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A pony handler in Pahalgam, a tourist resort in Anantnag district, South Kashmir, carries a QR code stuck to the back of his phone, an identity tag meant to mark him as a verified and authorised worker.

News

Marked and Monitored, but Out of Work in Kashmir’s Tourist Hub

Ilhak Tantray

7 hours ago

7 min read

How QR Codes are reshaping life for Pahalgam's pony handlers, cab operators

An elderly Kashmiri Pandit couple spends time outside their settlement at Jagti township in Jammu.

In Focus

Displaced KPs: Lives in Shabby Camp Colonies, Ashes Without a River

Basharat Amin

24 May 2026

9 min read

Hindus regard the ASI-protected complex as a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati), while Muslims consider it the site of the Kamal Maula mosque.

News

Third Claimant in Bhojshala Case: Jains Also Lost Legal Battle

KT News Desk

17 May 2026

5 min read

Image shows H on weigh scale, was taken by Mushtaq and is saved on his phone as a dark memory of the most expensive “10 grams”, heavy on his life.

In Focus

It Started With a ‘Harmless Joint,’ but Heroin Addiction Spiraled their Lives Out of Control

Yameen Dar

15 May 2026

12 min read

Protests against alleged sexual harassment case in Sopore in April 2026. Image is representational.

News

Sexual Harassment & Violence: A Teacher Arrested, Six Detained, But No Answers in Sopore

Umer Farooq

12 May 2026

9 min read

Refugee women in Jammu show their medical prescriptions and reports as they struggle with various diseases related to menstrual hygiene.

News

If You Count Ten Women, Eight Are Ill; 4 in 10 undergo Reproductive Surgery

Basharat Amin

06 May 2026

5 min read

News

Press Freedom Falls to a 25-Year Low Worldwide

KT News Desk

30 Apr 2026

6 min read

A representational image of Eid-Ul-Adha.

Comment Articles

The Knife’s True Edge: Lessons from Eid al-Adha for Global Peace

The festival’s essence of sacrifice can be a guiding principle for powers to relinquish ego and maximalist demands

Rao Farman Ali

3 hours ago

7 min read

Front cover of the book, "String of Pearls" by Nighat Hafiz.

Comment Articles

Pearls For All: Words of Wisdom and Introspection

Nighat Hafiz’s ‘String of Pearls’ is a richly curated treasury of quotations – from the complexities of society to the corridors of power, democracy, and leadership – that inspires a reader to pause, ...

Z G Muhammad

20 hours ago

3 min read

A file photo of Jammu Kashmir Awami Action Committee (JKAAC) leading the demonstrations as telecommunications across Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir (PaJK) were completely shut down in September-October 2025.

Comment Articles

The People vs. the System: PaJK's Democratic Uprising

JAAC – a grassroots democratic movement is challenging misgovernance and political exclusion

Shams Rehman

25 May 2026

7 min read

Kashmiri painter Masood Hussain in an interview with Asma Bhat.

Video

Even When I Paint Pain, I Draw on Hope: Masood Hussain

Asma Bhat

22 Apr 2026

1 min read

Video

Young Journalists Grapple With Shrinking Job Market In Kashmir

Asma Bhat

02 Nov 2025

1 min read

News

PaJK Crisis: JKJAAC Movement and Breaking Down The Agreement With Pakistan Government

Anuradha Bhasin

06 Oct 2025

1 min read

Multimedia

Forgotten by Progress: Life in Fakir Gujri is far away from progress made in urban centres of Kashmir

Ubaid Mukhtar

21 Jul 2025

1 min read

Comment Articles

Pearls For All: Words of Wisdom and Introspection

Z G Muhammad

20 hours ago

3 min read

A still from the film, "The Collaborator".

Comment Articles

Line of Control Holds Together What is Threatening to Fall Apart

Rafiq Kathwari

10 May 2026

3 min read

Front cover of the book, "The Valley of Unfinished Songs" by Umair Ahmed Khan published by Rupa Publications, India.

