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Anees Zargar
A New Mainstream in the Offing in Kashmir’s Politics?
04 Jan 2020
Five months after abrogating the special status of J&K, New Delhi is continuously reaching out to people and is in touch with some regional leaders to shape up a new face of mainstream in Kashmir…
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Epitome of State Oppression? Kashmir Witnesses Longest Clampdown in 2019
01 Jan 2020
For the people, the fears of a possible demographic change, escalation of conflict, heightened insurgency and counter-insurgency and hence, a repeat of cycle of violence looms large, following the…
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Internet Ban: Kashmir School Board to Go Back to Declaring Results on Gazettes
28 Dec 2019
Until last year, the board provided results online and through SMS services but, since both remain blocked in the region, the board has decided to reprint result gazettes this time after a gap of…
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BJP and Congress Walk Together as They Move to Dethrone Srinagar’s Mayor
24 Dec 2019
In a bid to remove Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu, the corporators in Srinagar Municipal Corporation have moved a no-confidence vote against the head here on Tuesday.
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The Kashmir Insurgency
23 Dec 2019
Through the book, the author presents a range of ways in which Kashmir has been imagined by its inhabitants and outsiders over the centuries—a sacred space, homeland, nation, secular symbol, and a…
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Bullied and Humiliated: Women Relatives of Jailed Politicians Bear the Brunt
21 Nov 2019
According to Shahryar Khanum, daughter of former PDP minister Naeem Akhtar, her mother, before being allowed to meet her husband, was asked to remove her head-scarf, shoes and even socks and a hair-…
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‘Gupkar Declaration’ Likely to Be Cornerstone for Future of Kashmir Politics
20 Oct 2019
A political activist, who had access to SKICC, where more than 30 politicians are being held, says that there is already a new ‘united front’ emerging from all political parties like PDP, NC and PC.
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Kashmir’s First BDC Polls: How BJP Plans to Spread its Tentacles at Grassroot Level
07 Oct 2019
Amidst the clampdown and communication blockade, Srinagar’s hotels, where many panches and sarpanches are staying, have become hotspots for filing nominations.
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Kishtwar Residents Claim Over 100 People Put Behind Bars
07 Oct 2019
The people claim that the rifle snatching incident in Kishtwar, post which over 100 people have been arrested, was an engineered attempt to disrupt the peace in the region.
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After Initial Celebrations, Sense of Loss Among Jammu Leadership
25 Sep 2019
“Many leaders I spoke to in Jammu have now realised the repercussions of altering the politics and especially dismembering of the state into two union territories,” said JKPCC Ghulam Ahmad Mir.