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‘We don’t wait, we provide help’: How Sikhs, Gujjar-Bakarwals led civilian rescue along LoC in Kashmir

As areas along LoC saw Pakistani firing & shelling following Op Sindoor, civic volunteers stepped in to evacuate families, offering food, water & bedding—often in their own homes.

At Desi Oon Festival 2024, shepherds turn designers, weave culture and myth into rugs

The Desi Oon Festival 2024 is an initiative by the Centre of Pastoralism, which works with shepherds to support their livelihoods and preserve traditional practices.

Will ST status for Paharis backfire for BJP in 2nd phase of J&K polls? All eyes on Gujjar-Bakarwal votes

Unlike Gujjar-Bakarwals, who are primarily Muslims, Paharis are made up mostly of upper caste Hindus. In granting ST status, BJP alienated a large section of pastoral community.

From mountain perch above Shopian, Pir Panjal’s Gujjar-Bakarwals gaze joylessly at J&K elections

In Part-1 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at Gujjar-Bakarwal nomads & why they clash with authorities frequently.

‘Give us a roof, water’: With Paharis assured ST tag, J&K’s Gujjars, Bakarwals fear more neglect

Amit Shah announced ST reservation for Paharis in J&K last week, but Gujjars and Bakarwals fear it may be at their expense when many don’t even have the ‘bare minimum’ yet.

BJP deploying battery of senior leaders, ministers in J&K district council poll campaign

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain have already visited J&K ahead of the November-December polls.

Bakarwal nomads return to the plains as business dries up due to Kashmir shutdown

Amid security and communication clampdown, the Bakarwals have advanced their return journey to the J&K plains by nearly two months.

On Camera

Muslims at garba—whenever a festival becomes exclusionary, we lose a piece of India

Conservative clerics warned Muslims against garba as impermissible; now Hindu right-wing groups call their presence provocative—different reasons, same outcome.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.