Community Correspondents
Videos from Basharat
Lack of Bridge Costs Life Of A Young Man In Shopian
The above video is from Shopian, about the death of a 26 year old youth, drowned in the river while carrying Rice and Corn on his back, is heartbreaking.
‘Democracy is Power of the People, Not Of Those Ruling’
Press freedom in Kashmir is increasingly under threat and we get a sense of it in an interview with the executive editor of Kashmir Times.
IMPACT | Illegal Riverbed Mining Stopped in RanbiAra, Shopian, Kashmir
Video Volunteers reporting helps to stop illegal mining of sand and minerals from a Shopian riverbed in Kashmir
Kashmir’s Cricket Bat Industry Provides Livelihood to Thousands
Kashmir and its bat industry, one of the only two regions in the world where willow grows, provides livelihood to thousands of people in the valley.
Illegal Sand Mining on RambiAra River in South Kashmir Goes on Unchecked
Illegal sand-mining in a tributary of Jhelum poses long term threat not just for the environment but for south Kashmir's sustainability.
Hit By Dual Lockdowns, Kashmiri Hawkers In A State of Crisis
India’s Kashmir valley has been in a state of lockdown, much before the COVID-19 imposed lockdown in the rest of India, since August 5, 2019. It has hit street vendors, hawkers and daily wagers the hardest. 27 year old Suhail Ahmad, a resident of Shopian used to sell different commodities...
Youth in Shopian Reach Food Supplies to 500 Families | COVID 19 | Jammu &...
Community correspondent Basharat Amin met with Owais Mushtaq and his friends who have taken the initiative to reach food supplies to needy families in far off mountain villages. Shopian district in South Kashmir has more than 50 positive cases of COVID 19. The lockdown may be imperative in controlling the...
Ground Reports: On Kashmir Lockdown
It is 60 days into lockdown in Kashmir since the internet and communication were blocked off. Basharat Amin, gave us ground reports from Shopian, Kashmir.