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View from Kashmir Observer: Government must lift internet curbs and let the Valley breathe again
In this day and age, internet is like oxygen or water. Once stopped, it wreaks havoc.
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View from Kashmir Observer: What could happen if the lockdown in the Valley is lifted?
The prevailing sentiment in the Valley points towards a deeper alienation with New Delhi.
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Analysis: In Kashmir assembly polls, BJP could well emerge as the largest party
Political engineering could overcome demographics in the Muslim-majority state.
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Trending
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Kannad, Keral, Karnatak: Why do Hindi speakers ‘mispronounce’ South Indian names?
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What Rajasthan’s right to health law promises – and where it falls short
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Unable to find good jobs, youth in India are turning to scam call centres and online microwork
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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‘Better to Have Gone’: What rereading this book about two deaths in Auroville reveals about faith
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View from Kashmir Observer: Barring civilians from state’s only highway shows India’s lost its way
Security forces are supposed to protect the people in the state. The priority now seems to be to protect them from the people.
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View from the Kashmir Observer: Young, urban and educated – the new breed of militants in the Valley
The government, meanwhile, remains oblivious to these signs of growing alienation.
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View from Kashmir Observer: Scholar-militant Mannan Wani marked changing face of Kashmir militancy
The Phd scholar-turned-Hizbul operative was killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday.
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Video
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Earth Hour: From Howrah Bridge to Eiffel Tower, famous landmarks switch off their lights
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Watch: Rescue cat Lucy leads gym class for her human friends
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Watch: Lorry loses control, mounts divider, crashes into railing on a road in Hosur, Tamil Nadu
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Eco India: What is digital solar, and can it push urban Indians to switch from using fossil fuels?
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Watch: Zebra escapes from South Korean zoo, gallops through traffic for hours before getting rescued
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View from Kashmir Observer: Will we ever know who killed journalist Shujaat Bukhari?
The assassination has again underlined that the situation in the Valley hardly fits into the idea of a simple moral world.
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View from the Kashmir Observer: Why do people sacrifice their lives to save militants?
The social and political conditions in which this is happening are not being addressed.
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View from Kashmir Observer: Ray of hope in remarks by Indian army chief, his Pakistani counterpart
The statement betray a rare of acknowledgement of the ground reality in Kashmir and the need for an alternative approach.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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View from Kashmir Observer: Why isn’t India rallying around Kathua victim as it did with Nirbhaya?
The silence – and some cases, support – of politicians towards the accused and the lack of media outrage is jarring.
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View from Kashmir Observer: Biased media coverage is hurting Kashmir more than many people realise
Afraid of appearing soft on Kashmiris, the central government is adopting harsh policy measures.
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View from Kashmir Observer: India-Pakistan border violence is threatening to go out of control
As retaliatory attacks mount, the line between aggressor and defender is blurred.
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The Field
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Watch, WPL final: Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians men’s teams send their wishes ahead of title clash
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Watch highlights, Swiss Open Super 300: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty clinch title
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Swiss Open Super 300 final as it happened: Satwik-Chirag clinch first 2023 title with thrilling win
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WPL 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians vs Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals sets up a fitting finale
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Watch highlights: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reach Swiss Open Super 300 final