In Kashmir, a police crackdown leaves migrant beggars staring at an uncertain future

The Valley has attracted a large number of beggars from outside the state in recent years.

Safwat Zargar

· May 26, 2019 · 09:00 am

Why did it take Kashmir police 23 years to make the first arrest in the Saderkoot massacre case?

Seven villagers of Bandipore’s Saderkoot Bala were shot dead by the counterinsurgency militia Ikhwan in 1996.

Safwat Zargar

· May 20, 2019 · 12:30 pm

In Kashmir, alleged rape of a three-year-old triggers protests, fears of sectarian tension

The victim and the accused belong to different Muslim sects. Fears of sectarian clashes grew as fake pictures and videos began circulating on social media.

Safwat Zargar

· May 13, 2019 · 08:36 pm

‘Our lives and property are at stake’: As cross-LoC trade halts, Kashmiri traders lament losses

They hope new regulations alluded to in the Centre’s notification that suspended trade indefinitely will be implemented swiftly, allowing business to resume.

Safwat Zargar

· May 04, 2019 · 09:00 am

Simmering tensions: What really caused the riots in Srinagar’s Central Jail early this month

Jail officials claim they were sparked by dismantling of barracks used for ‘anti-national activities’. Inmates say they were protesting desecration of Quran.

Safwat Zargar

· Apr 27, 2019 · 09:00 am

From Jammu to Kashmir, a ban on civilian traffic on the highway leaves a trail of rage – and despair

Restaurant owners in Jammu brace for losses. The business community in Kashmir says it will hit the Valley’s economy hard.

Safwat Zargar

· Apr 09, 2019 · 07:00 am

The killing of a 12-year-old boy in Kashmir has prompted local voices to decry militant tactics

Atif Mir was taken hostage by Lashkar-e-Taiba members and killed when the forces blew up the house in which they were hiding.

Safwat Zargar

· Mar 25, 2019 · 07:30 am

Kashmir’s latest custodial death sparks complaints of long wait for justice in other similar cases

On March 19, the police said that Rizwan Pandit, who had been detained in a terror investigation, had died in custody. His family alleges that he was tortured.

Safwat Zargar

· Mar 24, 2019 · 03:30 pm

Kashmir: Death of school principal in police custody sparks protests in Awantipora

The family of Rizwan Pandit, who was picked up from his home by the police on Sunday, say they heard of his death via social media.

Safwat Zargar

· Mar 20, 2019 · 07:00 am

South Kashmir family took in strangers as guests. They killed their special police officer daughter

Khushboo Jan was murdered by suspected militants in Shopian last week. She was a few weeks short of 17.

Safwat Zargar

· Mar 19, 2019 · 08:50 pm

‘Kashmiri, Kashmiri’: Lucknow attack has set off a new flood of panic among traders from the Valley

Many, like the dry fruit sellers beaten up on Daliganj bridge, are returning home, abandoning their livelihoods.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Mar 09, 2019 · 09:00 am

In Kashmir, leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami are mystified by Centre’s ban: ‘Our work is in the open’

Twice in the past, the organisation has made public statements distancing itself from militancy.

Safwat Zargar

· Mar 02, 2019 · 09:00 am