Decoding Jammu's Magnificent 4-Year Cicada Symphony R K Gupta rkguptaentoskuast@gmail.com For years, the subtropical and temperate forests across the Jammu region-from the lower Shiwalik hills to the mid-hills of Udhampur, Kathua, and Jammu districts-maintain a serene, predictable rhythm. But once...
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Mohammad Ayaz Raina ayazraina@gmail.com Nestled in the majestic folds of the Pir Panjal mountains, the district of Rajouri is blessed with rich biodiversity and scenic beauty. Among its many natural treasures, one plant stands out for its striking appearance and...
Asif Khora asifkhorasmailbox@rediffmail.com The mountains of the Chenab Valley once stood as symbols of resilience and natural grandeur. Their snow-capped peaks, thick forests, and winding rivers shaped the identity of Doda district for generations. Today, however, those majestic horizons are...
Rekha Jad rekhajad1969@gmail.com Six storeys above, through my window, I have watched her for years—her quiet resilience unfolding beneath a canopy of neem and peepal trees. Today, her frame carries a new story: an eight-month-old pregnancy she modestly tries to...
Syed Talia Mushtaq, Tasaduq Hussain Shah Have you noticed how Himalayan rivers no longer behave the way they used to? The water runs barely or differently, the seasons feel out of sync and quietly, the fish that once thrived in...
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Maj Gen Sanjeev Dogra (Retd) sanjeev662006@gmail.com I have spent the better part of forty years looking at these mountains through a variety of lenses. Sometimes I saw them through the long-range optics of a surveillance post, searching for movement in...
Col Satish Singh Lalotra slalotra4729@gmail.com Lift any morning newspaper, scan the pages and invariably your eyes get fixated to a typical news that has been making the rounds in almost all the Himalayan states with a sickening regularity-the frightening news...
Dr Junaid Jazib junaidjazib@gmail.com One winter night last year in Matho, Ladakh, Tsering Pani stepped out to find her livestock pen drenched in blood; a snow leopard had killed all seven of her Pashmina sheep, wiping out a season's livelihood...
Opportunities, challenges, and policy interventions for Jammu & Kashmir DR. PARSHANT BAKSHI parshantskuastj@gmail.com • A Turning Point for Himalayan Horticulture Across the lush valleys of Kashmir and the rolling hills of Jammu, orchards have long been the lifeline of rural...
Prof (Dr.) Vikas Sharma, Nancy Vohra vikas.skuast@gmail.com Cissampelos pareira, a raw material plant in the pharmaceutical / ayurvedic industry, the roots of which are given to women after childbirth to promote uterine cleansing, quick recovery and to enhance lactation and...
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