Nisar Dharma

A journalist by chance with over six years of experience in reporting, editing, and curating content. Nisar has dual Masters Degrees in Mass Communication and Journalism, and English Literature. He has covered education, health, politics, and human rights. He likes working for a daily, though occasionally tries his pen in long-form to connect personal narratives with history. Nisar loves reading, and re-reading Orwell.

‘I will be a millionaire on that day’: Cryptocurrency, the latest buzz among young Kashmiris

Srinagar: “When will SHIB touch Re. 1?” “Will Bitcoin touch 100,000 dollars by the end of this year?” These are some of the questions thousands of Kashmiris want answers for as the

Oct. 17, 2021

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From October 23, fly directly from Srinagar to Sharjah at half the price, half the time

Srinagar: The Srinagar International Airport has finally started direct flights to Sharjah cutting both the time and cost of the travel that many in Kashmir and UAE take every month. Beginning October 23, ‘Go First’ (formerly Go Air) will start

Oct. 13, 2021

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‘US-India Strategic Partnership Forum’ donates 1500 Oxygen concentrators to J&K

American aerospace major Boeing to donate high-end diagnostic equipment J&K equipped to tackle a Covid wave

Watch: In 100 days, public-govt partnership brings back a dead lake

Srinagar: A perfect example of public and government’s participation has led to something that was deemed impossible

COVID19: J&K got 1.4 lakh MTs as FCI moved double the quantity of food grains across India

NGOs allowed to buy ration on subsidised rates without limit on quantity Srinagar: In times of coronavirus lockdown, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has completed a daunting task of delivering double

Apr. 16, 2020

Kashmir·Latest News

Members of a medical team surveying a house in Srinagar (File Photo KM/Umar Ganie)

COVID19 immunity can last for 2 years but social distancing must till 2022: Harvard Research

Srinagar: The world may be in for a long haul as a Harvard University research calls for intermittent social distancing till 2022 while also projecting recurrent coronavirus outbreaks each year after the

Apr. 15, 2020

‘Mujhe ghar bhejo’: In rising Delhi heat, homesick Kashmiris holed-up in tiny flats plead for evacuation

Srinagar: “F*** this place, I want to go home,” blurted Sibtain Haider, a producer with Entrepreneur Magazine on how was he putting up in his one-room apartment in India’s capital city during

Apr. 16, 2020

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A teacher logged in to a “Zoom” class for first through fifth graders in US. “Zoom-bombing” has also piled on to many stresses overwhelming schools. (Photo Credit: Associated Press)

Amid 4G ban, Kashmir teachers flag ‘Zoom’ app for privacy, porn attacks; DSEK says ‘can’t ban it’

Srinagar: Scores of female teachers of reputed private schools in Srinagar have refused to conduct online classes using ‘Zoom’ video conference citing privacy concerns associated with the application. A female teacher

Apr. 14, 2020

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SKIMS accepts NGO’s ventilators returned by GMC; ‘Athrout’ getting 10,000 more PPE kits today

Srinagar: A snub by the administration has not disheartened Athrout as the Srinagar-based NGO has procured 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to be distributed among doctors and other frontline workers in

Apr. 14, 2020

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Kupwara killings: Shells landed in villages over 50 km away from LoC

Srinagar: It is an alarming situation in Kupwara after three civilians including a woman, a teenager and an 8-year old were killed in India-Pakistan cross-border shelling on Sunday. Besides the deaths and

Apr. 12, 2020

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Screenshot of the internet speed on a smartphone of a Jio-Fiber user in Srinagar

Why this Kolaveri Di! Kashmir stuck with 2G but these Srinagar areas enjoy 5G speed

“Mai ab tang aagaya hun internet use karte karte” Srinagar: Imagine downloading a 1 gigabyte video file in just 10 seconds in Kashmir! One cannot even fathom it leave alone actually being

Apr. 12, 2020

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COVID19: Nearly 50,000 put under surveillance in J&K so far; 2 elderly women among 17 new cases

Srinagar: Seventeen new positive cases of Coronavirus, five from Jammu and 12 from Kashmir, were reported on Saturday taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 224. Of

Apr. 12, 2020

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70-year-old woman among 5 new positive cases in B’pora, Kashmir tally 180

Srinagar: Five more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Bandipora among 17 fresh cases on Saturday taking the number of COVID-19 patients in Kashmir to 224. Of the fresh cases, 12 are

Apr. 11, 2020

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‘Students can’t download books due to slow internet,’ says officer handling J&K school education

Srinagar: A top bureaucrat in Kashmir Friday said that students were not able to download textbooks because of the slow internet connectivity in Kashmir. Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, Principal Secretary School Education,

Apr. 10, 2020

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Nisar Dharma

‘I will be a millionaire on that day’: Cryptocurrency, the latest buzz among young Kashmiris

From October 23, fly directly from Srinagar to Sharjah at half the price, half the time

‘US-India Strategic Partnership Forum’ donates 1500 Oxygen concentrators to J&K

Watch: In 100 days, public-govt partnership brings back a dead lake

COVID19: J&K got 1.4 lakh MTs as FCI moved double the quantity of food grains across India

COVID19 immunity can last for 2 years but social distancing must till 2022: Harvard Research

‘Mujhe ghar bhejo’: In rising Delhi heat, homesick Kashmiris holed-up in tiny flats plead for evacuation

Amid 4G ban, Kashmir teachers flag ‘Zoom’ app for privacy, porn attacks; DSEK says ‘can’t ban it’

SKIMS accepts NGO’s ventilators returned by GMC; ‘Athrout’ getting 10,000 more PPE kits today

Kupwara killings: Shells landed in villages over 50 km away from LoC

Why this Kolaveri Di! Kashmir stuck with 2G but these Srinagar areas enjoy 5G speed

COVID19: Nearly 50,000 put under surveillance in J&K so far; 2 elderly women among 17 new cases

70-year-old woman among 5 new positive cases in B’pora, Kashmir tally 180

‘Students can’t download books due to slow internet,’ says officer handling J&K school education

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