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Long way to go for SMC to achieve an acceptable solution to the stray dog problem
Long way to go for SMC to achieve an acceptable solution to the stray dog problem
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Bhavya Dhyani Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) census of stray dogs shows that there are around 91,000 stray dogs roaming the streets of Srinagar. They roam in the City doing what…

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J&K DDC election results
J&K’s DDC election results could be anything but “yes/no referendum on abrogation of Article 370”
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The available data on the DDC election results has so much to offer that trying to make sense of it remains as intriguing as ever. Javaid Trali Soon after the…

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Transgender Community in Kashmir
Transgender Community in Kashmir: Forced to the margins of society
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Tehmeena Rizvi Overshadowed by the conflict, the transgender people in Kashmir belong to an extremely vulnerable community. They have retrieved from the public domain in order to hide and protect…

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Rising heart attacks among young people in Jammu and Kashmir
Rising heart attacks among young people in Jammu and Kashmir
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Bhavya Dhyani and Taitreyi Biswas The COVID-19 pandemic has created havoc around the globe by claiming more than one and a half million lives and infecting more than seventy-six million…

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Slow internet speed represents a severe impediment to online education in J&K
Slow internet speed represents a severe impediment to online education in J&K
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Due to the continued restrictions on the high-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir, online teaching and learning in the Union Territory – in the age of COVID-19 – has become…

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Jammu and Kashmir’s Solid Waste Management Challenges and The Way Forward
810 405 Jigyasa Gulati

Solid Waste Management is one of the biggest global issues facing humankind as a result of rapid urbanization and an ever-increasing global population. The issue puts pressure on the limited…

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Maternity care
Maternity care in J&K: The Challenges and the Way Forward
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Arka Chakraborty and Taitreyi Biswas A robust healthcare system with universal health coverage, including primary, secondary and tertiary care is critical to the well-being of individuals. This fact, alone, should…

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Gupkar-Declartion
Pass the buck — Kashmiris have seen this game for long. Mehbooba, Abdullahs must change tack
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This article was originally published by ThePrint on December 09, 2020. JAVAID TRALI Jammu and Kashmir has the infamous distinction of being one of those very few places where ‘politics…

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Music, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
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A place like Jammu and Kashmir where most of the population suffers from various mental health issues as a result of the ongoing unrest, music could provide a way forward.…

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An unpredictable Srinagar-Jammu highway and the long wait for its development
An unpredictable Srinagar-Jammu highway and the long wait for its development
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Arka Chakraborty and Taitreyi Biswas The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway connecting the Kashmir valley to the outside world is one of the most treacherous roads in South Asia. The highway is…

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Reflection: Contextualizing the Silence of Women in Kashmir
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Disclaimer: This is a personal reflection article and does not claim to be based on targeted primary data collection on the topic. My reflections stem from the conversations and stories…

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Acid throwing as one of the acts of Gender-based violence
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Acid violence has horrendously devastated the lives of many young women. However, underreporting has belittled this graver issue. Ambreen Yousuf The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as the intentional…

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