On 5 August 2019, the Indian government stripped Kashmir of its constitutionally guaranteed special status and split the region into two federally-run territories. A stringent […]
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India’s new domicile law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears
For almost a century, no outsider was allowed to buy land and property in Indian-controlled Kashmir. That changed Aug. 5 last year when India’s Hindu […]
In one year, BJP’s political project sees J&K’s regional symbols vanishing
The symbols promote a sort of collective sentiment of a distinct history and memory, says political expert If not fully meeting the agenda of development […]
One year post Article 370 revocation from a Kashmiri’s prospective
Nazir Masoodi It was the most tense and uncertain night of our life. Troops were in every nook and cranny to impose a tough curfew. […]
‘Things have gone worse in Kashmir’ amid year’s lock-down: Rights Body
Anger and alienation in Kashmir are having a disastrous economic, social and political impact, a New Delhi-based rights body says in a report released a […]
Political, Economic and Social Impact post August 5, 2019
Justice Lokur-headed group releases report on human rights condition in J&K The Forum for Human Rights in J&K, an informal group of concerned citizens comprising […]
All you need to know about J&K’s new Domicile Law
Difference between Article 35A and 3A of J&K Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order 2020: Article 35A of the Indian Constitution was an article that […]
GoI amended J&K Development Act for ‘Land Grabbing’: Regional Political Parties
The National Conference said the proposed amendments in Jammu and Kashmir Development Act will undermine the civil authority and turn the entire region into a […]
Post the killing of Sheikh Bari, Resignation of BJP cadre started flowing in from across Kashmir Valley
All is not well in BJP as activists from J&K Unit are continuously turned up with resignations in one pretext or other. A senior party […]
GoI allowing Amarnath Yatra despite a huge spike in coronavirus cases across J&K
Analysts say the resumption of annual Hindu pilgrimage shows the government’s ‘double standard’ as other gatherings prohibited. Authorities in Kashmir have decided to allow Hindu […]