J&K governor’s decision to reimpose stamp duty on property bought by women upsets Kashmiris

The state administration claimed its January 25 order was to cut losses to the exchequer and crack down on misuse of the provision.

Safwat Zargar

· Feb 05, 2019 · 09:06 am

In Kashmir, there is another conflict around human settlements – and it involves wild animals

Since 2006, at least 228 people have died in the man-animal conflict in the Valley alone.

Safwat Zargar

· Jan 27, 2019 · 07:30 am

‘We were not carrying guns’: Four Kashmiri journalists hurt as security forces fire pellets at them

The photojournalists were covering a gunfight in Shopian when they were targeted.

Safwat Zargar

· Jan 23, 2019 · 07:00 am

In South Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti revives the politics of mourning to win back support for PDP

The former chief minister was once known for calling on families of militants to mourn with them. She has now resumed these visits.

Safwat Zargar

· Jan 18, 2019 · 09:00 am

In Kashmir, claimed Al Qaeda affiliate Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind may be struggling to survive

The shadowy group formed by the Hizbul Mujahideen rebel Zakir Musa in 2017 lost six operatives in a gunfight last month, reducing its strength to four.

Safwat Zargar

· Jan 07, 2019 · 09:00 am

Kashmir 2018: This was the year battle lines hardened and representative government collapsed

Gunfights, civilian abductions and execution videos marked what was the Valley’s bloodiest year in a decade.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Dec 30, 2018 · 09:00 am

In Kashmir operation that left seven civilians dead, witnesses claim soldiers fired indiscriminately

Security forces continued to shoot even after a gunfight with militants had ended, Pulwama residents allege.

Safwat Zargar

· Dec 22, 2018 · 09:00 am

J&K panchayat elections saw 74% voter turnout – but that figure hides the full story

Large parts of the Kashmir Valley saw no polling at all, even as thousands of postions went uncontested.

Safwat Zargar

· Dec 16, 2018 · 06:30 am

In Kashmir, the death of two teenaged militants raises some difficult questions

Most blame the muscular approach of security forces. Some also ask whether militant groups should be recruiting minors.

Safwat Zargar

· Dec 11, 2018 · 09:00 am

Why the governor is going to rethink decision to make J&K Bank accountable to the state legislature

The 80-year-old institution is considered crucial to fiscal and financial autonomies assured to Jammu and Kashmir.

Safwat Zargar

· Dec 05, 2018 · 06:30 am

With Naveed Jatt’s death, Lashkar-e-Taiba has lost one of its most prominent faces in Kashmir

The militant who escaped in February was accused of killing journalist Shujaat Bukhari. He also became a popular figure in South Kashmir.

Safwat Zargar

· Nov 29, 2018 · 11:49 am

Jammu and Kashmir: Two of three abducted civilians released in Shopian, one killed

The deceased civilian was identified as a former special police officer.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 23, 2018 · 10:44 pm