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How do we get to a situation where it’s alright for soldiers to go scot-free after committing premeditated murder? Last updated: 12 Feb 2014 13:09 Mirza Waheed Mirza Waheed was born and brought up in Kashmir. His debut novel The Collaborator… Continue Reading →
By Irfan Engineer It is not in dispute that Afzal Guru was a surrendered cadre of JKLF. He was dissatisfied about the situation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and he surrendered to the Border Security Force. Once a person surrenders to… Continue Reading →
The media constantly played the tape.The police officers received awards. Hear the other side too. In 2006, Vinod K. Jose met Afzal Guru inside Tihar jail for a rare interview. These are the edited excerpts… Posted On Sunday, February 10,… Continue Reading →
By: Amitava Kumar PUBLISHED ON MARCH 23, 2010, “A Collaborator in Kashmir” appears in PEN America 10: Fear Itself. After flights from Delhi to Jammu and then on to Srinagar, I rode north in a taxi to Sopore, closer to the Pakistan… Continue Reading →
Valley’s all-girl rock band after online slur still detremined Azhar Qadri Tribune News Service Srinagar, February 1 The musical journey of Kashmir’s first and only all-girl rock band has come to an abrupt end after an online hate buzz. The… Continue Reading →
Amidst a culture of silence and media inattention, torture is easy to find in the security hot zones of India. A new film bares the ugly truth. Freny Manecksha reports. “Soldiers got on top of me. One of them chopped my feet… Continue Reading →
By News Desk Updated Sunday, 11 March 2012 1 JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has given jobs t 1,925 Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) migrants under the Prime Minister’s Relief and Rehabilitation Package announced in 2008. Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister… Continue Reading →
Feb 1, 2012-Srinagar, Khurram Rasool With the state of conflict still fresh in the backdrop of their minds and increase in the cases of domestic violence, females in Kashmir are reportedly said to be more prone to suicides than ever… Continue Reading →