Comment Articles

Whose Kashmir, Whose Grief? Unfinished Songs and Inconvenient Truths

Iftikhar Gilani

28 Apr 2026

9 min read

In Focus

Displaced KPs: Lives in Shabby Camp Colonies, Ashes Without a River

Basharat Amin

24 May 2026

9 min read

In Focus

It Started With a ‘Harmless Joint,’ but Heroin Addiction Spiraled their Lives Out of Control

Yameen Dar

15 May 2026

12 min read

A view of the agriculture fields which are disappearing for carving out of roads and raising of concrete jungles in Kashmir.

News

Rails, Roads, a Ravaged Earth and the Hunger Left Behind

Sajad Rasool

14 Apr 2026

12 min read

A therapy session being conducted with a child by rehabilitation therapist in Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Virtual Autism: J&K Needs More Rehabilitation Therapists

Zaheer Jan

25 Nov 2025

4 min read

Floodwaters crossed the danger mark in September 2025, disrupting road connectivity in Shamsipora, Anantnag, South Kashmir.

In Focus

Frequent Floods Weaken Jhelum’s Embankments: No Dredging Threatens Lives, Livelihoods in Riverside Villages

Junaid Manzoor Dar

06 Nov 2025

9 min read

The thirty-six course meal, Kashmiri wazwan.

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Grand Wazwan was Saved by Wazas from Gurez

Rao Farman Ali

17 May 2026

7 min read

In Focus

It Started With a ‘Harmless Joint,’ but Heroin Addiction Spiraled their Lives Out of Control

Yameen Dar

15 May 2026

12 min read

News

If You Count Ten Women, Eight Are Ill; 4 in 10 undergo Reproductive Surgery

Basharat Amin

06 May 2026

5 min read

Group photo of Silver Songbirds of Bengaluru with the Sri Lankan choristers from Colombo after the concert on 12 April 2026.

Comment Articles

If music be the food of peace…

admin

28 Apr 2026

5 min read

Kashmir Times

News

Marked and Monitored, but Out of Work in Kashmir’s Tourist Hub

Displaced KPs: Lives in Shabby Camp Colonies, Ashes Without a River

Third Claimant in Bhojshala Case: Jains Also Lost Legal Battle

It Started With a ‘Harmless Joint,’ but Heroin Addiction Spiraled their Lives Out of Control

Sexual Harassment & Violence: A Teacher Arrested, Six Detained, But No Answers in Sopore

If You Count Ten Women, Eight Are Ill; 4 in 10 undergo Reproductive Surgery

Press Freedom Falls to a 25-Year Low Worldwide

Opinion

The Knife’s True Edge: Lessons from Eid al-Adha for Global Peace

Pearls For All: Words of Wisdom and Introspection

The People vs. the System: PaJK's Democratic Uprising

Video (Multimedia)

Even When I Paint Pain, I Draw on Hope: Masood Hussain

Young Journalists Grapple With Shrinking Job Market In Kashmir

PaJK Crisis: JKJAAC Movement and Breaking Down The Agreement With Pakistan Government

Forgotten by Progress: Life in Fakir Gujri is far away from progress made in urban centres of Kashmir

Culture

Pearls For All: Words of Wisdom and Introspection

Line of Control Holds Together What is Threatening to Fall Apart

Whose Kashmir, Whose Grief? Unfinished Songs and Inconvenient Truths

In Focus

Displaced KPs: Lives in Shabby Camp Colonies, Ashes Without a River

It Started With a ‘Harmless Joint,’ but Heroin Addiction Spiraled their Lives Out of Control

Rails, Roads, a Ravaged Earth and the Hunger Left Behind

Virtual Autism: J&K Needs More Rehabilitation Therapists

Frequent Floods Weaken Jhelum’s Embankments: No Dredging Threatens Lives, Livelihoods in Riverside Villages

Features

Kashmir’s Grand Wazwan was Saved by Wazas from Gurez

It Started With a ‘Harmless Joint,’ but Heroin Addiction Spiraled their Lives Out of Control

If You Count Ten Women, Eight Are Ill; 4 in 10 undergo Reproductive Surgery

If music be the food of peace…