Vikar S.

Another season of mourning has begun in India-administered Kashmir

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Single day in Kashmir four families destroyed, children's orphan and women become widows

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Leopard attacks on the rise in Kashmir

Wild leopard attacks are increasing in parts of Kashmir due to deforestation and disruption of wildlife habitats. As environmental changes start to become more stark in Kashmir, it has led to a greater rise in conflict between man and animal. Drastic climate change has led to tremendous snowfall this year in the upper areas of Kashmir, decreasing food availability for wild animals and forcing them to encroach into nearby human habitats.

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الهند.. عنف متزايد ضد المسلمين

وبعد أيام من وقوع اشتباكات بين جماعات هندوسية ومسلمين في منطقة جاهانغيربوري في دلهي الهندية، أمرت بلدية دلهي بحملة على المنطقة، بذريعة وجود "منازل غير قانونية"، وقامت بهدم منازل المسلمين ومحالهم التجارية

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‘This Land Is Meant Only for Saffron. Without It, It Means Nothing.’

There are many local legends about how saffron came to Kashmir. One goes back to the 12th century, and says that Sufi saints Khawaja Masood Wali and Sheikh Sharif-u-din Wali presented a local chieftain with a saffron bulb after he cured them of an illness while they were traveling. Another claims that the Persians brought it in 500 B.C., as a means to further trade and market.

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The story of a Kashmiri journalist affected by Corona is narrated through his photographs

I am also one of the many people who have been infected with the corona virus over the past year, and have been able to withstand the lockdown caused by this epidemic. Today I am going to tell you the story of the last 10 months through my own pictures

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