor

J&K’s Plastic Problem: Years of Bans, Yet Polythene Still Chokes Rivers, Lakes and Tourist Spots By: News Desk | 14 September 2026 The ban exists. The plastic problem does too. For Jammu and Kashmir, the plastic problem is no longer simply about discarded polythene bags lying on a roadside. It is becoming a test of whether environmental laws can actually translate into everyday behaviour. For years, governments have announced restrictions on polythene and single-use plastic. Jammu and Kashmir has had a statutory framework prohibiting plastic carry bags and other non-biodegradable…

El Niño Warning for Kashmir: A Milder, Drier Winter Could Put Snow and Water Under Pressure

September 15, 2026 Editor

El Niño Warning for J&K: A Milder, Drier Winter Could Put Snow, Water and Tourism Under Pressure By: News Desk | 14 September 2026 Kashmir’s winter is unlikely to disappear — but it could arrive differently For Jammu and Kashmir, winter is much more than a season of cold. Snowfall replenishes mountain water stores, supports downstream river flows, sustains agriculture and horticulture, feeds springs and adds the white landscape on which much of the Valley’s winter-tourism economy depends. That is why the latest warning from the Meteorological Department deserves attention.…