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Why Are Some Shivlings Worshipped Without a Yoni?

“नमामीशमीशान निर्वाणरूपं विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्म वेदस्वरूपम्।” There is something deeply still about a Shivling. It does not narrate a story through gestures. It does not hold weapons or ornaments. It simply stands in silence. Centered. Timeless. Eternal. Most devotees are familiar with the Shivling resting upon a circular base called…

Times Life · Feb 26

Editors Guild meet raises bigger question for Kashmir press: How to build concrete support?

One month after Jammu and Kashmir Police summoned six Kashmir-based reporters – including those from The Indian Express and Hindustan Times – the Editors Guild of India (EGI) convened an online conference on Wednesday titled “Reporting From Kashmir: Challenges and Opportunities.”

Newslaundry · Feb 26

Living in La-La Land”: India Rebukes Pakistan Over J&K at UNHRC

India on Thursday delivered a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), dismissing Islamabad’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir as “hallucinating” and accusing it of living in a “La-La land.”

Whats Hot · Feb 26

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4 Ancient Temples Where Devi Is Worshipped as a Living Goddess

“या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥” In the temples of India and Nepal, Devi is not always worshipped as a distant idol carved in stone. In some sacred spaces, she is treated as present, breathing, responding. The rituals are not symbolic alone. They are conducted with…

Times Life · Feb 24

Congress Targets S. Jaishankar Over Deletion of US Map Showing J&K as Part of India

The Congress on Friday launched a sharp attack on external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, accusing him of failing to protect India’s diplomatic interests following the reported deletion of an Indian map by the United States.

Whats Hot · Feb 13

4 Powerful Lakshmi Devi Temples in India for Wealth & Prosperity

Goddess Lakshmi is one of the most revered Hindu deities. Devi’s blessings can be particularly beneficial for students or young professional who are studying or are about to launch their careers. Religious leaders say that Lakshmi Devi represents the epitome of prosperity and beauty. She is the goddess who grants…

Times Life · Feb 12

7 Most Powerful Shakti Peethas Known for Fulfilling Prayers

ॐ सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तुते॥ There are places in Bharat where faith does not feel symbolic. It feels alive. The air is heavy with devotion, the silence feels charged, and prayers seem to leave the lips with direction. The Shakti Peethas are believed to be such…

Times Life · Feb 9

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‘Told to sign bond, reporter does not’: Express confronts police action against reporter in Kashmir

Days after journalists from national publications were summoned by the Jammu and Kashmir police, The Indian Express publicly backed its Srinagar-based reporter Bashaarat Masood, detailing the police action against him in a front-page report.

Newslaundry · Jan 21

I covered Op Sindoor. This is what it’s like to be on the ground when sirens played on TV

I’ve been reporting from the ground for five years. I’ve covered elections, protests, accidents, communal violence and the environment. I’ve waited outside police stations and hospitals, slept on station floors, travelled overnight to places that stop making headlines within a day. Still, this year felt heavier. Some assignments ended when…

Newslaundry · Dec 30, 2025

‘Systematic harassment’: J&K Police seizes phone from The Wire journalist

Last evening, officers from the Jammu and Kashmir Police seized The Wire’s Jehangir Ali’s phone from his home in Charar-i-Sharief town in Budgam district. The Wire called this action an “attempt by the Jammu and Kashmir police and administration to intimidate its correspondent, which is emblematic of the systematic harassment…

Newslaundry · Dec 18, 2025

Indigo: Why India is held hostage by one airline

It was October 1988. Me, my mother, and my younger sister were supposed to fly in an Indian Airlines flight, from Ranchi, in what was then Bihar, to Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, with an overnight stop at Delhi, to attend my father’s younger brother’s wedding.

Newslaundry · Dec 6, 2025

‘Is my house the only illegal one?’: Outrage after journalist’s home flattened in Jammu

A demolition drive in Jammu has come under fire after authorities tore down the home of journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing – the only structure targeted in the area that day. Daing alleges the action was carried out without prior notice and was a message to journalists who refuse to “toe…

Newslaundry · Nov 28, 2025

‘Journalism not a crime’: DIGIPUB slams raid against Kashmir Times

The DIGIPUB News India Foundation has expressed “deep concern” and strongly condemned the reported "raids and escalating harassment” of the Kashmir Times by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA). “Targeting an independent and credible news organisation in this manner is a direct assault on press freedom,” it…

Newslaundry · Nov 21, 2025

‘No staff, defunct office’: Kashmir Times editor on ‘bizarre’ charges, ‘bid to silence’

When Anuradha Bhasin first saw a video circulating on social media on Thursday – showing police personnel milling outside the Jammu office of the Kashmir Times – she didn’t quite know what she was looking at. There had been no official communication. No staffer had called her. She has none…

Newslaundry · Nov 21, 2025

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Newslaundry · Nov 20, 2025

As J&K officials search Jammu office, Kashmir Times points to ‘bid to silence’

The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency has carried out searches at the head office of Kashmir Times newspaper in Jammu.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

Born in the forest: the women giving birth alone in the Kashmiri mountains

Far from hospitals, nomadic Gujjar women routinely go into labour – and die – on their herder communities’ long seasonal treks

Newslaundry · Sep 20, 2025

Kashmir’s apple farmers face Rs 2,000 cr loss as NH-44 closure strands thousands of trucks

“I don’t even have money for poison to kill myself. All my harvested apples have rotted before reaching the markets after the NH-44 was shut,” said Ezaj Ahmed, apple farmer from Anantnag district of Kashmir.

Newslaundry · Sep 12, 2025

India suffered Rs 24,000 crore losses this monsoon: Do we have a plan to fix this?

This monsoon season has brought severe destruction to India’s northern states. There were cloudbursts in Uttarakhand, flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab saw its worst flood since 1988.

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The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2025

At least 11 dead after intense rainfall and landslide devastate Himalayan region

Five people reported missing in Jammu

Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2025

‘Everything has been lost’: Kashmir floods, landslides kill dozens

Overflowing rivers devastate communities, prompt questions about whether lessons from past floods were ever learned.

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025

Flash floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 are displaced in Punjab

Indian media reports say intense rains have lashed parts of Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu region, leaving at least 32 people dead and many missing following a landslide on a Hindu pilgrimage route

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025

Photos show people fleeing flooding in Kashmir after weeks of intense rain in the region

Prolonged monsoon rains this season have badly battered South Asia. Rising waters sent people fleeing from their homes in the Indian-administered Jammu area in Kashmir, which is split between Pakistan and India and claimed by both sides.

Newslaundry · May 28, 2025

‘Few bunkers, poor health infra’: Villages caught in the crossfire

With every spike in India-Pakistan tensions, it’s the population along the Line of Control that suffers most. In the most recent flare-up, at least 16 civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling in Jammu and Kashmir, with the highest toll in Poonch district. Several villages in Rajouri and Poonch also came…

Newslaundry · May 23, 2025

One month on, Pahalgam terrorists remain missing. So do answers to J&K security challenge

One month after the Pahalgam attack claimed 26 lives and brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war, the manhunt for the perpetrators remains frustratingly inconclusive. Operation Sindoor may have delivered tactical victories elsewhere, but in the scenic valleys where tourists usually felt safe, a different reality seems to…

Newslaundry · May 14, 2025

Was protocol violated in BSF braveheart’s funeral?

The Bihar government has drawn flak over the funeral of BSF sub-inspector Mohammed Imteyaz, a 53-year-old paratrooper from Bihar’s Saran district who was killed in action along the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir on May 10.

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