All posts tagged "Featured"
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2.5KInvestigationTrash and Turf Wars: How big cats are haunting Kashmir
Human-wildlife clashes in Kashmir have claimed over 100 lives and left 906 injured since 2018, with leopards being the primary threat. Nearly...
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2.0KCultureHow Kashmiri oral tradition finds an emancipator in Hatim Tilwoeyn
At the core of Kashmir’s heritage is its oral tradition, a time-honoured practice in which stories, tales, and ballads were handed down...
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2.5KFaithWhy Kashmiris must reclaim the soul of Kashmir’s Sufi movement
For centuries, Sufism or Tasawwuf shaped Kashmir’s spiritual and social fabric, balancing mysticism with Islamic law. But today, this legacy faces distortion...
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1.7KCommunityThinking about the trouble in tribal heartland
The issue of forest land rights remains sensitive as tribal communities are caught between the need for development and the preservation of...
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2.5KCultureFrom ‘Phiran Kurti’ to ‘Wajjwan Thali’: Fetish and exploitation of Kashmir’s culture
You might have heard someone say, “why do you get offended if I wear a firan-kurti like a dress, in my own...
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12.4KChild Sexual Abuse‘Abused thousands of young boys over decades’: Notorious child-rapist Aijaz Sheikh finally convicted under Section 377
Srinagar: Aijaz Sheikh, one of Kashmir’s most notorious child rapists, has finally been convicted under Section 377 of the Ranbir Penal Code....
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10.8KEducationKiss of gratitude: Teacher who restored Govt School glory in Kashmir
An educator is acting as the guiding light for the community that long walked away from government schools. A pre-1947 school had...
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3.9KClimate ChangeOf jinx, junk, and Jhelum—the old couple whose houseboat ran out of water
As Kashmir is witnessing a severe heatwave, it has affected the horticulture industry as well as the water bodies. A couple of...
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5.0KHandicraftsThe unfinished carpet—Inside Kashmir’s abandoned workplace
After losing his workforce and workplace, a master artisan is trying to make a relic out of one last piece. He nonchalantly...
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5.6KDevelopmentGasping for breath: Kashmir’s prepaid power predicament
“The welfare government sticks to welfare programmes instead of coming up with prepaid smart meters.” Octogenarian Mohammad Shafi Shah has been gasping...
