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

Secirity personnal near awantipora blast site. Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi 14/02/2019

NIA arrests father-daughter duo: ‘House was used to plan attack, film bomber’s video’

Srinagar, Mar 3: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday arrested a father-daughter duo accused of sheltering and aiding the Pulwama suicide bomber who blew himself up killing at least 40 CRPF troopers

Mar. 3, 2020

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Their house was used to plan Pulwama attack, film suicide bomber’s last video: NIA

Agency arrests father-daughter duo Srinagar, Mar 3: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday arrested a father-daughter duo accused of sheltering and aiding the 2019 Pulwama suicide bomber who blew himself up killing

Mar. 3, 2020

Fake gun licenses’ case: Two former DMs sent to 10-day custody

Srinagar, Mar 2: Two former District Magistrates (DMs) of Kupwara, who were arrested on Sunday in the arms license case, have been remanded to 10 day police custody by the special judge

Mar. 2, 2020

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In 5 years, J&K has done ZERO work to implement UN Framework for disaster mitigation

Srinagar, Feb 28: Except beginning the process of hiring a few data entry operators, the J&K Disaster Management Authority (DMA) has hardly done anything to implement the ‘Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk

Feb. 28, 2020

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Decoding rot in education: Over 1100 cr in kitty, JK failed to conduct ‘out of school children’ survey

Srinagar, Feb 23: As much as the authorities say otherwise, the state of education in Jammu and Kashmir remains pathetic as key indicators show the government has repeatedly failed on improving school

Feb. 25, 2020

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Booked for corruption, MD Handicrafts (Sales & Exports) suspended

Jammu, Feb 21: The J&K administration has ordered suspension of the managing director of Handicrafts (Sales & Exports) Corporation, Jasvinder Singh Dua, who was booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) last year. As

Feb. 21, 2020

Internet less Kashmir:150 days and counting…

Srinagar, Dec 31: As 2020 begins, a mindboggling stat from Kashmir also spills over to the New Year explaining how tumultuous 2019 has been for the valley. Wednesday, the first day of

Jan. 2, 2020

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Rising cold or hotel Bill?All detainees shifted out from Centaur

Srinagar, Nov 17: The administration on Sunday shifted all 34 detained leaders and representatives of various political parties from Centaur to MLA hostel at MA Road here. Sources told The Kashmir Monitor

Apr. 22, 2020

Another spell of snow this week

Srinagar, Nov 10: Kashmir should brace up for a second spell of wet weather as officials have predicted widespread snow and rains on Friday and Saturday this week. An official at the

Nov. 11, 2019

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Curbs on Eid-e-Milad: Unprecedented: Dargah out of bounds

Srinagar, Nov 9: Ahead of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi (peace be upon him) to be observed on Sunday, authorities Saturday barred the congregation of people at the revered Dargah Hazratbal shrine here. The unprecedented development

Nov. 10, 2019

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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

NIA arrests father-daughter duo: ‘House was used to plan attack, film bomber’s video’

Their house was used to plan Pulwama attack, film suicide bomber’s last video: NIA

Fake gun licenses’ case: Two former DMs sent to 10-day custody

In 5 years, J&K has done ZERO work to implement UN Framework for disaster mitigation

Decoding rot in education: Over 1100 cr in kitty, JK failed to conduct ‘out of school children’ survey

Booked for corruption, MD Handicrafts (Sales & Exports) suspended

Internet less Kashmir:150 days and counting…

Rising cold or hotel Bill?All detainees shifted out from Centaur

Another spell of snow this week

Curbs on Eid-e-Milad: Unprecedented: Dargah out of bounds

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