https://kashmirtimes.com/news/from-gilgit-baltistan-to-ladakh-a-meeting-long-denied-a-meeting-they-seized https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-06-01/z1rttnlu/View-of-River-Shyok-near-Turtuk-Village-in-Ladakh-District-Jammu-and-Kashmir-State-India.JPG Turtuk, on the banks of the River Shyok, Ladakh. In 1971, India took this village from Pakistani control along with roughly three thousand of its people. Families were divided overnight, like spoils of war, across the Line of Control. The River runs through Turtuk, indifferent to the Line of Control. The water crosses the borders that the people cannot. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-06-01/gd1q9q98/ThoudLukjh.jpeg 'Thoudh-Lukh' (Balti), means 'Mulaqat' (Urdu) or 'To Meet' in Balti language was the first ever online meeting of the divided families of Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan. kashmirtimes en 2026-06-01T11:25:42.517Z From Gilgit-Baltistan to Ladakh: A Meeting Long Denied, A Meeting They Seized Ladakh, Kargil, Leh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Divided Families, Human Rights, Line of Control, Thoudh-Lukh, Balti, Skardu, Turtuk, Indus River, Shyok, Nubra, Buddhism, Islam, Persian, Silk Route, Dogra Rulers, India, Pakistan, Union Territory, Partition, BBC, LAB, KDA, Northern Areas, Northern Agency https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/where-copper-sings-from-srinagar-to-gaziantep https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-06-01/d8aj43ix/Coppersmith-street-Gaziantep.jpg A view of a narrow alley on the Coppersmith Street in Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/wgb6sq67/Copper-Coffee-Cup.jpg A copper coffee cup on display in a shop in Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/d7jzsnw9/copper-smith-gaziantep.jpeg A coppersmith busy in handcrafting a copper plate from a sheet inside a workshop in Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/m9imy143/Copper-statue-.jpg A copper statue on display in a cobbled-stone alley in Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/lx5qgmuh/Copper-bazar-Gaziantep2.webp Copper ware on display and polished cups on display inside a shop in Ganiantep, Turkiye reflects the deep heritage culture preserved by its coppersmiths. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/v43afx86/Copper-Street.jpg A view of the statue in a cobbled-stone Copper Street, Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/a8wxodbr/Coppersmith-at-work.jpg Another coppersmith busy in handcrafting a copper plat from a sheet in Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/4mzjz5ua/Hand-made-copper-plate.jpg A handmade copper plate with intricate design on display in a shop in Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/hp0a07v7/Narrow-alley-copper-smitth-streets.jpg A view of the cobbled-stone narrow alley of Coppersmith Street in Gaziantep, Turkiye, preserving the heritage culture. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/m0grfjcn/Ataturk-House-in-Gaziantep-Turkiye.jpg Frontal view of thew Ataturk House in Gaziantep, Turkiye as a homage to Kamal Ataturk, Turkish leader who shaped the modern Turkiye in early 20th century. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/9i1p2ncd/Ataturk-house.jpg A plaque outside Ataturk House in Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/npdcf8e3/copper-bazar1-Gaziantep.jpg Copper ware displayed inside a shop in Gaziantep, Turkiye. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/z6bidasn/Gaziantep-Governor-.jpg Gazaiantep Governor Kemal Cebar speaking to visiting presspersons in Gaziantep, Turkiye. kashmirtimes en 2026-06-01T07:39:04.261Z Where Copper Sings From Srinagar to Gaziantep Cultural Heritage, Heritage City, Turkiye, Srinagar, Samavar, Gaziantep, Coppersmith, Copper Utencils, Copper Statue, Civilisation, Economy, Resistance, History, Handicrafts https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/how-loni-became-the-worlds-new-air-pollution-capital https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/dv7s8fph/Open-burning-of-waste-in-Loni-Ghaziabad.-All-photos-Hridayesh-Joshi.jpg Open burning of waste in Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, near Delhi. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/6dytc7i4/A-huge-dump-of-waste-in-Loni-Ghaziabad.jpg A huge dump of waste in Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, near Delhi. kashmirtimes en 2026-06-01T00:30:00.000Z How Loni Became The World’s New Air Pollution Capital Air Pollution, Capital, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Air Quality Index, Burning Garbage, Loni, Tronica City, Health, Industrial Waste, On Air, Ghaziabad, IQAir Report https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/whose-mandate-counts-in-pakistan-administered-kashmir-2 https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/import/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/A-file-photo-of-Supreme-Court-of-PAK.jpg A file photo of Supreme Court of Pakistan Administered Kashmir. kashmirtimes en 2026-05-31T07:51:43.119Z Whose mandate counts in Pakistan-administered Kashmir? Kashmir, Pakistan Administered Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, Autonomy, Kashmiri Refugees, Democracy, Assembly Elections, Politics https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/infrastructure-outpaces-care-in-gmc-anantnag https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-05-31/l7684plz/Government-Medical-College-Anantnag.jpg Signboard of Government Medical College, Anantnag at the entrance of the institution. kashmirtimes en 2026-05-31T07:36:28.844Z Infrastructure Outpaces Care in GMC Anantnag Medicine, Medical Care, Health, Government Medical College, Anantnag, South Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, Doctors, Politics