Winter Darkness
As temperatures fall and power demand rises, scheduled outages of up to eight hours expose Kashmir’s persistent electricity supply and distribution problems. Tabish Khan reports.
As temperatures fall and power demand rises, scheduled outages of up to eight hours expose Kashmir’s persistent electricity supply and distribution problems. Tabish Khan reports.
Encroachment, pollution, and years of stalled conservation have brought Srinagar’s historic Brari Nambal lagoon to the brink. Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari reports.
Seven years after the law was enacted, J&K’s National Law University remains without a notified headquarters or a firm start date. Moien Darial writes.
Displaying healthcare charges is a start; J&K must still confront the cost of diagnosis. Bisma Rafiq writes.
From camera traps to genetic analysis, a new scientific push could reveal more about J&K’s elusive snow leopards and the threats to their high-altitude habitats. Zafer Iqbal reports.
Four Kashmir wetlands account for 96% of 1.34 million water birds counted in 2025, while the Eurasian Teal leads the winter census. Syed Sameer Ahmad Nazki reports.
21 years after the devastating October 8, 2025 earthquake, Kashmir remains dangerously unprepared. Amir Yaseen reports.
Mounting unpaid claims are squeezing private hospitals and narrowing patients’ access to SEHAT care. Moien Darial reports.
At 650, Kashmir’s famed Chattergam Chinar is still green, while a shrinking forest of giants faces modern pressures. Zafer Iqbal reports.
El Nino may tilt Kashmir toward warmth and dryness, but Western Disturbances will decide how much snow the mountains see. Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari reports.