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Kashmir Mutton Supply Faces Fresh Uncertainty as Dealers Warn of Strike Over Transit Charges

October 22, 2026 Editor

Will Mutton Prices Rise in Kashmir? Dealers Renew Protest Over Alleged ₹10,000 Truck Charges

Kashmir Mutton Dealers Warn of Strike Over Punjab Transit Charges, Raise Supply Concerns By: News Desk | 21 October 2026 Srinagar: Kashmir’s mutton trade is facing fresh uncertainty after the All Kashmir Wholesale Mutton Dealers Association warned of a possible strike over alleged unauthorised collections from livestock-carrying trucks passing through Punjab. The dispute has raised concerns about the uninterrupted supply of sheep to the Valley, particularly during the busy wedding season, when demand for mutton traditionally increases. Mehraj-ud-din Ganaie, general secretary of the association, has alleged that transporters bringing livestock…

From Onions to Everyday Groceries: Why Household Budgets in Jammu and Kashmir Are Under Pressure

October 19, 2026 Editor

J&K Inflation at 4.27%: Rising Grocery and Vegetable Costs Put Pressure on Households

J&K Inflation at 4.27%: Rising Grocery and Vegetable Costs Put Pressure on Household Budgets By: Javid Amin | 18 October 2026 Srinagar: The cost of managing everyday household expenses is becoming an increasingly important concern for families across Jammu and Kashmir, as retail inflation reached 4.27% in September, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Although the Union Territory’s headline inflation rate remains below the national average of 5.54%, the broader picture is more complicated for consumers. Food prices,…

India’s Economic and Political Challenges: Beyond the Headlines

October 10, 2026 Editor

Delhi Cannot Stop? What Is Really Happening Across India

From electoral protests in the capital to housing costs in Mumbai, job anxiety in Bengaluru and economic uncertainty in Kashmir, India’s deeper challenge is turning growth into everyday security By: Javid Amin | 10 October 2026 New Delhi: India’s public mood cannot be understood through political rallies and television debates alone. Beneath the daily headlines, a wider set of questions is shaping conversations among families, students, salaried employees, small business owners and young jobseekers: Are incomes keeping pace with expenses? Are good jobs becoming easier to find? Can ordinary households…

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

September 24, 2026 Editor

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…

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…

J&K Bank’s Big Lending Shift: Why 30.9% Growth Outside J&K Is Raising Questions at Home

September 7, 2026 Editor

J&K Bank Lending Row: 30.9% Growth Outside J&K vs 9.3% in UT Raises Questions Over Local Credit By: News Desk | 06 September 2026 As J&K Bank posts record ₹2,363 crore profit, the sharp difference in credit growth between its home market and operations outside the Union Territory has triggered a wider debate over profitability, local development and the bank’s historic role in Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar: The numbers tell a story that is difficult to ignore. Jammu & Kashmir Bank ended the financial year 2025-26 with its highest-ever annual…

A Bitter Truth About Kashmir’s Work Culture: Are We Really Taking Our Jobs Too Lightly?

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 Editor

What if Kashmir’s biggest workplace problem isn’t a lack of talent—but a lack of accountability? A candid look at discipline, professionalism, unemployment and the uncomfortable habits we may need to change. A Bitter Truth About Kashmir’s Work Culture: Are We Holding Ourselves Back? By: Javid Amin | 20 Aug 2026 There are some conversations we avoid because they are uncomfortable. And then there are conversations we avoid for so long that they eventually become impossible to ignore. This is one of them. I know this article may invite criticism. Some…

Kashmir’s Tourism Boom Looks Record-Breaking. So Why Are Locals Falling Behind?

August 12, 2026 Editor

Kashmir’s Tourism Rollercoaster: A Record Boom, a Devastating Crash, and a Recovery That Still Isn’t Reaching Locals By: Javid Amin | 12 Aug 2026 In 2024, Kashmir logged more tourists than ever before. In 2025, that number collapsed by nearly a quarter after the Pahalgam attack. In 2026, arrivals are slowly climbing back — but ask a houseboat owner or a local travel agent, and the boom-bust-rebound cycle looks less like a rollercoaster and more like proof of exactly who the system was never built to protect. Srinagar — Two…

National Highway Disruptions Raise Apple Growers’ Fears as Harvest Season Approaches

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026 Editor

National Highway 44 Kashmir Disruptions Raise Apple Growers’ Fears as Harvest Season Approaches

NH-44 Disruptions Raise Fresh Fears for Kashmir’s Apple Growers as Harvest Season Approaches By: News Desk | 08 Aug 2026 For Kashmir’s fruit growers, the road from an orchard to a distant market can be as important as the crop itself. As the 2026 apple harvest and dispatch season approaches, that journey is once again becoming a source of anxiety. The Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44)—the principal road corridor connecting the Kashmir Valley with markets and supply chains outside the region—has witnessed repeated disruptions this year, particularly across vulnerable stretches of…

Green Corridor for Kashmir’s Apple Trucks: Can It Save the Valley’s ₹12,000-Crore Fruit Economy?

August 3, 2026 Editor

Green Corridor for Fruit Trucks: Why Kashmir’s Apple Economy Is Racing Against the Clock By: Javid Amin | 03 Aug 2026 Every August, thousands of trucks loaded with fresh apples, pears and plums begin the long haul from Kashmir’s orchards to markets across India. This year, that journey is once again running into landslides, security convoys and highway shutdowns — and the Valley’s traders are asking for a fix that’s been talked about for years but never fully delivered: a dedicated green corridor. There’s a rhythm to August in Kashmir…