Kashmir militancy: The curious case of an Assam trader who may now be a Hizbul Mujahideen member

The 39-year-old has been living in J&K’s Kisthwar district since 2013. A picture of him dressed as a militant surfaced on April 8.

Arunabh Saikia

· Apr 15, 2018 · 09:00 am

In South Kashmir village where four civilians were killed, there is grief – but also jubilation

While Khudwani’s residents are mourning their dead, they are glad to have rescued five militants from a firefight with security forces this week.

Rayan Naqash

· Apr 14, 2018 · 06:30 am

In Jammu and Kashmir, at least one person has died in the conflict for every day of 2018

A year that started with a fidayeen attack has left a trail of blood.

Rayan Naqash

· Apr 10, 2018 · 09:00 am

As Kashmir streams run low, government advises farmers not to grow paddy

A prolonged dry spell has led to decreased water levels in streams vital for irrigation. But experts says the scarcity is due to resources being mismanaged.

Rayan Naqash

· Apr 05, 2018 · 09:00 am

Ward number 8: Familiar scenes of bleeding eyes have returned to this hospital in Kashmir

Sunday’s violence injured several civilians, many of whom took pellets in the eye.

Rayan Naqash

· Apr 03, 2018 · 06:30 am

‘They have crushed South Kashmir’: Anger rises as three gunfights leave at least 19 dead

This was the first time in recent years that the security forces had launched such large-scale operations against local militants.

Rayan Naqash

· Apr 02, 2018 · 07:40 am

In Kashmir, the family of a lecturer killed in an Army raid in 2016 no longer hopes for justice

The state police recently asked for sanction to prosecute 23 Army men in the case.

Rayan Naqash

· Mar 25, 2018 · 06:30 am

From Srinagar, a new crop of militants who kill and die in the name of religion, not politics

Urban militancy has been slow to pick up and now reveals new ideological leanings.

Rayan Naqash

· Mar 19, 2018 · 09:00 am

‘Bona fide photojournalist’: Court blows holes in NIA’s case against a ‘stone pelter’ in Kashmir

Six months after being arrested by the National Investigation Agency in a terrorism funding case, Kamran Yousuf walks out on bail.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Mar 15, 2018 · 07:30 am

Anger in Kashmir as the army calls civilians killed in Shopian encounter ‘overground workers’

After criticism from political parties, the army changed its stance.

Rayan Naqash

· Mar 06, 2018 · 12:10 pm

Jammu attack: As political parties point fingers, people living near the Sunjuwan camp grow fearful

Rohingya refugees settled in the area are especially worried after BJP leaders accused them of helping the attackers.

Rayan Naqash

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Ipsita Chakravarty

· Feb 14, 2018 · 06:30 am

Amarnath Yatra attack: Tracking down a phone call led the police to conspirators

The chargesheet, filed on Monday, implicates 11 people for the strike in which eight pilgrims were killed.

Rayan Naqash

· Feb 01, 2018 · 12:30 pm