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From doctors to engineering students, Kashmiris kicked off WhatsApp lament loss of patient data, access to online courses
India

From doctors to engineering students, Kashmiris kicked off WhatsApp lament loss of patient data, access to online courses

Those outside Kashmir noticed that their relatives, friends and colleagues were leaving WhatsApp groups in droves. The news came as a shock to citizens from the Valley who have not been able to use the internet for the past four months.

General Antonio Guterres likely to raise Kashmir issue during UN General Assembly session next week, says chief's spokesperson
India

General Antonio Guterres likely to raise Kashmir issue during UN General Assembly session next week, says chief's spokesperson

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is likely to use the opportunity of discussions during the high-level UN General Assembly session that begins here next week to raise the Kashmir issue, the UN chief's spokesperson has said

UN human rights experts urge India to end blackout in Kashmir Valley, call it 'collective punishment' for entire J&K
India

UN human rights experts urge India to end blackout in Kashmir Valley, call it 'collective punishment' for entire J&K

United Nations called upon India to end the crackdown on freedom of expression, access to information and peaceful protests

Restrictions eased in most parts of Kashmir; markets remain shut and mobile services suspended for 18th consecutive day
India

Restrictions eased in most parts of Kashmir; markets remain shut and mobile services suspended for 18th consecutive day

Restrictions were eased in most areas of Kashmir with barricades being lifted and the movement of people and traffic increasing gradually,

US seeks balancing act in South Asia over abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, says congressional report
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US seeks balancing act in South Asia over abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, says congressional report

The US is seeking a balancing act in South Asia after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and divided it into two Union Territories, according to a congressional report

Kashmir after Article 370: Schools reopened by authorities, but few takers amidst fear of growing tensions
India

Kashmir after Article 370: Schools reopened by authorities, but few takers amidst fear of growing tensions

A government spokesperson said that the attendance of children at government schools was low. The spokesperson said that only two to three percent attendance was recorded in southern Kashmir, while in some pockets of Northern Kashmir, it was 50 percent.

KK Sharma, advisor to Jammu and Kashmir governor, to hear public grievances from 10 am to 12 pm in Srinagar on Friday
India

KK Sharma, advisor to Jammu and Kashmir governor, to hear public grievances from 10 am to 12 pm in Srinagar on Friday

KK Sharma, Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Governor will meet public on Friday to hear the grievances from 10 am to 12 pm at Governor's Grievance Cell, Church Lane Sonawar

Imran Khan's rants against RSS, Savarkar tell us a lot about impact of Narendra Modi's inversion of Kashmir policy
India

Imran Khan's rants against RSS, Savarkar tell us a lot about impact of Narendra Modi's inversion of Kashmir policy

An unintended consequence of the inversion of Article 370 and the division of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories is the curious revival of Pakistan’s interest in Indian history and sociology

Kashmir after Article 370: Two weeks since abrogation of special status, a sense of betrayal, mourning envelopes Valley
India

Kashmir after Article 370: Two weeks since abrogation of special status, a sense of betrayal, mourning envelopes Valley

The sudden announcement of the abrogation of the special status of the state by Home Minister Amit Shah has come as a shock and source of despair to many in and outside Kashmir

Bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir spurs Gorkhaland's statehood demand in Darjeeling Hills
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Bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir spurs Gorkhaland's statehood demand in Darjeeling Hills

More than the other new terms of engagement set by the Centre with Jammu and Kashmir it is the formation of a Union Territory (UT) for faraway Ladakh that has most animated political discourse revolving around a separate Gorkhaland state in the hills of West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts

Kashmir after Article 370: State's existential crisis worsens as it grapples with idea that Centre has dissolved mainstream politics
Politics

Kashmir after Article 370: State's existential crisis worsens as it grapples with idea that Centre has dissolved mainstream politics

While a majority of news channels in India continue to portray a picture of Kashmir that is far from the ground reality — with some running exaggerations and blatant lies, the actual circumstances have forced Kashmiri newspapers to just four pages

'My father never thought he'd see protests and unrest inside an airport': Canadian citizen of Kashmiri origin on post-Article 370 chaos
India

'My father never thought he'd see protests and unrest inside an airport': Canadian citizen of Kashmiri origin on post-Article 370 chaos

Sanna, a Canadian citizen of Kashmiri origin, wrote on Twitter about ordeal her family underwent in getting from their home in Kashmir to the airport during the curfew that preceded the abrogation of Article 370

Kashmiri Hindus welcome steps to abrogate Article 370, dream of returning to their homeland
India

Kashmiri Hindus welcome steps to abrogate Article 370, dream of returning to their homeland

One of the biggest things achieved by the government by rendering Article 370 inoperative on Monday is to have brought the focus squarely on one set of people who have been at the receiving end of the decades-long high voltage tension in Jammu and Kashmir — the Kashmiri Hindus

Route taken by government to scrap Article 370 isn't only constitutional, it also complies with all legal requirements
India

Route taken by government to scrap Article 370 isn't only constitutional, it also complies with all legal requirements

The Union government's decision to effectively scrap Article 370 through a Presidential Notification has intrigued a lot of experts in the legal domain. However, sifting through the technicalities, it can be understood that this move is constitutional in toto and complies with all the legal requirements that were to be respected

Article 370 to be revoked: How Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh will be served by administrative services
India

Article 370 to be revoked: How Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh will be served by administrative services

The existing All India Service Officers — namely IAS, IPS and IFS of Jammu and Kashmir cadre — will be allocated to serve in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh

Be warned: In Kashmir, the day after Article 370 is abrogated will look like any other day
India

Be warned: In Kashmir, the day after Article 370 is abrogated will look like any other day

For three generations, Kashmiris have gazed out at India, fearing a Hindu nationalist genocide. For three generations, Indian Hindus have gazed at Kashmir, fearing a jihad without end. Both might be closer to realising their nightmares than we care to imagine

Abolishing Article 370: MHA outlines rationale for ending Jammu and Kashmir's special status in booklet
India

Abolishing Article 370: MHA outlines rationale for ending Jammu and Kashmir's special status in booklet

On Monday, Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah announced that Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is set to be abrogated

Jammu and Kashmir to be Union Territory with legislature, Ladakh to be UT without legislature: State set for bifurcation
India

Jammu and Kashmir to be Union Territory with legislature, Ladakh to be UT without legislature: State set for bifurcation

On Monday in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah announced that Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is set to be revoked. Further, it was announced that Jammu and Kashmir will cease to be a state and will instead be a Union Territory