Weekly

While J&K’s banks met the lending target, too many J&K borrowers missed out. Bilquees Punjabi writes.

In Kashmir, unregulated herbal cures are becoming a dangerous gamble with the liver. Syed Sameer Ahmad Nazki writes.

A city drowns in plans, projects, and institutional confusion. Moien Darial reports.

As J&K’s electricity demand grows, the next big source of power may be its rooftops. Bisma Rafiq reports.

At Zehanpora, a second excavation is probing a nearly 2000-year-old settlement that could reshape the story of Buddhism in Kashmir. Amir Yaseen reports.

After 7 years at Rs 12,300 a month, J&K’s medical interns ended their 8-day strike after the government promised a decision on stipend revision within 30 days. Bilquees Punjabi reports.

J&K recorded 3269 road crashes and 603 deaths in the first seven months of the year, with Jammu carrying much of the burden. Tabish Khan reports.

Across the Himalaya, collapsing ice, rock and permafrost are emerging as a flood threat even where no glacial lake exists. Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari reports.

Built to detect dangerous respiratory viruses, Kashmir’s high-end H1N1 laboratory has remained shut since 2022, leaving a costly public-health asset idle as respiratory infections continue to pose a threat. Bisma Rafiq writes.

J&K’s banks grew deposits and lending by nearly 10 percent, but the region’s credit-deposit ratio remains almost 20 points below the national average. Moien Darial reports.