Ilhak Tantray

intern @thequint

Fellow Leader | The Azadi Leadership Program
Mass Communication Grad 🎓 | Storyteller through Lens & Film 🎥
Documenting Kashmir

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“Applying for a licence costs Rs 50. But getting it means visiting several offices & losing daily earnings”

Waqar Ahmad, a pony handler for nearly 20 yrs, now earns Rs 250-300 a day, down from Rs 800-1,000 before the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in #Kashmir

Many handlers want only one concession: permission to work while licences remain pending, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

https://t.co/ynvhlgxYmC

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“It feels like pony riders are being made a target”

The Pony Association in Pahalgam, #Kashmir, says 700-750 local handlers lack licences & cannot obtain QR codes, as per govt orders. Around 2,000 horses have reportedly been sold as incomes collapse, 14 months after a terror attack

By @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

https://t.co/ynvhlgxYmC

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“The real issue is that those codes are accessible to everyone, including scammers & others who might misuse the identities”

14 months after the #Pahalgam terror attack, a QR code introduced by govt for security now reveals personal details to anyone with a scanner, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

It’s also thrown hundreds out of work

https://t.co/ynvhlgywca

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“My 14 years of service here in Pahalgam mean nothing to them. Now I need a QR code to prove my identity & earn my livelihood.”

A year after a J&K terror attack, pony handlers say QR codes, closed routes & pending licences have left hundreds without work, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

https://t.co/ynvhlgywca

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“Applying for a licence costs Rs 50. But getting it means visiting several offices & losing daily earnings”

Waqar Ahmad, a pony handler for nearly 20 yrs, now earns Rs 250-300 a day, down from Rs 800-1,000 before the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in #Kashmir

Many handlers want only one concession: permission to work while licences remain pending, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

https://t.co/ynvhlgxYmC

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“It feels like pony riders are being made a target”

The Pony Association in Pahalgam, #Kashmir, says 700-750 local handlers lack licences & cannot obtain QR codes, as per govt orders. Around 2,000 horses have reportedly been sold as incomes collapse, 14 months after a terror attack

By @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

https://t.co/ynvhlgywca

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“The real issue is that those codes are accessible to everyone, including scammers & others who might misuse the identities”

14 months after the #Pahalgam terror attack, a QR code introduced by govt for security now reveals personal details to anyone with a scanner, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

It’s also thrown hundreds out of work

https://t.co/ynvhlgywca

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“My 14 years of service here in Pahalgam mean nothing to them. Now I need a QR code to prove my identity & earn my livelihood.”

A year after a J&K terror attack, pony handlers say QR codes, closed routes & pending licences have left hundreds without work, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

https://t.co/ynvhlgywca

[The Quint @TheQuint]

The film directed by Neeraj Yadav and produced by Aanand L Rai and Jio Studios, the two-and-a-half minutes long teaser of the Ajay Devgn-starrer film has sparked a debate about pellet gun victims by referring to pellet gun injuries as "limited damage". The teaser appears to make light of the prolonged suffering and often permanent damage of those like Fayaz who sustained these injuries, including several Kashmiri youth who have lost their eyesight and some who even lost their lives.
For those blinded by pellet guns in Kashmir, the 'Chauhaan' trailer feels like a rejection and mockery of reality. @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21 report.
Read the full report: https://t.co/3MVY5pXdxc

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“Applying for a licence costs Rs 50. But getting it means visiting several offices & losing daily earnings”

Waqar Ahmad, a pony handler for nearly 20 yrs, now earns Rs 250-300 a day, down from Rs 800-1,000 before the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in #Kashmir

Many handlers want only one concession: permission to work while licences remain pending, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

Link 👇

[Samar Halarnkar @samar11]

“My 14 years of service mean nothing to them. Now I need a QR code to prove my ID & earn my livelihood”

A year after a J&K terror attack, pony handlers say QR codes, closed routes have left hundreds without work, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21
https://t.co/0opmm43LI9

[Article 14 @Article14live]

“My 14 years of service here in Pahalgam mean nothing to them. Now I need a QR code to prove my identity & earn my livelihood.”

A year after a J&K terror attack, pony handlers say QR codes, closed routes & pending licences have left hundreds without work, report @ilu_tantray & @IamUmerfarooq21

Link 👇

[Kashmir Times @KashmirTimes_]

Marked and Monitored, but Out of Work in Kashmir’s Tourist Hub https://t.co/XWPP5bIRNv @AnuradhaBhasin_ @iftikhargilani @ilu_tantray @umerfarooq @prabodhjamwal @MPahalgami @pdapahalgam @KashmirScholars @TheOfficialKSA @KashmirSCampign @KASHMIRUSA @KashmerTourism @JKPCOfficial

[Kashmir Times @KashmirTimes_]

Sexual Harassment & Violence: A Teacher Arrested, Six Detained, But No Answers in Sopore https://t.co/eOuaeFwt5Q @umerfarooq @ilu_tantray @asmatasleem13 @Asma_bhat72 @AnuradhaBhasin_ @iftikhargilani @prabodhjamwal

[Kashmir Times @KashmirTimes_]

A Rule Changed Overnight Derailed Thousands of Careers https://t.co/JU9YBwSSaD @AnuradhaBhasin_ @prabodhjamwal @iftikhargilani @sultan1913 @danishirshad89 @ilu_tantray @umerfarooq @Asma_bhat72 @KashmirScholars @KASHMIRUSA @Kashmir_GC @_KIIR_ @JKNC_ @JKPCOfficial @cpimlliberation

[Ilhak Tantray @ilu_tantray]

The Cylinder and the Chulha: From the Distant Gulf War to Kashmir’s Kitchens
I and Umer Farooq for KT"
https://t.co/IXfX7fPSG1

[101Reporters @101reporters]

Ilhak Tantray reflects on his 4-month fellowship with 101Reporters and EJN. He gained vital skills in identifying impactful story angles and conveying environmental nuances effectively. (1/2)

[Kashmir Times @KashmirTimes_]

Tribal Students Struggle for Education Amid Crumbling Infrastructure in J&K https://t.co/Me1bjs4qQm @KashmirScholars @ilu_tantray @Umerfaro @KASHMIRUSA @kashmirglobal @JKNC_ @jkpdp @parawahid @RuhullahMehdi @DC_Budgam @JKPCOfficial @Apnipartyonline @tribalbachaomar @GDCT_JAMMU

[Article 14 @Article14live]

"He wanted to continue his studies"

Apple farmers from Shopian, J&K, tell @ilu_tantray, @IamUmerfarooq21 & Alisa Yousuf how hailstorms, effects of climate change, minimal govt relief & unaffordable crop insurance are forcing painful choices—like millions nationwide

https://t.co/4hIdppfNka

[Article 14 @Article14live]

"State govt doesn’t have funds to compensate everyone”

J&K horticulture official Nisar Ahmad tells @ilu_tantray, @IamUmerfarooq21 & Alisa Yousuf that Rs 2 cr govt relief available for crop loss in June hailstorm, but each farmer will only get Rs 1000-2000 because 90% of crop is gone

https://t.co/4hIdppffuC