Death, decline stalk nomadic Gujjar tribes of J&K
Arjun Sharma and Jamsheed Malik BHADERWAH, Jammu & Kashmir: At a height of 10,000 feet surrounded by mountains lies Padri in Jammu, a lush green grassland with traces of snow....
Pesticides overkill in Punjab killing friendly insects that control pest attacks
AMRITSAR, Punjab: Amrik Singh, 46, a Bathinda-based farmer, was in despair after the entire cotton crop on his three-acre land was destroyed by whitefly in 2017. He then...
Near LoC, Hindus and Muslims look after each other’s deserted temples, mosques
Arjun Sharma & Jamsheed Malik Jammu: Even as the country faces communal tension and incidents of religious intolerance now and then, Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir has become...
J&K Guv proposes opening Kargil war hotspots for trekking
Jammu: Twenty years after Tiger Hills in Kargil became famous in the entire country, the hill might soon be opened for the general public as a tourist destination....
China hacks free trade route, choking Punjab’s bicycle industry
The dragon is evading customs duty, entering the Indian market through free trade route meant for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Ludhiana, Punjab: The state's bicycle industry is huffing and puffing...
Violation of Vienna Convention, misuse of military courts, ICJ asks Pak to suspend Jadhav death sentence
In what can be termed as a virtual victory for India in the long-pending case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday asked Pakistan...
Climate change stripping Ladakh of its very identity
Leh: Blame global warming, the times they are a-changin'. And Ladakh is one of those places where it’s more evident than elsewhere. Extending from the Siachen glacier to...
Army offers vocational courses to Kashmiri youth to dissuade them from militancy
Jammu: In 2013, 24-year-old Rubina Akhtar lived in a small hamlet of Mahore in Reasi district of Jammu, had recently started taking knitting and sewing classes at the...