Hailstorm shatters Kashmir’s orchards

Suhail Khan  Srinagar, May 13: A sudden hailstorm and heavy rainfall have devastated apple orchards and standing crops across north and south Kashmir, triggering frantic calls for government intervention even as growers accused the…

The fading soul of Kashmir

Laiba Khan “Kashmir has never been merely a beautiful landscape or a tourist destination called ‘Paradise on Earth.’ It is a living civilization shaped by centuries of Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic traditions that together created a…