kashmiri pandits

Tragedy of Kashmiri Pandits

The tragic plight of Kashmiri Pandits who continue to live in exodus away from their homeland remains a huge blot on modern Kashmiri history. The majority community in Kashmir needs to introspect seriously on this because the ultimate test of any society is the way it treats its minorities. This introspection may begin with recognizing […]

Kashmiris won’t let anti-India disinformation go unchecked

Arshia Malik recounts how pro-India voices like her & her journalist husband were hounded & suppressed in Kashmir

Opportunity to rehabilitate Pandits back in Kashmir might be lost

As militancy creeps back, the opportunity for real integration and re-establishment of Kashmiri Pandits, seems to have been frittered away

J&K police to reopen cases of Kashmiri Pandit killings after 3 decades

The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of J&K Police seeks public help to unearth a "plot" in the 1989 Neelkanth Ganjoo murder case.

Kashmir’s First Multiplex Coming Up In Srinagar

SRINAGAR: A prominent Kashmiri Pandit businessman is taking a bold step as he is set to unveil Kashmir’s first-ever multiplex in the Sonwar area of Srinagar. The move comes more than three decades after the terrorists shut down all cinema halls in the valley. And the Dhar family, which owned the now defunct Broadway Cinema […]

Scenes Of Harmony: Kashmiri Pandits Welcome Haj Pilgrims, Recite Praises For Prophet Muhammad

SRINAGAR: Amid the rising terrorist attack on the Kashmiri Pandits in the valley, a gesture of brotherhood and harmony from the community members caught the attention of all. Beautiful scenes of amity and large-heartedness from the community, that has suffered a lot, were witnessed outside the terminal gate of Srinagar International Airport on Saturday when […]

Propaganda Hasn’t Worked In Kashmir; It Could Even Backfire

Propaganda is a double-edged weapon. And yes, it is a weapon. For the last year or so, the state apparatus has engaged in high-spend messaging in the Kashmir Valley, highlighting ‘normalcy’ and attacking terrorism. Believe it or not, the major vehicle for this effort has been the army and other forces. Officers of such forces […]

Kashmir: Fake Narratives On Security Situation

Recent incidents of targeted killing of a Kashmiri Hindu PM package employee, a TV artiste and a police cop in Srinagar have given enough ammunition to political dynasts, Muftis and Abdullahs, to claim that Kashmir is going back to the days of the 1990s. A fake narrative is being built that post-August 5, 2019 policies […]

That’s Shocking: J&K Authorities Use Electric Fence To Contain Kashmiri Pandits, Apologise Later

SRINAGAR: Despite the J&K administration’s effort to lock down the Kashmiri Pandits inside their camps, their unprecedented protests against the brutal murder of fellow community member Rahul Bhat continued for the fourth day. In a bid to contain the growing protests, the J&K administration had deployed heavy security outside the camps to restrict them from […]

J&K Puts Pandits In Locks, But Protests Continue In Valley

SRINAGAR: The valley continued to simmer as protests against the killing of Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit government employee, went on for the third consecutive day in Kashmir. Such was the intensity of this unprecedented protest that the authorities have to lock transit camps for Kashmiri Pandits in the valley to restrict the community from […]