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Kashmir’s Prescription Problem: The Rise of Pregabalin Misuse

By Shahid Shafi Rather Kashmiri youth are facing a new kind of danger. Pregabalin, a prescription medication meant to treat neuropathic pain,...

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Bollywood’s New Script: Politics on Screen

By Shahid Ahmed Hakla Poonchi Indian cinema has long told the stories of a nation, carrying its triumphs, tragedies, and tensions to audiences...

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Budgam’s Ballot: A Test of Integrity and Vision

Budgam’s Ballot: A Test of Integrity and Vision

By Aubaid Akhoon Budgam hums with political chatter these days. Every street corner, WhatsApp group, and news channel seems alive with debates. But...

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The Brokers of Betrayal: How Kashmir’s Apple Farmers Lose Twice

The Brokers of Betrayal: How Kashmir’s Apple Farmers Lose Twice

By  Dr. Rizwan Rumi It begins with a knock at the orchard gate. Traders arrive from outside the valley with polite smiles and sharp eyes. Beside...

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How Words Can Heal in Kashmir’s Sickrooms

How Words Can Heal in Kashmir’s Sickrooms

By  Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili I was sitting by the bedside of a patient in Srinagar, watching her hands tremble over the thin hospital blanket. She...

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Who Is Plundering Doodh Ganga Again?

Who Is Plundering Doodh Ganga Again?

In March 2024, India’s Supreme Court delivered what many environmentalists hailed as a landmark judgment. A bench led by Justice Abhay S. Oka and...

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Kashmir Politics Has Lost Its Grace

Kashmir Politics Has Lost Its Grace

By  Ahmad  Ayaz Power is a gift in any democracy, meant to be wielded with care. In Jammu & Kashmir, the gift has been reshaped. Political survival...

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Can Innovation Save Kashmir’s Saffron from a Warming Future?

Can Innovation Save Kashmir’s Saffron from a Warming Future?

By Mohammad Hanief The autumn harvest no longer brings the same comfort it once did in Kashmir’s saffron town. The fields that earlier bloomed like...

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Syllabus vs. Skills: India’s Generation at Risk

Syllabus vs. Skills: India’s Generation at Risk

By Hidayat Bukhari India’s education system is trapped in a syllabus-first mindset while the world demands skills-first thinkers. Unless learning...

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