The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board is entrusted with managing religious endowments, shrines, mosques and properties dedicated to religious, charitable and community welfare purposes. Its responsibility extends beyond administering land...

Brari Nambal Encroachment Should Be a Wake-Up Call Ahmad Ayaz Kashmir is blessed with extraordinary natural beauty. Its pleasant climate, majestic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, wetlands, meadows, springs and rich...

India’s greatest civilisational strength has never been uniformity. It has been its remarkable ability to accommodate diversity—different faiths, cultures, languages, traditions and ways of life—while allowing them to flourish alongside...

Energy prices have always played a decisive role in shaping the economic stability of nations. In an interconnected global economy, even distant geopolitical tensions can have immediate and far-reaching consequences...

Ahmad Ayaz The launch of the Jammu–Srinagar direct train is far more than the introduction of a new transport service—it represents the realization of a vision that persisted for decades....

The debate surrounding the reservation policy in Jammu & Kashmir has, in recent years, emerged as one of the most significant and sensitive public issues in the region. What was...

In a landmark moment that blends science, vision, and ambition, Kashmir has witnessed tulips blooming in December—months ahead of their traditional flowering season in late March and April. The unprecedented...

Ahmad Ayaz In view of today’s snowfall, the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway is closed and flights to Srinagar have been cancelled, leaving the Valley effectively stranded. Every winter, Kashmir is reminded—yet...

Politics is voluntary—so why salaries, pensions privileges, and  Politics, at its core, is meant to be a voluntary service—a commitment to the welfare, development, and well-being of the people. Yet,...

Ahmad Ayaz De mocracy is not sustained merely by conducting elections or invoking the phrase “public mandate” in speeches. It survives only when those entrusted with authority respect the verdict...