An In-Depth Investigative Account of the Women’s Self-Defence Corps (WSDC) By Ajaz Rashid In late October 1947, as tribal raiders breached the Jhelum Valley and Srinagar’s Dogra administration fled overnight, Kashmir faced imminent collapse. With the city plunged into darkness and panic spreading from the sacking of Baramulla, ordinary women refused the role of passive […]
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Op-ED
The Forgotten Vanguard of 1947
Conventional histories of the 1947 Kashmir crisis inevitably dwell on high-table diplomacy, the frantic signing of the Instrument of Accession, troop airlifts from Delhi, and elite geopolitical machinations at the United Nations. Yet, in the terrifying interregnum between the abdication of Dogra rule and the arrival of regular soldiers, the survival of Srinagar rested in […]
Politics
LG Addresses Valedictory Session of J&K GCC Summit 2026
Jammu Kashmir is open and ready for Global Capability Centres. I am fully confident that in the next 10 years, Global Capability Centres can become a vital part of Jammu Kashmir’s industrial ecosystem: LG Sinha Jammu: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today addressed the Valedictory Session of the J&K Global Capability Centre (GCC) Summit 2026. […]
Health
The “See It, Treat It” Miracle
From the pioneering days of 1941 to today’s cutting-edge molecular targeting, nuclear medicine has revolutionized how we visualize and destroy disease. By combining diagnostic imaging and targeted therapy into a single intervention, the “see it, treat it” model offers unprecedented hope for cancer patients worldwide. By Sofi Sarfaraz To a patient staring down a cancer […]
Environment & Technology
Living Behind the Screen
We trade real presence for curated perfection, chasing approval from strangers while drifting away from ourselves. Beneath the endless scroll lies a quiet struggle between authentic living and performative display. By Rayees Ahmad Kumar Social media has fundamentally rewritten the architecture of human communication, establishing itself as an undeniable geopolitical, cultural, and economic force. What […]