Kashmir Times

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Waste collection at a glance in Jammu and Kashmir.

J&K Collects Nearly All Its Waste But Where Does 428 Tonnes a Day Go?

21 hours ago

8 min read

Official data reveals a widening gap between collection, treatment, segregation and final disposal, with strong activity numbers masking a system that loses track of actual outcomes

A collage of photos of Har Ghar Tiranga rallies in Kashmir on the occasion of Independence Day.

News

Borrowed Trucks, Threatened Bikes: The Making of an Independence Day in Kashmir

KT News Desk

18 Aug 2026

7 min read

The Credibility of Modi Govt Depends on Fulfilling Its Promise to Restore Statehood to Jamm & Kashmir.

News

'It's an Abomination': Omar Abdullah's on UT Status, Seven Years After Article 370

KT News Desk

12 Aug 2026

7 min read

Muslim Conference president and former PaJK prime minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan gestures during his speech at his party’s function in Muzaffarabad on January 20, 2026.

News

Kashmir’s Oldest Party Faces Extinction

Danish Irshad

12 Aug 2026

8 min read

(From Left to right) Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir, and DyPM Ishaq Dar stand at the signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, in Makkah on Aug 7, 2026.

News

Makkah Defence Pact: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Pledge Collective Security

Iftikhar Gilani

07 Aug 2026

13 min read

How militarisation is impacting education in Kashmir is a big question?

News

In at the School Gate, Exit Too Early: Inside J&K’s Education Crisis

KT News Desk

07 Aug 2026

8 min read

People continuing a protest demonstration in Rawalakot, Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday 05 August 2026.

News

Two Months of Unrest, Violence, Crackdown in PaJK: 89-93 Dead

KT News Desk

06 Aug 2026

4 min read

J&K administration officials interacting with staff members of the Child Welfare Centres in Srinagar, Kashmir to ascertain facilities available for children with special needs. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Child Development and Rehab Centres for Children With Special Needs Without Regulations

SC intervention is welcome but much more needs to be done

Zaheer Jan

21 hours ago

5 min read

The CAG report on Jammu and Kashmir economy points out poor financial management. The image is representational.

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Horticulture: From Orchards to Economy of Value

Why the Ultimate Oasis must begin by protecting, modernising and owning Kashmir’s green wealth

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

18 Aug 2026

6 min read

Four visions for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir Valley. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Kashmiri Migrants and Politics of Return

A genuine homecoming requires justice, reconciliation and peace for all displaced Kashmiris

Altaf Hussain Wani

17 Aug 2026

6 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.

Video

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

Asma Bhat

13 Jun 2026

1 min read

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

Book Launch of "Aaina-e-Manshayat" Held at Tral in Kashmir on June 27, 2026.

Comment Articles

Book Review: Society Has to Join the War Against Drug Menace

Z G Muhammad

17 Aug 2026

4 min read

Front cover of the book, "Bebooj Nama: Kashmir History Selected Readings' by Ayaz Rasool Nazki.

Comment Articles

Ayaz Nazki and His 'Bebooj Nama'

Z G Muhammad

06 Aug 2026

5 min read

Comment Articles

On 'Satluj' and Memory as Resistance

Khushdeep Kaur Malhotra

14 Jul 2026

3 min read

News

In at the School Gate, Exit Too Early: Inside J&K’s Education Crisis

KT News Desk

07 Aug 2026

8 min read

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.

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

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.

News

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

6 min read

Kashmir Times

News

J&K Collects Nearly All Its Waste But Where Does 428 Tonnes a Day Go?

Borrowed Trucks, Threatened Bikes: The Making of an Independence Day in Kashmir

'It's an Abomination': Omar Abdullah's on UT Status, Seven Years After Article 370

Kashmir’s Oldest Party Faces Extinction

Makkah Defence Pact: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Pledge Collective Security

In at the School Gate, Exit Too Early: Inside J&K’s Education Crisis

Two Months of Unrest, Violence, Crackdown in PaJK: 89-93 Dead

Opinion

Child Development and Rehab Centres for Children With Special Needs Without Regulations

Kashmir’s Horticulture: From Orchards to Economy of Value

Kashmiri Migrants and Politics of Return

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

Book Review: Society Has to Join the War Against Drug Menace

Ayaz Nazki and His 'Bebooj Nama'

On 'Satluj' and Memory as Resistance

In Focus

In at the School Gate, Exit Too Early: Inside J&K’s Education Crisis

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

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