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Debutante author Madhuri Vijay on living through the 'monstrous consequences' of India's vast geography
Twenty seven-year-old Madhuri Vijay remembers her time in Kashmir during the 2013 Kishtwar Riots, when her family back in Bengaluru was concerned about her safety, but remained largely unaffected by the events unfurling at another extreme of the country. In her debut novel, The Far Field, Vijay talks about the impact distance has on lives, and the 'monstrous and arbitrary consequences' of India's geographic vastness.
Rivals denounce Shah Faesal-Engineer Rashid-led PUF as anti-Kashmiri, BJP plan to divide mandate in Valley
The creation of Peoples United Front (PUF) has upset the mainstream political parties in Kashmir, who are accusing the Engineer Rasheed and ShahFaesal-led alliance of helping the BJP by dividing votes in the Valley
Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir all about Hindu versus Muslim vote, retention of article 370, 35A
In the Lok Sabha election, the BJP is contesting against the 'alliance' of the National Conference, Congress and PDP in Hindu-majority Jammu, while the three are locked in a contest in Muslim-majority Kashmir.
Once a non-figure in Kashmir politics, Sajad Lone now most sought-after leader, makes rivals PDP, NC quiver
A few years ago, no one would have taken Sajad Lone seriously, but today, his machinations in Jammu and Kashmir have brought back memories of when New Delhi engineered defections in the National Conference, the only regional party at the time, to divide the Kashmir vote.
J&K Assembly dissolution: Satya Pal Malik played willing hand in BJP's game to subvert institutions
The timing of Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik dissolving the Assembly makes it clear that he moved under orders to forestall the formation of a government that would prove inimical to the BJP's calculations.
Amit Shah's tendentious speech in Jammu could spell an end to J&K's special constitutional status
BJP chief Amit Shah accused the PDP-led Jammu and Kashmir government of discriminating against the Jammu and Ladakh regions.
Jammu and Kashmir newspapers unsurprised by end of BJP-PDP coalition, unmoved by imposition of Governor's Rule
Newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir focused on Mehbooba Mufti saying she had expected the end to the BJP-PDP alliance.
Politicians react to split in BJP-PDP alliance in Jammu and Kashmir; most say they expected it
Some were surprised by the BJP's decision to end its alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, and some welcomed it.
BJP-PDP alliance ends: Jammu and Kashmir braces for Governor's Rule for the eighth time amid political imbroglio
The BJP pulled out of the alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was untenable to continue in this coalition government.
Mehbooba Mufti's brother Tasaduq joins PDP on late father's first death anniversary
Tasaduq Mufti, the son of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a function to commemorate his father's first death anniversary.
Kashmir unrest: Veteran PDP leader Tariq Karra quits party, resign as MP
Karra had been very vocal and expressive about his dissatisfaction in the past too, ever since the new government came to power in Kashmir.
Modi in Kashmir: BJP finds new spring in its step as PM impresses valley
Was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Diwali visit to Kashmir a genuine gesture of concern for the people of the flood-ravaged region or was it his new big pitch for his party before the assembly elections?