‘We are trapped’: Why village defence groups that fought militancy in Jammu are caught in a bind

A new government policy has left them dismayed – it promises less money than they used to earn before.

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· Jun 25, 2022 · 06:30 am

They fled Kashmir in 1990 but returned to make a life there. A killing ended that hope

The family of Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit killed in the Valley last month, say their life is in Jammu now. So do many others.

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· Jun 21, 2022 · 09:00 am

Targeted police killings reflect the changing nature of militancy in Kashmir

Pistol-bearing militants have attacked policemen and their families.

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· Jun 11, 2022 · 06:30 am

Old Kashmir hands weigh in: Centre must rethink Kashmir policy, not enough to take security measures

Politicians as well as former army officials who served in Kashmir urge greater political engagement with the Valley.

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· Jun 04, 2022 · 06:30 am

A Kashmiri actor was shot dead inside her home. Her family can’t fathom why

The police say militants killed her but her family never sensed any threat to her life.

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· May 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

As Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik gets life sentence, a brief guide to the charges against him

The chair of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front was convicted for ten offences, including a ‘terror funding’ case.

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· May 25, 2022 · 09:53 pm

A killing has put the spotlight on a tiny, little-known minority in Kashmir

On April 13, militants killed Satish Kumar Singh, a member of the tiny Dogra Rajput community in the Valley.

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· May 22, 2022 · 06:30 am

‘No crossfire’: In Kashmir, young shopkeeper's family refutes police version of his killing

Shoaib Mohammad Ganie’s brother says he saw him being surrounded and then shot.

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· May 20, 2022 · 06:30 am

‘Naya Kashmir’? Kashmiri Pandits in J&K are angry with the BJP after yet another killing

Many Pandits moved back to the Valley after government assurances of security. That rehabilitation scheme may now be unravelling.

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· May 17, 2022 · 06:30 am

Nominate Kashmiri migrants to J&K assembly? Rehabilitate us first, migrants say

The delimitation commission recommended nominating Kashmiri migrants and people displaced from Pakistan-occupied-Jammu and Kashmir.

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· May 09, 2022 · 09:00 am

Scroll interview: Why Kashmiri MP Hasnain Masoodi thinks J&K delimitation is unconstitutional

‘These are steps to ultimately disempower people.’

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· May 03, 2022 · 06:30 am

Despite investments, why has unemployment soared in Jammu and Kashmir?

Unemployment rates touched 25% in March, according to one survey.

Safwat Zargar

· Apr 26, 2022 · 09:00 am