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Reducing army footprint in Kashmir: A bold, brave and welcome decision
Opinion

Reducing army footprint in Kashmir: A bold, brave and welcome decision

The government must move ahead and withdraw the army, but do it steadily — stage by stage

How recent killing of Pandits and their migration has affected quality teaching in Kashmir
Opinion

How recent killing of Pandits and their migration has affected quality teaching in Kashmir

Kashmiri Pandits have been protesting and demanding relocation from the valley till the security situation improves. Hundreds of employees and their families have shifted to Jammu. This has seriously affected quality education in the Valley

Thirty-third year of exile: How BJP's 'Naya Kashmir' has not been able to ensure justice to Pandits
Opinion

Thirty-third year of exile: How BJP's 'Naya Kashmir' has not been able to ensure justice to Pandits

Kashmiri Pandits remain steadfast to the idea of home – which they lost because of being Hindus and Indians. But, a home in Kashmir may not manifest in the years to come, given the prevailing situation, yet it offers a sense of belonging to the exiled community

Discourse on Kashmiri Pandits must move beyond ‘The Kashmir Files’
Opinion

Discourse on Kashmiri Pandits must move beyond ‘The Kashmir Files’

If the BJP is serious about addressing the issues faced by Kashmiri Pandits, it needs to think beyond The Kashmir Files so that there are no more files to be made in the future

Off-centre | Nadav Lapid’s debacle: How Israeli filmmaker’s attack brings back spotlight on plight of Kashmiri Pandits
Opinion

Off-centre | Nadav Lapid’s debacle: How Israeli filmmaker’s attack brings back spotlight on plight of Kashmiri Pandits

If Nadav Lapid is really part of a larger Left-wing ‘conspiracy’, he has only scored a self-goal by allowing the now politically dominant ‘right wing’ to strike back all guns blazing

Kashmiri Pandits demand committee under Amit Shah for en masse rehabilitation to Kashmir
India

Kashmiri Pandits demand committee under Amit Shah for en masse rehabilitation to Kashmir

Kashmiri Pandit groups continued their months-long protest on Saturday against the government over selected killings of their members, and demanded the constitution of a committee under Amit Shah to 'formulate and implement' their rehabilitation.

Terrorism counting its last breaths in Jammu and Kashmir, says L-G Manoj Sinha
India

Terrorism counting its last breaths in Jammu and Kashmir, says L-G Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha lauded the security forces and said that they are doing their work diligently at the juncture where we stand today

I feel ashamed as an Indian: Arif Mohammad Khan on targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir
Politics

I feel ashamed as an Indian: Arif Mohammad Khan on targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir

"If a single person from my country has to leave his home and become a refugee, no amount of shame will suffice it," the Kerala Governor said

How PFI is just the tip of the Islamist problem in India
India

How PFI is just the tip of the Islamist problem in India

The Popular Front of India is working towards creating a pan-India Muslim movement against the Modi government. It is also imparting training to young Muslims in armed combat and unarmed combat skills

Plea on 'genocide' of Hindus, Sikhs in J&K: Supreme Court asks NGO to make representation to government
India

Plea on 'genocide' of Hindus, Sikhs in J&K: Supreme Court asks NGO to make representation to government

The plea referred to books such as "My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir", authored by Jagmohan who was Jammu and Kashmir governor during the relevant period, and "Our Moon Has Blood Clots" by Rahul Pandita

Nadimarg massacre: High Court reopens case of Kashmir Pandits after a decade
India

Nadimarg massacre: High Court reopens case of Kashmir Pandits after a decade

An application was filed by the prosecution seeking recall of an earlier order whereby the criminal revision petition was dismissed. The massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pandits was carried out by terrorists at Nadimarg village in Shopian district in 2003

Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti placed under house arrest
India

Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti placed under house arrest

The PDP president said that she was stopped from visiting the family of Kashmiri Pandit Sunil Kumar Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian recently

Firstpost Podcast: Why are Kashmiri Pandits living in the shadow of death again
Explainers

Firstpost Podcast: Why are Kashmiri Pandits living in the shadow of death again

What's up with the sporadic killings of Kashmiri Pandits? Tune in to find out

Explained: Will rise in attacks on Kashmiri Pandits force them to flee Valley again?
Explainers

Explained: Will rise in attacks on Kashmiri Pandits force them to flee Valley again?

Around 800 Kashmiri Pandit families reside in the Valley after the large-scale exodus in the early 1990s in the face of rising militancy. In the wake of increasing attacks on their community, some have simply had enough

Off-centre | The attack on Rushdie is a wake-up call to unite against religious violence
World

Off-centre | The attack on Rushdie is a wake-up call to unite against religious violence

An end to religiously inspired or justified violence the world over is a prerequisite for human peace, progress, and unity

28 migrant workers killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2017: Centre
India

28 migrant workers killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2017: Centre

Nityanand Rai said there has been a substantial decline in the number of terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir -- from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021

'Over 5,502 Kashmiri Pandits provided government jobs post abrogation of Article 370,' claims Centre
India

'Over 5,502 Kashmiri Pandits provided government jobs post abrogation of Article 370,' claims Centre

There has been a substantial decline in terrorist attacks from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

Kashmiri Pandit Exodus 2022: ‘I don’t see myself going back to Valley again’
India

Kashmiri Pandit Exodus 2022: ‘I don’t see myself going back to Valley again’

A number of Pandits working in Kashmir under the prime minister employment scheme have left the Valley after some of them were selectively targeted and killed by terrorists

Explained: How actor Sai Pallavi’s comments on Kashmiri Pandit exodus has created a social media storm
India

Explained: How actor Sai Pallavi’s comments on Kashmiri Pandit exodus has created a social media storm

In an interview for her latest movie, actor Sai Pallavi condemned violence in the name of religion, comparing the Kashmiri exodus to cow vigilantism. Her remarks invited a lot of ridicule from social media users

Centre keen on ensuring the welfare of Kashmiri Pandits, says union minister
India

Centre keen on ensuring the welfare of Kashmiri Pandits, says union minister

Nisith Pramanik said several concrete measures have been taken to ensure the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley so that they live in their homeland with peace and harmony