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A scene of people gathered at Rawalakot on Wednesday night, 24 June 2026.

News

Academics, Diaspora Call for Dialogue, Curbing HR Abuse as PaJK Crisis Deepens

KT News Desk

25 Jun 2026

6 min read

Internet shutdown, marches, clashes continue as the region slips into an information black hole

Children playing amid rubble of destroyed infrastructure of their schools in Gaza.

News

The Essence of Childhood Has Been Destroyed: UN Report Documents Systematic Targeting of Palestinian Children

KT News Desk

24 Jun 2026

8 min read

A Commonwealth Human Rightrs Initiative Report has pointed out a transparency black hole in Ladakh Union Territory under Right To Information movement during the past few years.

News

Ladakh a Transparency Black Hole; J&K RTI Filings Up by 25%, Backlogs by 63%

KT News Desk

22 Jun 2026

6 min read

Silence on India-Pakistan diplomatic front. Image is representational.

News

No Normal Ties With Pak Until Terror Ends, Govt Tells Parliamentary Panel

KT News Desk

20 Jun 2026

6 min read

Local farmers, joined by Pulwama MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para transplant paddy saplings in a disputed agricultural field in Padgampora-Dangerpora on 8 June 2026. The re-sowing campaign was undertaken days after farmers alleged that revenue authorities had uprooted freshly transplanted paddy and restricted cultivation on the land.

News

Govt Moves to Take Over 1200 Kanals of Paddy Fields in Pulwama, Farmers ask Why

Junaid Manzoor Dar

17 Jun 2026

9 min read

People of Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir staging a sit-in protest demonstration in Rawalakot, northern town of PaJK on Sunday, 15 June 2026.

News

PaJK Unrest Exposes Gap Between Govt Claims and Implementation Of Demands

Danish Irshad

16 Jun 2026

7 min read

Food stuff coming from Pakistan to Muzaffarabad and other cities of Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir by the Pakistan security forces on the border on Sunday, 14 June 2026.

News

Blackout, Bullets, and Bodies Withheld: Crackdown on PaJK’s Rights Movement

KT News Desk

15 Jun 2026

13 min read

Chinar trees during autumn in Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Kashmir Diary: Moonlit Valley and a Dreamy Girl Who Wouldn’t Smile

Finding innocence, brilliance, beauty, life and a glimpse of paradise amidst the serene and calm remote village

Amit Sengupta

3 hours ago

5 min read

Ranjit Sagar Dam on Ravi River, Punjab & Jammu and Kashmir, India. From J&K side, Thein, Basohli, Kathua. Ravi River water was allocated to India under Indus Water Treaty of 1960. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Beyond Borders: Next South Asian Crisis Could Be Water, Not Kashmir Alone

Any future framework must recognise the people of Jammu and Kashmir as legitimate stakeholders in the rivers that sustain nearly 300 million lives downstream

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

5 hours ago

4 min read

Strait of Hormuz topographic map showing the Musandam Peninsula of Oman in the south and Iran to the north. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

A Polycentric World: Rules written by Old School Diplomacy

A conflict managed by exhaustion is fragile but it is the world’s best bet in this moment

Rao Farman Ali

29 Jun 2026

7 min read

Zareef Ahmad Zareef speaking to Asma Bhat, Kashmir Times in interview on Kashmir's lost heritage.

Video

Voice of Our Past: Zareef Ahmad Zareef on Kashmir’s Lost Heritage

Asma Bhat

13 Jun 2026

1 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

Senior journalist associated with BBC Riyaz Masroor with the author Asma Bhat.

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

Front cover of the book, "White Nights and other stories" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Literature

White Nights: Dostoevsky's Warning Against the Seduction of Fantasy

Faizaan Bashir

26 Jun 2026

4 min read

A view of a narrow alley on the Coppersmith Street in Gaziantep, Turkiye.

Comment Articles

Where Copper Sings From Srinagar to Gaziantep

Iftikhar Gilani

01 Jun 2026

6 min read

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

Comment Articles

Pearls For All: Words of Wisdom and Introspection

Z G Muhammad

25 May 2026

3 min read

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

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

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 author, Dr Aditi Parimoo with two Anands by the river side in the backdrop of snow-clad mountains, during a trip to Ladakh region.

Comment Articles

In the Rocky Mountains, Everyone Still Cares Where You are From

Dr Aditi Parimoo

16 Jun 2026

5 min read

Members of the transgender community share a moment of conversation in Srinagar.

News

They Sing and Dance at Celebrations, are Forgotten, and Go Hungry to Bed

Asmat Hussain

06 Jun 2026

6 min read

Comment Articles

Where Copper Sings From Srinagar to Gaziantep

Iftikhar Gilani

01 Jun 2026

6 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

Kashmir Times

News

Academics, Diaspora Call for Dialogue, Curbing HR Abuse as PaJK Crisis Deepens

The Essence of Childhood Has Been Destroyed: UN Report Documents Systematic Targeting of Palestinian Children

Ladakh a Transparency Black Hole; J&K RTI Filings Up by 25%, Backlogs by 63%

No Normal Ties With Pak Until Terror Ends, Govt Tells Parliamentary Panel

Govt Moves to Take Over 1200 Kanals of Paddy Fields in Pulwama, Farmers ask Why

PaJK Unrest Exposes Gap Between Govt Claims and Implementation Of Demands

Blackout, Bullets, and Bodies Withheld: Crackdown on PaJK’s Rights Movement

Opinion

Kashmir Diary: Moonlit Valley and a Dreamy Girl Who Wouldn’t Smile

Beyond Borders: Next South Asian Crisis Could Be Water, Not Kashmir Alone

A Polycentric World: Rules written by Old School Diplomacy

Video (Multimedia)

Voice of Our Past: Zareef Ahmad Zareef on Kashmir’s Lost Heritage

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

Culture

White Nights: Dostoevsky's Warning Against the Seduction of Fantasy

Where Copper Sings From Srinagar to Gaziantep

Pearls For All: Words of Wisdom and Introspection

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

In the Rocky Mountains, Everyone Still Cares Where You are From

They Sing and Dance at Celebrations, are Forgotten, and Go Hungry to Bed

Where Copper Sings From Srinagar to Gaziantep

Kashmir’s Grand Wazwan was Saved by Wazas from Gurez