The first anniversary of the devastating floods of September 2014 is being observed on Monday. As many as 300 people died in the floods which […]
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‘It was like doomsday’
Hamidullah Dar As I finished my day’s job at the desk on September 6 evening last year, I headed for waiting vehicle to rush to […]
Militants’ video ‘motivated’ Sopore boys to take up arms
A video clip of militants is believed to have “motivated” four teenagers from Sopore, who were detained in frontier district of Kupwara recently while attempting […]
Long road to recovery agonisingly slow
Floods: A Year Later Long road to recovery agonisingly slow People picking up the pieces as rehab yet to gather pace In the first week […]
Resilience shown in the face of pain, loss
Floods: A Year Later For a moment, Ahmad (40) from the Chattabal locality of Srinagar thought everything was lost. He saw his two children and […]
Weary of waiting for aid, Kashmir Valley shuts down today
Coalition of trade associations calls for protest, says state and central governments did not fulfil promises. Accusing the state government and the Centre of failing […]
Mitigation measures yet to take off for future floods
With a series of mitigation measures recommended by experts remaining unimplemented over the past year, the threat of floods remains real in Kashmir. The recommendation […]
Time, Funds must to save Srinagar from another disaster, says govt
After a year that witnessed change of guard in the state, the Irrigation and Flood Control Department headed by Sukhnandan Choudhary is confronted with the […]
Package or no package, Kashmir will rise again
Two tragedies that I witnessed in my recent past are stuck to my memories- the disastrous earthquake that hit on Oct. 8, 2005 and the […]
Bat industry struggles to stay afloat
The dwindling cricket bat manufacturing industry in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district has made minimal recovery since its infrastructure was hit by the last year’s floods. […]