Why a lawyer in Kashmir is asking for a constitutional amendment from 1979 to be enforced

The amendment restricted preventive detention to two months. Four decades later, it is still to be notified.

Safwat Zargar

· Jun 04, 2021 · 09:00 am

Alarm in Kashmir as government sacks three employees, citing ‘security of the state’

The dismissals, done without inquiry, are seen as part of an expanded scrutiny of government employees after the Centre took charge.

Safwat Zargar

· May 16, 2021 · 09:00 am

Why a captured militant’s family in Kashmir say they’d be better off if their son had been killed

Tariq Ahmad Pandit’s family faces accusations that their son was a coward – and a collaborator.

Safwat Zargar

· May 03, 2021 · 06:30 am

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.

Safwat Zargar

· 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.

Safwat Zargar

· 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.

Safwat Zargar

· 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.

Safwat Zargar

· 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.

Safwat Zargar

· 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.

Safwat Zargar

· 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.

Safwat Zargar

· 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.

Safwat Zargar

· Feb 16, 2021 · 06:30 am

What’s the latest threat facing the Kashmiri apple?

It’s not homegrown. It comes from abroad.

Safwat Zargar

· Feb 09, 2021 · 09:00 am