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Suhail Bhat, Sagrika Kissu
‘Meaningful’ Dialogue: Is GoI Ready to Listen to Kashmiris?
28 Jun 2019
While many Kashmiris favour a dialogue to end the cycle of violence, Home Minister’s Amit Shah’s silence on Hurriyat’s offer has raised doubts on whether the Centre is keen at all.
Suhail Bhat
Torture in Kashmir: Rights Groups Release Report, Seek UN Probe
20 May 2019
The report documents 432 cases where government forces subjected locals to waterboarding, beatings with iron rods and leather belts and electric shocks to genitals.
Sagrika Kissu, Suhail Bhat
Bandipora Rape Case: Protests Erupt In Kashmir, Family Cries For Justice
13 May 2019
The valley observed a shutdown on May 13, as protesters demanded the harshest punishment for the rapist of the three-year-old girl.
Suhail Bhat
‘Custodial Death’ of School Principal Angers Kashmir
20 Mar 2019
Magisterial probe ordered, political parties blame ‘repressive’ approach of Centre for vulnerability of youth in J&K.
Sagrika Kissu, Suhail Bhat
The Farce That Democracy Has Become in Kashmir
12 Mar 2019
The locals in Kashmir region, who are disillusioned by the ruling party at the Centre, seem to believe that the cloak of democracy has fallen.
Suhail Bhat
Pulwama Aftermath: As India-Pak Tensions Increase, Panic Grips Kashmir
25 Feb 2019
The growing hostilities between the countries have taken a toll on the common Kashmiris, as authorities are failing in reducing the sense of panic among the people.
Suhail Bhat
Teenagers Joining Militancy is a New and Worrying Trend in Kashmir
15 Dec 2018
Two 15-year-old teenagers, who had joined the militant ranks, were recently killed in a gun battle with Indian security forces in Srinagar.
Suhail Bhat
Early Snowfall Brings Misery to Kashmir's Apple Growers
05 Nov 2018
The snow has came down in the midst of harvesting season causing extensive damage to standing and harvested apple crop and snapping connectivity in the Valley.
Sagrika Kissu, Suhail Bhat
Will BJP Willy Nilly Emerge a 'Winner' by Default in J&K Civic Polls?
05 Oct 2018
While a majority of people on the ground consider these elections "futile," threats by militants, a spate of killings and boycott calls by PDP, NC have left the field open.
Suhail Bhat
J&K: Authorities Prepare for Local Body Elections Amid Boycott, Fragile Security Situation
18 Sep 2018
The BJP-led central government believes that the elections will strengthen democracy at the grassroots level even as the local panch and sarpanch fear for their lives due to increasing threats from…