Continuous intermittent rains in Kashmir have brought the winter chill back to Kashmir as Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar recorded the coldest June day in nearly five decades on Tuesday at 15.0 degrees Celsius.
One fine day in September year 2019, Saima (name changed) was walking down through her street with her mother when she came across her younger brother's shop.
For almost three and a half years, Kashmir has been under constant lockdowns. Be it after the abrogation of Article 370 or be it the COVID-19 lockdowns, Kashmiris have to face some grave issues.
The air is filled with the sweet fragrance of saffron. There are snow-capped mountains, fruit orchards and splendid lakes that take us back to the 16th century, when the Mughal emperor, Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir, described Kashmir as a paradise on earth.
Timber trafficking is an increasingly common practice in Kashmir Valley, which threatens the region's forests. Nearly 1 lakh cubic feet of wood is smuggled out of the Kashmir valley every year could turn Kashmir into Ladakh in the next 40-50 years.