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How India's ruling party is tightening its grip on Kashmir

For the first time in her life, Asha, a street cleaner in the Indian city of Jammu, will be allowed to vote in upcoming local elections. And she's in no doubt who will get her ballot.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

A chronicle of Nehru, his missteps, and Modi’s magic: The new Nehru museum

With the Rashtrapati Bhavan to their south, and the Nehru memorial to the north, the three statues at Delhi’s Teen Murti Circle have long stood witness to India’s tryst with destiny: from a brutal repression of the freedom struggle to the fall of the British Empire, and Independence.

Newslaundry · Jan 9, 2023

GI-Tagged Jammu And Kashmir Products To Boost Rural Ecomomy

It is believed that Geographical Indication (GI) will also have the potential to deliver wider benefits to rural areas by strengthening historical and cultural links between place and people. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Jan 9, 2023

Police: Gunmen attack Kashmir village, killing 4 civilians

Assailants sprayed bullets toward a row of civilian homes in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir leaving at least four civilians dead and five others injured

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

In 2022, India came for Kashmir’s land, votes and journalists

Experts and residents fear that new policies are disenfranchising and disempowering the Muslim-majority population.

Al Jazeera · Dec 30, 2022

10 Kashmiri writers received Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar so far

A total of 10 young writers from Jammu and Kashmir in the fields of fiction, poetry etc. have received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for Kashmiri language so far.

The Times of India · Dec 30, 2022

Backward districts, health infra: What mainstream media reportage can help change in 2023

The end of the year usually leads to reflections on the year gone by. But let me break with tradition and instead set out a wish list for the kind of coverage we can hope for in the coming year. This could be wishful thinking given that 2023 is an…

Newslaundry · Dec 29, 2022

Indian Cricket in 2022: A saga of forgettable year

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli's artistic sixes against Pakistan united fans from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in an otherwise underwhelming year for Indian cricket, which started with a promise of transformation but ended with the commencement of another difficult transition period.

The Times of India · Dec 29, 2022

Ladakh’s Buddhists and Muslims unite to challenge BJP’s politics

The Indian government’s abrogation of article 370 of the constitution – ending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and dividing the state into two separate union territories – in 2019 has set an unexpected chain of events in motion in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.

Newslaundry · Dec 29, 2022

Amid Pak Terror Threat, Locals, Migrants Work Jointly To Drive Kashmir's Economy

Migrant workers have become a prime force that drives Kashmir's economy and development, according to the latest report. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 28, 2022