Art, Culture & Society
Celebration Limits
As Kashmir’s weddings grow louder, residents are asking for something simple: let the festivities end before someone else’s night begins. Mir Suneem reports.
Month: August 2026
Business & Economy
Closer Kashmir
The third Vande Bharat service promises easier travel for students, traders, families, and tourists, bringing Kashmir closer and making distance less daunting. Moien Darial reports.
Art, Culture & Society
Craft Futures
With tuition covered, Kashmir’s handicrafts department is urging artisans to send a new generation into craft management, entrepreneurship, and global markets. Bilquees Punjabi reports.
Art, Culture & Society
Kashmir Translated
Onaiza Drabu’s anthology opens Kashmiri literature to new readers, exploring what translation reveals – and erases. Amir Yaseen reviews The Big Book of Kashmiri Literature.
Editorial
Power Betrayal
J&K’s 6.83% power tariff hike puts a spotlight on the unfulfilled 200-unit free electricity promise, raising questions over accountability and broken assurances.
Art, Culture & Society
Tagged Tradition
GI QR certification can turn authenticity into a powerful market advantage for Kashmir’s artisans, craftsmen and craft-based businesses. Bisma Rafiq writes.
Environment & Climate
Living Waters
J&K’s lakes and wetlands may survive not just through government plans, but through the communities that live alongside them. Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari writes.
Crime & Justice
Justice Nearby
A High Court bench in Ladakh could bring higher justice closer, replacing journeys of hundreds of kilometres with access closer to home. Tabish Khan reports.
Environment & Climate
Shared Ground
Is J&K turning to prevention, community preparedness, and non-lethal deterrents as wildlife increasingly meets human habitation. Syed Sameer Ahmad Nazki reports.
Environment & Climate
PM Modi praises Amarnath eco drive
‘More than 400 tonnes of waste processed during 2026 yatra’