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NOTES FROM KASHMIR

Kashmir’s guarded optimism 

Omar Abdullah wins election, but can he fix jobs and inflation with less power?
Amit Baruah
NOTES FROM KASHMIR

Kashmir’s first vote in a decade: Silent voices speak up

Long-time non-voters turned up at polls, changing the region’s power balance and surprising the old guard.
Amit Baruah
Bird Photography

Ladakh: Birding in the Land of High Passes

A spectacular variety of species find habitat in the plateau, set at the border of two zoogeographic zones.
Subash Jeyan
WORLD AFFAIRS

Bosnia’s troubled past: A cautionary tale for India and Pakistan

How a visit to Bosnia before the 29th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre underlined the dangers of equating nationhood with ethnicity.
Mani Shankar Aiyar

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A view of Habba Khatoon Peak from Dawar in Gurez Valley.

Kashmir: The changing face of Gurez Valley

This once-pristine valley near the LoC has been marred by tourism.
Adil Abass
Tourists in front of the Amarnath temple in July 2024. Kashmir welcomed 31.55 lakh tourists in 2023 and the influx caused widescale pollution.

Unregulated tourism takes toll on Kashmir’s fragile ecosystem

Without action to implement sustainable tourism practices, experts fear Kashmir’s natural beauty could crumble under the weight of its own popularity.
Irfan Amin Malik
The grave of a solider of the Great War in the Flanders region of Belgium.

Poppies in Flanders

The fallen soldiers of the First World War are a living presence at the memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to their valour.
Aditya Sondhi
Rescue operation underway at the Kanchanjunga Express train accident site, in Darjeeling on June 17. At least eight people died in the accident. 

Three major rail accidents in three years: What is the government doing?

Despite repeated train accidents, implementation of safety measures remains slow and inadequate.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
The Jandial, or fire temple, one of the finest examples of Hellenistic Art (2nd century BCE).

Beyond borders: Unhoming in Lahore’s magical world

Reimagine Pakistan and embark on a transformative journey. Lahore awaits with its flavours, history, and friendships that transcend borders.
Panchali Ray
An Indian might not think of a café as special, given the ubiquitousness of coffee shops in our country, but in Bhutan, it is rare.

Mountain Cafe: Bhutan’s first coffee roaster

When Karma Chime started Mountain Cafe & Roastery in Paro, in 2016, coffee shops were unheard of in the Himalayan kingdom.
Chaitali Patel
Gurez’s native population is merely 37,992, as per the 2011 census.

Frontline On Air | Gurez Valley: Kashmir’s pristine land braces itself for a tourism surge

As more and more tourists troop in, the remote valley is poised for a cultural and commercial transformation.
Lakshmi Sankaran
A great tit eats peanuts from a street food vendor’s spread on the Udhagamandalam-Kotagiri road.

Kotagiri: Beyond Ooty’s shadow, a Nilgiri gem awaits

The majestic mountains stand as a reminder of the importance of living in harmony with nature.
V. Gopinath
Gurez’s native population is merely 37,992, as per the 2011 census.

Gurez Valley: Kashmir’s pristine land braces itself for a tourism surge

As more and more tourists troop in, the remote valley is poised for a cultural and commercial transformation.
Lakshmi Sankaran
Cypriot researcher and urbex enthusiast Christos Zoumides walks at an abandoned amusement park in Nicosia on July 13, 2023. Urbex falls within the umbrella of “dark tourism,” a controversial form of tourism where enthusiasts visit places linked to disasters, tragedies, or wars.

Cyprus sees spike in dark tourism as ‘urban explorers’ drawn to its haunted past

Explorers are flocking to “lost places”, from Cold War bunkers to forgotten cinemas, factories, and concert halls that appear frozen in time.
AFP
A barn owl in Gurgaon

Click, click, hoot, hoot: How one man photographed all species of owls in India

The Indian subcontinent is home to about 38 species of owls. One fine day, Dhiraj Singh set out to click them all. Here’s what happened.
Dhiraj Singh
A Garhwali thali at Barefoot Bungalow.

From Uttarakhand, a mouthful of mountain love

Kumaoni and Garhwali flavours, not to mention Tibetan, string Uttarakhand together in a cuisine that tastes of home.
Shikha Tripathi
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