Society
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1.9KSikhs host Iftaar dinner for Muslims in Srinagar
Srinagar: To promote composite culture of Kashmir and brotherhood between different communities, members of Sikh community hosted an Iftaar dinner for Muslims,...
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Fall of Kumars: ‘In a few years, there will be no potter in Kashmir’
While most of them have long stopped moulding clay for living, the remaining traditionalists are grappling with the market indifference. Amid the...
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In Photos: Kashmir erupts in rage against alleged rape of 3-yr-old girl, protestors demand justice, death penalty to rapist
People across the valley of Kashmir took out protest rallies, against the rape of a three year girl in Bandipora, and demanded...
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24 years later, Charar-i-Sharief’s gutted shift still evokes nostalgia
It was on this day, 24 years ago, when Charar-i-Sharief went up in raging flames, to chagrin and heartbreak of Kashmiris. In...
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The Kashmiri mother who serves lunch to her dead children
When she lost all her three children, mother Noori developed her own routine to cope-up with her crushing loss. She would prepare...
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From graveyard dirt to spotless Coca Cola bottles: The evolution of burglary in Kashmir
Police just sent notorious city drug-peddler Nabbe Kal’le behind bars, but his ‘high and loose’ band is continuously on the radar for...
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They may be blind, but they’re Kashmir’s popular quilt-makers
Behind the sprawling NIT campus in Srinagar’s Hazrabal area, sleepy Chakbagh neighbourhood holds a unique distinction of housing the two fashionable and...
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Jinn, Jinx and Jaded lifestyle: How a vicious circle of Ignorance highlights Kashmir’s New Evil—Part I
Kashmir being a conflict-stricken society has unleashed myriad mental and physical health agonies on its citizenry. Even as natives frequent healthcare specialists...
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Last generation of Santoor makers fading out into abyss
Facing a shrinking customer base and changed societal preferences, the traditional tune-maker of Old City is on the brink of losing his...
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Kashmir-Kolkata knot: The fate of interracial marriages in ‘Paradise’
Marrying a non-local girl, when one fails to get a suitable match, due to overage, low income or any physical disability in...
