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Large crowds have gathered at Rawalakot, Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday, 27 July 2026 before the police firing incident took place at Dera Rawalakot in the evening.

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Security forces accused of firing on marchers; rights group appeals to UN as casualty figures remain unverified amid communications blackout

The Old Lady Spider Cave. (A) Plan and section of the cave, drawn from a previously unpublished point cloud shared with permission by D. Rosati. Orange shading shows where human remains were found, while gray shading shows a part of the cave covered by a roof collapse. (B) Previously unpublished photograph of bones in room 2, taken by the authors during the excavation.

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Ancient Genomes From a Ladakh Cave Reveal 2,800-Year-Old Mixing of Tibetan and South Asian Peoples

KT News Desk

26 Jul 2026

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The number of protesters sit-in at Rawalakot has not decreased on Thursday, 23 July 2026, since the beginning of the movement launched by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir.

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Negotiations May Calm Streets, But Political Questions Remain-II

Danish Irshad

26 Jul 2026

5 min read

Heightened view of Muzaffarabad city, capital of Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir, on both river banks after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

News

Is Pakistan-administered Kashmir Entering New Political Phase?-I

Danish Irshad

25 Jul 2026

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Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah counters Union health minister JP Nadda over paper leak of JKSSB, which happened under Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's rule in 2022.

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J&K's 2022–23 Recruitment Scandal Trail Resurfaces as Nadda and Abdullah Clash Over the Chronology

KT News Desk

24 Jul 2026

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A protester allegedly injured by pellet gun in police action at Palika Bazaar in Connaught Place by a Rapid Action Force (RAF) jawan in uniform in New Delhi.

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The Cost of 'Non-Lethal': Kashmir's Pellet Gun Legacy, and Its Return to Delhi's Streets

KT News Desk

23 Jul 2026

10 min read

Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez and journalist-researcher Irfan Mehraj.

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Khurram Parvez, Irfan Mehraj Out on Bail, But May be Stuck in Delhi

KT News Desk

22 Jul 2026

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A truck buried under debris in Ramban flash floods in April 2026, a town located on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Human Interventions that Trigger Flash Floods

The Sukhnag stream case shows how excessive river mining is destabilising the water bodies

Sadaket Ali Malik

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Comment Articles

From Tihar to Open-Air Prison: Unfinished Freedom of Khurram and Irfan

Bail after years of incarceration should restore liberty, not replace prison walls with legal restrictions that exile, silence, and continue punishment by other means

Altaf Hussain Wani

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Gen Z implosion at Jantar Mantar , New Delhi became a mass movement for the young Indians against NEET paper leaks seeking on education reforms.

Comment Articles

South Asia’s Implosion: Gen Z Cockroaches and the End of Obedience

The young have risen and have converged in Bangladesh and India, what keeps them fragmented in Pakistan?

Junaid S Ahmad

25 Jul 2026

4 min read

Video

In Conversation: PaJK Crisis and Kashmir in India-Pakistan Tangle

Anuradha Bhasin

25 Jul 2026

1 min read

Zareef Ahmad Zareef speaking to Asma Bhat, Kashmir Times in interview on Kashmir's lost heritage.

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Voice of Our Past: Zareef Ahmad Zareef on Kashmir’s Lost Heritage

Asma Bhat

13 Jun 2026

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Kashmiri painter Masood Hussain in an interview with Asma Bhat.

Video

Even When I Paint Pain, I Draw on Hope: Masood Hussain

Asma Bhat

22 Apr 2026

1 min read

Senior journalist associated with BBC Riyaz Masroor with the author Asma Bhat.

Video

Young Journalists Grapple With Shrinking Job Market In Kashmir

Asma Bhat

02 Nov 2025

1 min read

Comment Articles

On 'Satluj' and Memory as Resistance

Khushdeep Kaur Malhotra

14 Jul 2026

3 min read

Comment Articles

‘Chauhaan’ Teaser and the Darkening of Bollywood’s Kashmir Lens

Aarzoo Irshad

13 Jul 2026

5 min read

Front cover of the book, "White Nights and other stories" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Literature

White Nights: Dostoevsky's Warning Against the Seduction of Fantasy

Faizaan Bashir

26 Jun 2026

4 min read

News

The Cost of 'Non-Lethal': Kashmir's Pellet Gun Legacy, and Its Return to Delhi's Streets

KT News Desk

23 Jul 2026

10 min read

Kashmiri Pandit homes left behind with the memories still haunting in the Machabawan, Mattan, Anantnag.

