In a move drawing sharp criticism from student bodies and academics, both Kerala University and the University of Calicut have recently cancelled seminars relating to Kashmir and recent deadly attack in Pahalgam. The Vice-Chancellors of the two institutions cited national security concerns, with one labeling a proposed event “anti-national.”
The flashes lit up the sky as more drones buzzed overhead. “It was a long night,” said Muntaha, a resident of Srinagar’s Dalgate. “When it happened, I held my younger sister closer, thinking it was safer.”
A day after Indian defence authorities reported intercepting multiple Pakistani missiles in its airspace, Jammu experienced another power outage on Friday night, accompanied by blaring sirens.
At least 15 civilians and one soldier, including four children, were killed and 43 others injured in heavy cross-border shelling by the Pakistan Army in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party chief and former Jammu and Kahsmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has questioned the "indiscriminate crackdown" carried out by several security agencies in the aftermath of Pahalgam militant attack.