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Fragrant Decline
Mushk Budji’s price crash leaves stocks piling up and growers walking away, putting the prized Kashmiri rice’s revival at risk. Tabish Khan reports.
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Toxic Overflow
J&K’s waste crisis is spilling into Srinagar’s rivers and lakes, with only a fraction of daily garbage scientifically treated. Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari reports.
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Power Gamble
J&K’s hydropower ambition could transform its electricity economy – if execution can match the scale of the promise. Syed Sameer Ahmad Nazki reports.
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Missing Bell
J&K’s rising secondary-school dropout rate is a warning that getting children into classrooms is only half the job. Bilquees Punjabi writes.
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Delayed Promise
Nearly 8 years on, AIIMS Awantipora remains incomplete with no MBBS classes or inpatient services. Moien Darial reports.
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.
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.