Interview: ‘Everyone expected once Omar Abdullah walks out, something will happen. But nothing did.’

Aga Syed Ruhullah, who resigned as the chief spokesperson of the National Conference, explains why he is unhappy with the timidity of his party leadership.

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· Apr 13, 2021 · 09:00 am

‘For anything and everything’: UAPA cases are rising in Kashmir

The anti-terror law is being frequently invoked against protestors. Few are willing to speak about it.

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· Apr 09, 2021 · 06:30 am

This college professor did Covid-19 duty in Kashmir – but police say he was absconding under UAPA

Abdul Bari Naik’s family says he is paying a price for exposing corruption by officials and raising concerns over village land being taken over by the army.

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· Mar 25, 2021 · 06:30 am

Why a soldier’s father in Kashmir spends his day digging land

Shakir Manzoor went missing eight months ago. His father is mounting a solitary search for his body.

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· Mar 19, 2021 · 09:00 am

‘We’re being watched’: Kashmir decision to vet social media feeds of new employees sparks alarm

The government has also instituted a provision allowing it to make employees take premature retirement ‘in the public interest’ after a review.

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· Mar 10, 2021 · 06:30 am

In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India

Among those on the police radar is a cousin of a Biden appointee, a blogger who is a German citizen and a doctor who lives in Saudi Arabia.

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· Mar 05, 2021 · 09:00 am

In Kashmir, a temple reopens old schism within Pandit community – and shines light on BJP's politics

The BJP government has failed to improve the lives of Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir, but continues to project false success, say community members.

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· Feb 26, 2021 · 06:30 am

Kashmir's old parties won a majority but lost control of district councils to new outfit. Here’s why

The newly-formed Apni Party won only 12 of the 280 seats but now controls two of the 20 district councils.

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· Feb 16, 2021 · 06:30 am

What’s the latest threat facing the Kashmiri apple?

It’s not homegrown. It comes from abroad.

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· Feb 09, 2021 · 09:00 am

Most of Jammu and Kashmir still does not have 4G mobile internet. Broadband is growing

Reliance-owned Jio has seen the highest growth in fixed-line subscribers.

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· Feb 05, 2021 · 09:00 am

Fighting corruption in Kashmir becomes tougher as territory loses its Right to Information law

The central transparency law is weaker than what the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir had.

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· Feb 01, 2021 · 06:30 am

Kashmir gets a new bureaucracy: Fewer locals, more officers from outside

The Jammu and Kashmir cadre of the All India Services has ceased to exist.

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· Jan 24, 2021 · 09:00 am