The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir

Among the unanswered questions about Kiran Bhai Patel is this: Who sanctioned the elaborate security cover for his multiple visits to the Union territory?

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· Mar 23, 2023 · 06:30 am

For Kashmir’s struggling startups, a reason for hope – angel investors

The first-of-its-kind attempt by a private initiative has secured seed funding commitments for three startups in the Union territory.

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· Mar 17, 2023 · 06:30 am

How evictions in Kashmir are linked to the loss of special status

Land laws that took a more lenient view of encroachment were changed after August 2019, making residents more vulnerable.

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· Feb 20, 2023 · 11:21 am

Why a demolition drive has sparked panic and anxiety in Jammu and Kashmir

Critics say the anti-encroachment exercise, arguably the largest in the history of the territory, is being carried out without giving residents a fair hearing.

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· Feb 09, 2023 · 06:30 am

A Kashmir family waits in dread for news of son ‘missing’ from Army custody

The Army says Abdul Rashid Dar escaped a day after they picked him up for questioning; his family members don’t buy the claim

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· Jan 05, 2023 · 06:30 am

In Kashmir, the police are increasingly using preventive detention laws against drug dealers

Lawyers say it reflects the failure of ordinary criminal procedures.

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· Nov 12, 2022 · 09:00 am

Changing minds: In Kashmir, more people are seeking mental health care

This may be partly driven by clinics at the district level and more mental health professionals.

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· Nov 06, 2022 · 06:30 am

Kashmir saw a bumper apple crop this year. So what’s troubling the apple trade?

While there was a public outcry over apple trucks stranded on the highway, there are other reasons for the logjam.

Safwat Zargar

· Oct 23, 2022 · 06:30 am

Will felling thousands of willow trees help save Kashmir’s Wular Lake?

Believed to be Asia’s second largest freshwater lake, it has shrunk dramatically over the last century.

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· Oct 18, 2022 · 06:30 am

Kashmir got its first multiplex last month – but who is watching?

An entire generation in the Valley grew up without movie halls, banned by militant groups in 1989.

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· Oct 11, 2022 · 06:30 am

Why the Waqf Board’s crackdown on shrines in Kashmir is shadowed by politics

Many fear it signals the tightening of government control on these religious institutions.

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· Sep 25, 2022 · 06:30 am

Shadow militants: A 17-year-old’s initiation into violence in Kashmir prompts a question – why?

A shy teenage boy with no police record is now accused of killing his neighbour, a sarpanch.

Safwat Zargar

· Aug 18, 2022 · 06:30 am