We often obsess over price tags, yet we ignore the invisible ledger of our lives. Whether it’s the career you didn’t pursue or the health you’re trading for convenience, every “yes” is a “no” to something else. By Mursaleen Bashir Every choice buys something and costs something. The wiser we become at recognizing the hidden […]
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Op-ED
The Loneliness We Built Ourselves
From shared meals to silent hallways, this is the story of how communities dissolved into strangers. By Abid Hussain Rather There was a time—close enough to remember, distant enough to ache for—when life unfolded in the open, stitched together by neighbours who lived not just beside one another but with one another. In the neighbourhoods […]
Politics
Post-2019, J&K Reborn with New Energy: LG Sinha
The new homes will foster stability in the lives of flood-affected families and contribute to overall development of society: LG JAMMU, NOVEMBER 29: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday laid the foundation stone for construction of new homes for families who were affected by recent natural calamities in Ramban and Udhampur. 189 completely damaged homes […]
Health
Valley’s Drug Explosion
Heroin has tightened its grip on Kashmir, pulling teens, families, and entire neighbourhoods into crisis. This is the inside story of the Valley’s silent epidemic. By Umar Farooq Kashmir’s drug epidemic is no longer a crisis hiding in the margins — it has surged into one of the Valley’s most devastating social emergencies. What began […]
Environment & Technology
Developed in Dust
We call it ‘disruption.’ The market calls it ‘efficiency.’ But for the man standing in the debris of his own career, it is simply survival. A look at what happens when a profession becomes a smartphone feature. By Umar Farooq The sound of construction is rarely gentle; it is an aggressive, dissonant symphony that feels […]