Bilal Hussain is a freelance reporter and columnist based in Srinagar who focuses on press freedom, South Asia, and the economy. Hussain has written for news outlets and organizations including Nikkei Asia, ABC, and The Diplomat.
Local officials hope attention will lead to more business for tourism, film industries
Completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla line will have economic, military and social impact
Work is nearing completion on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), an ambitious undertaking set to connect the picturesque region to the rest of India. The rail line is expected to revolutionize transportation and connectivity in the region.
Arrest of reporter from Bangladeshi daily paper comes as analysts note increase in use of law against critics and opposition voices
Huge lithium discovery expected to speed India's transition to green energy, but local residents fear displacement and ecological damage
Reporter for News1India says he is lucky to have survived after assailant opened fire on him
Global report on internet censorship puts Kashmir ahead of Iran, Russia for most blackouts
With a five-day fast, a leading conservation activist has roused public opinion in support of greater autonomy from New Delhi
Abdur Rehman Rahi, dead this month at 97, helped establish a unique literary identity for the native tongue
Attack on journalist looking into illegal kilns underscores dangers of reporting on environmental issues in Bangladesh, analysts say
Experts believe that the nearly year-old war between Russia and Ukraine could be one reason for the reduced size of this year’s migratory flocks, both in Kashmir and elsewhere in the region
Fewer birds have arrived at Kashmir's wetlands, but experts are not sure war is solely to blame for reduced numbers
With the only road to the outside closed by snow, residents must be self-reliant
Kashmiris say Iranian growers are evading customs duties by shipping produce through Afghanistan
Kashmiri journalists describe ‘tough’ environment as militants release names of suspected informants and police raid reporters’ homes
Elusive cats, photographed for the first time in Kashmir, are seen as key to international conservation efforts
More than three decades after militants force the closure of all movie theaters, a new multiplex is operating in the region’s summer capital
Founded by Fahad Shah when he was 22 and still in college, news portal strives to give young audiences a better understanding of life in disputed territory
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