A new digital ID in Kashmir stokes confusion and fears of greater surveillance

Officials claim the new family identification number, unique to every household, is for easy access to social welfare programmes.

Mehran Firdous, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jan 29, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Kashmir Law College sacks principal alleging he is ‘hard-line ideologue’ of separatists

Principal Dr Sheikh Showkat shouted anti-India slogans at a convention in Delhi and had terror links, claimed the college.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 12, 2022 · 05:12 pm

Kashmir: Driver from Punjab injured in firing in Pulwama

The Yader area has been cordoned off to arrest the attackers, police officials said.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 07, 2022 · 07:13 pm

Data check: What have different governments at the Centre done for Kashmiri migrants?

Taken together, UPA and NDA regimes have approved 6,000 transit accommodations, of which only 14% are complete.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

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Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in

· Mar 25, 2022 · 07:30 pm

How the BJP is promoting ‘The Kashmir Files’: Modi’s endorsement, tax breaks, leave from work

The ruling party has put its might behind Vivek Agnihotri’s movie about the Kashmiri Pandit exodus.

Umang Poddar

· Mar 17, 2022 · 09:02 am

Opposed to ‘unilateral actions’ on Kashmir, says China during Imran Khan’s visit to Beijing

The Pakistan prime minister said minorities were being persecuted in India ‘in advancing the Hindutva mindset’ of the RSS and the BJP.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 07, 2022 · 10:32 am

The Kashmir Press Club saw a government-backed takeover – not a war between factions

The general secretary of the club’s managing body recounts what happened in the days before the ‘coup’.

Ishfaq Tantry

· Jan 22, 2022 · 06:30 am

‘A way to connect to your roots’: What J&K domicile certificates mean to migrant Kashmiri Pandits

Few say they will return to Kashmir.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Sep 26, 2021 · 06:30 am

What the crackdown on J&K Bank means: Valley has to negotiate directly with Delhi – on Delhi’s terms

The Centre has signalled it no longer needs local elites to keep its hold on Kashmir.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Jun 22, 2019 · 06:30 am

In Kashmir, a photo of a militant’s body being dragged by security forces sparks outrage

Retired generals insist that this is standard procedure since militant bodies are often booby trapped.

Rayan Naqash

· Sep 14, 2018 · 08:59 pm

Supreme Court hearings on Article 35A come at crucial juncture for Kashmir politics

The removal of the provision could end a fragile pact between the Centre and the state.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Aug 06, 2018 · 07:45 am

Analysis: BJP’s use of Kashmir as an ideological pawn in the 2019 elections could have grim results

Party president Amit Shah’s speech in Jammu this weekend suggested he was addressing a national audience.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Jun 25, 2018 · 08:17 am