“A new US-Iran ceasefire agreement halts four months of direct conflict and reopens diplomacy. The deal establishes a 60-day window to negotiate a broader peace settlement and avert a wider...

“Dynastic politics in Jammu and Kashmir has expanded beyond a few dominant families. Today, most of the former ministers and legislators are actively positioning their relatives to inherit political power,...

“Calling the 8th Pay Commission a "fiscal time bomb" for Jammu and Kashmir is economically shortsighted. It is a standard, nationwide salary and pension revision affecting millions of government employees...

Five years after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh — the political map may have changed overnight, but the deeper...

“For the first time in Kashmir, cat bites have surpassed dog bites, creating an unprecedented public health concern that demands urgent attention from health authorities and pet owners”. Shafqat Bukhari...

“Middle East conflicts spark a triple fuel price hike in India, driving petrol near ₹100/litre and exposing the economy's vulnerability to global energy shocks.” The latest hike in fuel prices...

“While workshops on entrepreneurship in Kashmiri private schools seem progressive, they highlight a deeper, more complex trend of rapid educational commercialization and private school proliferation in the Valley. Shafqat Bukhari...

“In democratic societies sacred oath intended as a supreme moral and constitutional commitment is increasingly reduced to a hollow political formality. This shift creates a critical tension between solemn declarations...

“Jammu & Kashmir will today witness two major simultaneous events: thousands of students appearing for the competitive NEET UG medical entrance exam and a widespread "Nasha Mukt" anti-drug campaign led...

“By granting official access to unverified social media "journalists" with histories of misconduct, administrative bodies are undermining professional standards and bureaucratic neutrality.” Shafqat Bukhari In recent years, a troubling pattern...