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Srinagar
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Zaid Malik is a Delhi-based independent journalist from Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.presently Pursuing BSC,.He writes on healthcare, conflict, culture, gender, art, and religion. He has worked with national and international outlets.

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In Kashmir's Hospitals-And Beyond-Patients Fall Into Debt The PM's Flagship Health Scheme Was Mea...

In Kashmir's Hospitals-And Beyond-Patients Fall Into Debt The PM's Flagship Health Scheme Was Mea...

The Ayushman Bharat scheme was designed to lift millions out of medical debt nationwide. In Jammu and Kashmir…

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'Save Us': Death, Destruction & Despair In J&K Border Villages, As India-Pakistan Conflict Deepen...

'Save Us': Death, Destruction & Despair In J&K Border Villages, As India-Pakistan Conflict Deepen...

Following India's strike on terrorist positions within Pakistan, two weeks after a terrorist attack in Kashmi…

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The Golden Card Scheme: A disappointment for cancer patients in Kashmir

The Golden Card Scheme: A disappointment for cancer patients in Kashmir

The Golden Card Scheme, which promises up to ₹5 lakhs per annum for cancer treatment, has failed to deliver f…

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'Why Did They Kill Him?': Magray's Mother Who Saw Him Being Dragged Out and Shot Dead

'Why Did They Kill Him?': Magray's Mother Who Saw Him Being Dragged Out and Shot Dead

In a heart-wrenching incident in Kupwara, Kashmir, Hajira Begum witnessed her son, Ghulam Rasool Magray, bein…

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Kashmir News Service provides the most latest coverage and up to date news, breaking news,feature...

Kashmir News Service provides the most latest coverage and up to date news, breaking news,feature...

Get today's live news on Kashmir: current events, photos, infographics and exclusive stories from eyewitnesse…

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Chiseled lives: The struggle to preserve centuries-old tradition - Daily Good Morning Kashmir

Chiseled lives: The struggle to preserve centuries-old tradition - Daily Good Morning Kashmir

In the charming hamlet of Sanderkoot, under the spell of the beautiful lands of North Kashmir's Bandipora dis…

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Kangri: Baskets of fire that keep Kashmir warm

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By Zaid Malik, Jasmine Bal
| India Development Review Online Verified
During harsh winters in Kashmir, when temperatures drop to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius, the kangri (traditional fire pot) keeps people warm. A kangri includes a spherical clay pot called kundal, whichis placed inside a basket frame. This frame is usually constructed using twigs from deciduous plants or willow trees. The clay pot is then filled with burning charcoal made from the wood and leaves of the chinar tree.
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How Ayushman Bharat Scheme is Failing Basic Healthcare Needs in Kashmir

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By Zaid Malik
| Kashmir Times Verified
SRINAGAR:Hailing from Chakreshipora, a small village in Bandipora, 63-year-old Fareeda Begum sits on a shabby hospital bed at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, one of the topmost hospitals in the valley, her hands holding a faded Golden Card.
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How a Mining Ban has Brought Lives of Stone Carvers to a Standstill

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By Zaid Malik
| Kashmir Times Verified
BANDIPORA: For the last 30 years, 43-year-old Mushtaq Ahmad of Kashmir’s Bandipora district of North Kashmir has been working as a stone craftsman. A father of three, Ahmad belongs to Bandipora’s more than 50 thousand-strong stone craft community, locally known as sangtarash (stone cutters or skilled workers who cut, carve, or shape stones).
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