Weekly

At Achan, decades of waste have grown into a 16-lakh-tonne problem – and the government says the mountain can finally disappear. Moien Darial reports.

As waste and encroachment choke Kashmir’s waterways, a landscape once defined by clear springs is losing its water sources. Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari reports.

J&K has built a stronger disaster-response system, but the hardest risks remain where warnings, rules, and infrastructure meet daily life. Bilquees Punjabi writes.

A proposed revolving restaurant at Gulmarg’s Apharwat Top Station would bring a Swiss mountain-tourism idea to one of Kashmir’s most dramatic landscapes. Syed Sameer Ahmad Nazki writes.

At a Rajbagh craft space, Masood Hussain’s paintings, Mujtaba Qadri’s Pashmina revival, and Avtar Mota’s translations give Lal Ded’s six-century-old vaakhs a new life on Pashmina. Amir Yaseen reports.

The Srinagar civic body has 870 sanctioned vacancies – even as 51 employees face enquiries or cases before different agencies. Bisma Rafiq reports.

At Guryul Ravine, a 252-million-year-old record of Earth’s greatest extinction awaits legal protection in Kashmir. Amir Yaseen reports.

As Himalayan disasters multiply, J&K faces a choice: expand hydropower first or reassess the risks of building deeper into an unstable mountain system. Mir Suneem reports.

A nationwide money-laundering probe has put alleged manipulation of NHAI toll collections under the spotlight, with ED searches reaching Jammu. Tabish Khan reports.

Rooftop generation, smart meters, and cheaper daytime power could give Jammu and Kashmir a new way to manage its chronic electricity crunch. Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari reports.