The killing of a special police officer in Kishtwar, rooted in a land dispute, is another reminder that private conflicts can erupt into violence that destabilizes communities and weakens institutions....

A bus journey, through Haryana, meant to connect regions was disrupted when a roadside dispute turned into stone pelting. Passengers and workers were injured, windows shattered and the sense of...

  Bird census has placed a number before us that cannot be ignored. More than 13 lakh water birds have been recorded across Kashmir’s wetlands this year, with four sites...

A framework has now been set in motion to address the status of thousands of workers in urban local bodies across Jammu and Kashmir. The sanction to adopt municipal service...

Kashmir’s lakes are its lifeblood with Wular Lake being one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Indian subcontinent. Besides Wular, we have Manabal, Dal, Nigeen, Khushalsar and Gilsar and...

A ten‑year plan has been set in motion to reconfigure the way waste is handled, shifting it from disposal to recovery and reuse. Circular Economy Policy outlines a system where...

Brari Nambal is collapsing under neglect. A lagoon that once sustained Dal Lake’s hydrology and stood as a centrepiece of Srinagar’s natural heritage has been reduced to a dumping ground....

Judiciary is the anchor of a society that seeks fairness and order and its strength lies not in words but in the assurance that rights are protected and justice is...

The notification of the City Gas Distribution Policy represents a structural shift in how energy will be supplied and consumed in Jammu and Kashmir. For the first time, a comprehensive...

The push for rooftop solar installations and the solarisation of government buildings in Jammu and Kashmir has reached a crucial juncture. With more than half of the residential target already...