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Once a top export, prized Kashmir carpet fades

It has survived wars and upheavals, but the famed handwoven Kashmir carpet industry is now battling a steady decline as younger generations abandon the painstaking craft. Until the 1980s, carpets were Kashmir's top export, but volumes have since steadily declined, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East the latest…

The Economic Times

Joy and relief as lotus flowers bloom again in Kashmiri lake after three decades

Wular Lake once supported 5,000 people who harvested the plant’s edible roots, until the lake silted up after floods. Now the lotuses are back

The Guardian - UK

Kashmir’s famed saffron faces devastating new terror: Porcupines

Kashmir’s saffron farmers are losing 30 percent of their crop to the rodents as deforestation pushes them into farms.

Al Jazeera

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Missing on Kashmir’s beloved ski slopes: snow and tourists

Locals bear the brunt of an unusually dry winter that’s being blamed on unregulated tourism and the climate crisis.

Al Jazeera

Who is Scotland’s new First Minister Humza Yousaf?

He takes over from Nicola Sturgeon in the top job in the Scottish Government.

The Independent UK

Who is new SNP leader Humza Yousaf?

The 37-year-old will be the youngest ever first minister and the first person from an ethnic minority background to hold the role.

Daily Record

Who is Nicola Sturgeon's replacement Humza Yousaf? Family man to huge nursery row

Humza Yousaf narrowly won the SNP leadership contest with 52% of votes. Tomorrow he will officially be appointed as Scotland's First Minister, becoming the first British Asian and Muslim to hold the post

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Humza Yousaf: The establishment pick for the top job

Humza Yousaf defeated Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in the race for SNP leadership on Monday.

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf: It’s not about changing flags, but changing lives

MY late grandfather, Mohammad Yousaf, came to Scotland 61 years ago.

The National (Scotland)

Who is Humza Yousaf, SNP favourite to replace Sturgeon?

The 37-year-old Scot of Pakistani heritage hopes to lead the country in the wake of Sturgeon’s shock resignation.

Al Jazeera

Who is Humza Yousaf? SNP leader pledges loss and damage funding for global south

The Scottish National Party leader has spoken out after the £300 million deal was struck at Cop28

Evening Standard

Humza Yousaf – The Sturgeon ally with a decade of experience as minister

The 37-year-old has decided to run for the SNP leadership.

The Independent UK

In search of Kashmir’s nomadic delicacies

Year to year, people in the Aru valley eagerly await the arrival of the Gujjars and the delicious foods they make.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria’s central bank chief to run for presidency in 2023

There’s been a multitude of interest from heavyweights and has-beens to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as Nigerian president.

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J&K police: ‘The bastard children of Kashmir’

With one day left for Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest festivals in the Kashmir Valley, signs of celebration are visible all across. The roads throng with shoppers, bakeries overflow with delicacies, and preparations for a grand feast are in progress.

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