Demand for Kashmiri pherans is rising across India, helping women artisans in Bandipora earn up to Rs 15,000 a month while ...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah emphasized his government's dedication to women's empowerment, safety, dignity ...

“It is challenging to make these women self-reliant as they belong to a low socio-economic background,” she says. “The women are not qualified or skilled. But the women of Kashmir are well-versed in ...

Jammu and Kashmir is undergoing a major transformation as women take on key roles that drive the economy, society, and governance. The 'other half' leads initiatives in rural livelihoods, startups, ...

There are some compelling examples of Kashmiri women working through the discourse of victimhood to construct their identities as survivors. One example of powerful agential roles played by Kashmiri ...

Muslim women in Kashmir, unlike nearly anywhere else, have historically had the freedom to decide how many children they want and when. The erosion of these rights began in 1989 when posters and ...

SRINAGAR, India — Jana Begum squatted on the floor of her small kitchen with a friend, confiding to her how her life felt like a kind of purgatory, year after year spent waiting for a husband who had ...

Fewest internet shutdowns in Kashmir in five years Mountain region was cut off in effort to curb dissent Growing connectivity boosts startups, women's enterprises SRINAGAR, India, Dec 19 (Thomson ...

SRINAGAR, India >> Hundreds of young men — armed with knives, cricket bats and iron rods — patrol the nighttime streets of India-controlled Kashmir these days, hoping their ad-hoc vigilante groups ...

Police and demonstrators clashed in Kashmir Saturday during anti-India protests fueled by accusations that security forces had raped and murdered two Muslim women, police and witnesses said. Dozens of ...