https://kashmirtimes.com/news/eyewitness-the-river-behind-my-house-is-shrinking https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-10-02/szk7wonm/River-Sangaloo-choked-by-pipes-and-waste-material.-Photo-Basharat-Amin.jpg River Sangaloo choked by water pipes and garbage thrown into it by people living around in Shopian district of Kashmir Valley. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-10-02/x2xgzfw1/River_Sangaloo_pipes__waste_material_fades_its_beauty_and_shrinks_its_original_width__Photo_Basharat.jpg The beauty and width of river Sangaloo fades with water pipes and waste material dumped on its river bed in Shopian district of Kashmir Valley. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-10-02/fdm5zrfo/The-Sangaloo-River-has-been-reduced-in-width-following-the-installation-of-pipes-by-the-PHE-department.-Photo-Basharat-Amin.jpg The natural width of river Sangaloo has shrunk due to laying of water pipes by the Public Health Engineering Department and encroachment of its banks in Shopian district of Kashmir Valley. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-10-02/0nqt8rwa/The_Sangaloo_River_remains_free_of_pollution_and_encroachment_at_a_stretch_with_minimal_human_interv.jpg The Sangaloo River remains free of pollution and encroachment at a stretch with minimal human intervention in some parts upstream of Shopian district of Kashmir Valley. kashmirtimes en 2026-10-02T11:42:26.787Z Eyewitness: The River Behind My House is Shrinking Water, Water Bodies, Drinking Water, Sewage Flow, River Sangaloo, Shopian, South Kashmir, Health, River Pollution, Garbage Disposal, Water Pipes, Encroachments, Mughal Road, Pir Panjal, Heerpora Shopian, Glaciers, Anantnag, Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, Public Health Engineering, Jamia Masjid https://kashmirtimes.com/news/a-demolition-and-a-disappearance-put-pajk-on-edge-as-council-race-begins https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-10-01/2hj3u1d6/Advocate-Khawaja-Mehran-shared-on-X-AjkUpdates.jpg Advocate Khawaja Mehran Arshad, a member of the core committee of Joint Awami Action Committee, spearing the agitation in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir, whose house in Dadyal Miran Chapran was demolished by the security forces on the intervening night of September 29 and 30, 2026. kashmirtimes en 2026-10-01T13:57:30.218Z A Demolition and a Disappearance Put PaJK on Edge as Council Race Begins Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir, Joint Awami Action Commitee, Showkat Nawaz Mir, Khawaja Mehran Arshad, Agitation, Legislative Assembly, Elections, Kashmir Council, Rawalakot, Dialogue, Politics, PML-N, PPP https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/citizens-voice/what-does-democracy-mean-in-a-world-of-conflicts-and-authoritarian-regimes https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/import/kashmirtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Erosion-of-democracy-photo.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&ssl=1 India has slipped down on Democracy Index ranking in the world. kashmirtimes en 2026-10-01T13:20:35.195Z What Does Democracy Mean in a World of Conflicts and Authoritarian Regimes? Democracy, Autocracy, Democratic Downslide, International Day of Democracy, Politics, Palestine, Gaza, Israel, Jantar Mantar, Majrooh Sultanpuri https://kashmirtimes.com/news/news-analysis/the-doval-doctrine-lands-in-dhaka https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-10-01/6p1de1xg/India-Bangladesh-border-issues.png India-Bangladesh diplomacy involves many issues including border, human smuggling and occasional skirmishes between the border guards of two countries. Image is representational. kashmirtimes en 2026-10-01T11:19:13.669Z The Doval Doctrine Lands in Dhaka India, Bangladesh, Diplomacy, Security, Border Clashes, Sheikh Hasina, Ajit Doval, China, Pakistan, USA, BRICS, NSA, Spymaster, International Relations