2023: A happening year for J and K The Excelsior 02 Jan 2023 The elimination of four Pak infiltrated terrorists in a ‘chance encounter’ at Sidhra in Jammu as also recovery of a large quantity of arms and ammunition only displays that terrorism in Kashmir is far from over, though it has been largely contained. With none having been […]
J and K needs a healing touch Amar Ujala 02 Dec 2022 हाल ही में उत्तरी सैन्य कमांडर लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल उपेंद्र द्विवेदी ने एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में कहा कि, ‘लगभग 300 आतंकवादी जम्मू-कश्मीर के आसपास मौजूद हैं, लेकिन हम यह सुनिश्चित कर रहे हैं कि वे कोई कार्रवाई करने में सक्षम न हों।’ उन्होंने आगे कहा कि ‘हमारे आंकड़ों के […]
Targeted killings result in fear The Excelsior 04 Oct 2022 A news report of last week stated that ten families of Kashmiri Pundits from Choudhary Gund in Shopian, who had remained in the region even at the height of terrorism in the 1990’s, migrated to Jammu post the targeted killing of Puran Krishan Bhat, on 15th Oct. Farooq Abdullah […]
Celebrating 75 years in Kashmir The Excelsior 15 Aug 2022 Independence and Republic days were normally marked as low-key events in schools a day prior in Kashmir, due to security restrictions on the main day. Only government employees and select invitees attended the main event, always held under tight security. This had been in vogue since the early nineties. […]
Kashmir killings need a calibrated response The Statesman 07 Jun 2022 The valley has been witnessing a spurt in targeted killings this year. Police officials, teachers, sarpanches, outside labourers and government servants (including non-locals and minorities) have been amongst those targeted. In May alone, there were eight killings, which included three non-Muslims. The J and K DGP, Dilbag Singh, […]
Yasin Malik’s life imprisonment sends a strong message to Kashmiri separatists, Pakistan First Post 01 Jun 2022 The sentencing of Yasin Malik resulted in every Pak entity, worth his salt, commenting on it, in addition to officially sponsored protests in POK. Yasin Malik’s wife, Mushaal Malik, had a week earlier, requested Imran Khan, whose anti-government march was to reach […]
The changing J and K बदल रही है घाटी की फिजा, प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की यात्रा के मायने Amar Ujala 26 Apr 2022 केंद्र शासित प्रदेश जम्मू और कश्मीर के सांबा जिले की अपनी यात्रा के दौरान प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने मुख्यतः कश्मीर के विकास पर बातें कीं। उन्होंने वहां 20,000 करोड़ रुपये की परियोजनाओं का उद्घाटन और शिलान्यास […]
Pakistan factor in Kashmir politics The Excelsior 06 Apr 2022 Addressing a worker’s convention in Ramban, Mehbooba Mufti stated, ‘Kashmir has been awaiting a solution for the last 70 years…there will be no peace in the region until the Kashmir issue is resolved, and for that, dialogue with Pakistan and the people of Jammu and Kashmir is imperative.’ She […]
Republic day and Kashmir The Excelsior 01 Feb 2022 There were two heart-warming videos marking celebration of Republic day, which displayed a changed atmosphere in the valley. The first was a group of youth walking proudly with a 30-foot tricolour on Gupkar road, which has the residences of Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq and Omar Abdullah’s, in Srinagar. Mehbooba had stated […]
Politics over investment summits in J and K The Excelsior 18 Jan 2022 The J and K government notified that 70 acres of land, already in possession of the army in Gulmarg and Sonamarg, have been declared strategic enabling it to begin construction of dwellings on it. Mehbooba Mufti tweeted that such permission in tourist destinations implies that the […]