India
J&K lecturer suspended for appearing in Supreme Court for Article 370 case
Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday suspended a lecturer at a government school in Srinagar for appearing in an ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court on the abrogation of...
India
‘China has taken away India’s land, sad PM Modi denies it’: Rahul Gandhi
Addressing a public rally in Ladakh’s Kargil on Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said it is sad that even though China has clearly stolen India’s land, Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied it in the Opposition meeting.
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‘It was a home’: Kashmir Walla shuts, lives on in memory
The Kashmir Walla wasn't just ink on paper; it was a collective heartbeat, reverberating with the energy of a team bound by shared ideals and camaraderie that defied the conventions of a workplace.
India
Global press freedom body demands immediate unblock of The Kashmir Walla
Authorities in India must immediately unblock the website and social media accounts of the independent Kashmiri news outlet The Kashmir Walla, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.
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India
India government blocks ‘The Kashmir Walla’ website, its social media accounts
The Kashmir Walla, an independent news website based in Kashmir, has been blocked in India by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the IT Act, 2000, said the news portal.
India
9 Army personnel killed after vehicle plunges into gorge in Ladakh
Nine soldiers were killed and another was critically injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday.
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India
Tourists, non-locals celebrate Independence Day in Srinagar, amidst chants of Jai Shree Ram; Downtown area remains closed
While the celebrations continued at Lal Chowk with music, dance, flashing of national flags and chanting Jai Shri Ram and Bharat Mata Ki Jai, the downtown areas remained blocked and shut down from the early hours of the day till noon.
Features
The silent work of Kashmiri artists
5 August 2023 marks the the fourth anniversary of the annexation of Article 370, the law in the Indian constitution that granted Kashmir semi-autonomy. I spoke to three Kashmiri artists who shared their reflections on their journey in their artistic practice, the impact they hope to achieve and how their work and themselves may have evolved over the last four years.
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India
Lt Governor’s presence in Ashura procession is ironic to Muharram
The Lt Governor of Jammu & Kashmir visited the 10th Muharram procession held at Srinagar, as it was about to begin its journey. This was after the 8th Muharram...
India
“Fundamentalist Muslim cannot be equated with extremist or separatist”: J&K High Court
"A fundamentalist Muslim cannot be equated with an extremist or a separatist," the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court observed while dealing with a petition challenging preventive detention of a 22 years old Muslim man
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India
Baby dies after teargas fired at Rohingyas in Jammu, parents brought to baby’s funeral in handcuffs
A five-month-old girl has died after authorities fired teargas at Rohingya refugees trying to escape a detention centre in Jammu’s Hiranagar where they have been held for more than two years.
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Lack of gynaecologists in Kashmir’s Gurez Valley leaves expecting moms on the edge
A silent crisis has been unfolding in Kashmir's Gurez Valley casting a shadow over the lives of its expectant mothers. For over a decade, an estimated population of 37,000...
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