Tag: Jammu and Kashmir

Mass Detentions and Demolitions Spark Tensions in Kashmir After Deadly Assault

As 28 lives were lost in a brutal terror attack on Kashmir’s beloved tourist haven, the Valley mourns the dead, honours a local hero’s courage, condemns the terror attack and unites in grief and defiance against violence

In a world where the lines between home and...

As Kashmir sees fewer shutdowns and rising tourism, many ask — does stability mean true peace or just enforced silence?

Expressing solidarity with recently detained Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) environmental activists,...

Close to 96 former IAS and IFS officers have strongly conveyed their disgust and dismay at the Indian National Congress’ (INC) nomination of Lal Singh as a candidate in the upcoming J & K state polls; Chaudhary Lal Singh, along with some of his colleagues, had, in April 2018, organized and led a public march in support of the perpetrators of what was “probably the most horrifying hate crime in  India’s recent history – the brutal, bestial rape and murder of a minor Muslim girl in Kathua.”

As the region heads to its first elections in a decade, a new report reveals how the suppression of media freedom, censorship, and arrests have eroded democratic spaces since the 2019 reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir; questions whether the new government will change the environment of suppression

A circular ostensibly aimed at protecting ‘honest officials from harassment’ recommends punitive action under 182 of IPC and section 195(1)(a) of CrPC against whistleblowers and media

“Dismantling of land-related laws in Jammu and Kashmir is promoting unregulated sale and conversion of agricultural lands, leading to shortfall in foodgrains”

On March 13, the Delhi Press Patra Prakashan moved a writ petition in the Delhi High Court to seek quashing of take down orders issued by the Union government under Section 69A of the IT Act