In Focus

Where Memory Still Lives: The Abandoned Homes of Kashmiri Pandits

Shaheen Mursal

01 Jul 2026

9 min read

An elderly Kashmiri Pandit couple spends time outside their settlement at Jagti township in Jammu.

In Focus

Displaced KPs: Lives in Shabby Camp Colonies, Ashes Without a River

Basharat Amin

24 May 2026

9 min read

Image shows H on weigh scale, was taken by Mushtaq and is saved on his phone as a dark memory of the most expensive “10 grams”, heavy on his life.

In Focus

It Started With a ‘Harmless Joint,’ but Heroin Addiction Spiraled their Lives Out of Control

Yameen Dar

15 May 2026

12 min read

A view of the agriculture fields which are disappearing for carving out of roads and raising of concrete jungles in Kashmir.

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Rails, Roads, a Ravaged Earth and the Hunger Left Behind

Sajad Rasool

14 Apr 2026

12 min read

School children in a classroom in a village in Bandipora, Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Kashmir Diary 2: World’s Future in this Room

Amit Sengupta

15 Jul 2026

6 min read

The author, Dr Aditi Parimoo with two Anands by the river side in the backdrop of snow-clad mountains, during a trip to Ladakh region.

Comment Articles

In the Rocky Mountains, Everyone Still Cares Where You are From

Dr Aditi Parimoo

16 Jun 2026

5 min read

Members of the transgender community share a moment of conversation in Srinagar.

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They Sing and Dance at Celebrations, are Forgotten, and Go Hungry to Bed

Asmat Hussain

06 Jun 2026

6 min read

A view of a narrow alley on the Coppersmith Street in Gaziantep, Turkiye.

Comment Articles

Where Copper Sings From Srinagar to Gaziantep

Iftikhar Gilani

01 Jun 2026

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Kashmir Times

News

Security Forces Crackdown in PaJK as JAAC Long March Resumes on Election Day, ‘3 Dead’, Scores Injured

Ancient Genomes From a Ladakh Cave Reveal 2,800-Year-Old Mixing of Tibetan and South Asian Peoples

Negotiations May Calm Streets, But Political Questions Remain-II

Is Pakistan-administered Kashmir Entering New Political Phase?-I

J&K's 2022–23 Recruitment Scandal Trail Resurfaces as Nadda and Abdullah Clash Over the Chronology

The Cost of 'Non-Lethal': Kashmir's Pellet Gun Legacy, and Its Return to Delhi's Streets

Khurram Parvez, Irfan Mehraj Out on Bail, But May be Stuck in Delhi

Opinion

Human Interventions that Trigger Flash Floods

From Tihar to Open-Air Prison: Unfinished Freedom of Khurram and Irfan

South Asia’s Implosion: Gen Z Cockroaches and the End of Obedience

Video (Multimedia)

In Conversation: PaJK Crisis and Kashmir in India-Pakistan Tangle

Voice of Our Past: Zareef Ahmad Zareef on Kashmir’s Lost Heritage

Even When I Paint Pain, I Draw on Hope: Masood Hussain

Young Journalists Grapple With Shrinking Job Market In Kashmir

Culture

On 'Satluj' and Memory as Resistance

‘Chauhaan’ Teaser and the Darkening of Bollywood’s Kashmir Lens

White Nights: Dostoevsky's Warning Against the Seduction of Fantasy

In Focus

The Cost of 'Non-Lethal': Kashmir's Pellet Gun Legacy, and Its Return to Delhi's Streets

Where Memory Still Lives: The Abandoned Homes of Kashmiri Pandits

Displaced KPs: Lives in Shabby Camp Colonies, Ashes Without a River

It Started With a ‘Harmless Joint,’ but Heroin Addiction Spiraled their Lives Out of Control

Rails, Roads, a Ravaged Earth and the Hunger Left Behind

Features

Kashmir Diary 2: World’s Future in this Room

In the Rocky Mountains, Everyone Still Cares Where You are From

They Sing and Dance at Celebrations, are Forgotten, and Go Hungry to Bed

Where Copper Sings From Srinagar to Gaziantep