Society
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2.8KShadows of 2006 sleaze return to haunt Kashmiris
A series of scandalous crimes has revived the community’s fears of outcast tags that gave sleepless nights to a native back in...
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Remembering Billu—the pet emotion of my life
‘My mother always used to say that Billu came with fortune. When he was there, we never faced any problem.’ I was...
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‘Cow’, ‘Lambo’, ‘Nataraj Pencil’: Kashmir’s toxic body-shaming culture
“What people saw was a ‘fat figure’. They called her ‘darti pe boaj’, cylinder and what not. These tags became her nicknames....
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The portrait of Kashmir’s floating legacy
How the quintessential Kashmiri hospitality became a hospice of history. At a striking spot in the iconic Dal Lake unruffled by tourist...
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In Pictures: Ramzan vibes and varieties in Kashmir
“It doesn’t feel like Ramzan,” says Amir, looking at the street footfall and piles of unattended dates. “Something has changed.” Inside Srinagar’s...
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How Haji’s home became a ‘hotspot of change’ in Gurez
Beyond the fascination for the verdant valley of Gurez, an attempt has been made by a native to make sightseers feel home....
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Shepherd on Bund
The city is congested now and there is no grazing ground for these pets. The thought of overcrowding makes Sultan sad. The...
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When auto-drivers became ambulance-drivers for their bleeding brethren
The CCTV footage of Amira Kadal grenade blast clearly shows local auto-drivers lifting and ferrying injured persons to hospitals. Their prompt response...
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Pets are bringing unexpected happiness to Kashmir—how?
The journey of pet parenting is not always a fun task to do, but for distressed Kashmiris it’s proving to be a...
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Blackout in Kashmir as 20,000 PDD employees go on indefinite strike against privatisation, talks with Admin fail
Srinagar: Despite temperature dipping to minus, several districts of Jammu and Kashmir have been cut off from electricity causing immense difficulties to...
