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SC Issues Notice to J&K Govt on a Plea by J&K HC Bar Association President Challenging his Detention Under PSA
29 Jun 2020
According to his plea, on August 8, he was taken to Central Jail, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, without any prior notice of intimation, where he was kept in solitary confinement.
PTI
Separatist Leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani Quits Hurriyat Conference
29 Jun 2020
In a letter, Geelani referred to inaction by Hurriyat members after abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two Union territories.
Atul, Sandeep Pandey
Lockdown in Kashmir Fails the Standard of Reasonableness and Proportionality
05 Jun 2020
A petition was recently filed in the Supreme Court challenging the draconian curbs imposed in Kashmir in August 2019.
Ajaz Ashraf, Vignesh Karthik K. R.
Why J&K’s Demography Will Change Beyond Belief
31 May 2020
The new domicile rules could permanently alter the state, socially and politically.
Basharat Shameem
Militarised Wilderness: Story of Kashmir under Siege
27 May 2020
Exploring the many dilemmas of Kashmir’s populace in those early days of militancy.
Newsclick Team
Dal Lake Ghosted: Tourism Locked out from the Valley
14 May 2020
Kashmir's tourism industry has been struggling to survive for over eight months with back-to-back lockdowns.
Anees Zargar
Domicile Law for Kashmir Reinforces Fears of 'Demographic Changes’ Despite Amends
05 Apr 2020
Many believe that the final stamp on J&K’s disempowerment was put on August 5, many others say the new law is another step towards possible "demographic change" in India’s only Muslim majority…
Anees Zargar
Kashmir: NC MP Writes to Amit Shah, Urges Revocation of Detention Orders in Light of Coronavirus
23 Mar 2020
According to official records, Srinagar's central jail has more than 60 inmates above the age of 50, and have been incarcerated since August. Out of them, more than 20 are above the age of 60.
PTI
10 Inmates Died in Last One Year in Assam Detention Centres: Govt
17 Mar 2020
As many as 3,331 people are lodged in 6 detention centres in Assam, while another such facility with a capacity for 3,000 people is under construction, Lok Sabha was informed.
Safina Nabi
Kashmir: After Three Months, Shafiya Finally Painted – She Titled it ‘Dead Air’
16 Mar 2020
After Kashmir’s bifurcation, artists and poets faced a strange silence. Their brushes and pens had much to say, but there was an overwhelming sense that something intangible had been lost.