Minzah Mehraj

A journalist based in Srinagar, Kashmir, covering culture, education, health and environmental stories

March 30, 2024

A silent epidemic: How OCD is taking heavy toll on Kashmir women

Srinagar: Heeba (name changed) found herself engulfed in a relentless battle with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Her daily routine was haunted by incessant thoughts of cleanliness and orderliness, driving her to repeat tasks…

Education·Kashmir

March 29, 2024

Class 8 exams: 1.75 lakh students heave sigh of relief after revised date sheet

Srinagar: A revised date sheet has brought a collective sigh of relief for 1.75 lakh Class 8 students who have already lost precious school time. After the uncertainty and anxiety caused by…

Kashmir·Latest News

March 26, 2024

With 45.2%, J&K has one of the highest prehypertension rate in India

Srinagar: A new study has revealed that Jammu and Kashmir has one of the highest prehypertension rates at 45.2 percent. Conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the study has…

`Home, Hearth & Good Living’: J&K govt constructs 1.8 lakh houses for poor under PMAY-G

Srinagar: Tears streamed down the cheeks of Javaid Ahmad Dar of Veeri, Bijbebhera, when he got a roof over his head. For years, he and his family dreamt of having his own…

January 19, 2024

Kashmir·Lead Stories

Poverty in J&K drops to 2.81% from 40.45% in 19 years: NITI Aayog

Srinagar: Poverty in Jammu and Kashmir has dropped to 2.81 percent from 40.45 percent in the last 19 years. NITI Aayog report revealed that in Jammu and Kashmir, the percentage of persons living below…

January 17, 2024

Kashmir·Lead Stories

Suicidal tendencies, anxiety, mood swings: 60% new mothers in Kashmir suffer from postpartum blues

Srinagar: Rahila’s (name changed) happiness knew no bounds when she had her first child. However, her joy was short-lived. Just two months later, she started feeling lonely and neglected. If it was…

January 16, 2024

Kashmir·Latest News

Sexual abuse to human trafficking: ChildLine 1098 exposes dark underbelly of Kashmir society

Shyla (name changed) 16, faced all her fears when she called 1098 for help. A resident of Assam, she was trafficked to Kashmir to work as domestic help in rich households. Earlier…

December 17, 2020

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

In a first, snow leopards spotted in Kashmir

Srinagar: For the first time, snow leopards have been spotted in Kashmir. Usually endemic to Ladakh, the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) has been listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature…

December 9, 2020

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

International Day of Disabled Persons: How Kashmir’s physically challenged turn adversity into opportunity

Srinagar: Blindness couldn’t darken the dreams of 21-year-old Zakiya from Bijbhera. She always yearned to go to school, but her disability evoked negative perceptions and discrimination. “Being a kid I had no concept that…

December 3, 2020

Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

World AIDS Day: Of social stigma, ostracization, and apartheid

Srinagar: It was 17 years ago when 48-year-old Hamza (name changed) was tested positive for HIV, but he still shudders with fear whenever he remembers the day. He used to go outside…

December 1, 2020

Health·Kashmir·Latest News·Lead Stories

Over 6000 dental surgeons jobless; govt says no posts vacant

Srinagar: More than 6000 dental surgeons have been left in the lurch as Jammu and Kashmir government has not created or advertised any post for the last 12 years. Sources told The…

November 1, 2020

Health·Kashmir·Latest News

Savings exhausted, loans unpaid: Hoteliers still unpaid for hosting Covid warriors

Srinagar: Seven months on, the government has not cleared the payment of hotels which were converted into administrative quarantine to lodge frontline doctors and paramedics. Several hoteliers Wednesday protested at Srinagar’s Press…

October 29, 2020

Kashmir·Latest News

No subsidy, no slashing of rates: Govt rejects demand to cap flu vaccine prices

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has rejected the demand of providing subsidized or putting a cap on the prices of flu vaccines. “The maximum retail price (MRP) is fixed and it can’t…

October 26, 2020

Health·Kashmir·Latest News

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