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Topic: Jammu & Kashmir

SC order dismissing challenge to J&K delimitation — ‘presumption of constitutionality of laws’

Bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & A.S. Oka held Monday that there was nothing 'illegal' about delimitation exercise to redraw legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in J&K.

An old ‘panther’ at the helm, how AAP’s expanding and going all out against BJP in J&K

Under charge of ex-chairman of Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party Harsh Dev Singh & a Delhi team, AAP’s ranks in J&K have swelled in past few months, with rallies ‘every 2-3 days’.

OIC should end its obsession with Kashmir, turn attention to Uyghurs in China instead

Before giving ill-conceived political statements or press releases on Kashmir, the OIC should brush up on its knowledge of the valley.

Kashmiri Pandit shot dead by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian

Puran Krishan Bhat was allegedly attacked near his residence on the way to an orchard in Chowdari Gund, Shopian, stated Kashmir Zone Police on Twitter.

‘Don’t give BJP a free run, fight elections’ — Omar Abdullah’s message to J&K parties

The former J&K chief minister says he has learned from his party’s 'mistake' of earlier staying away from elections, tells parties to contest polls even if statehood isn't restored.

JK police personnel killed & CPRF jawan injured during terrorist attack in Pulwama

The terrorists attacked the joint Naka party of CRPF and police in the Pinglana area of the south Kashmir district. The police identified the slain policeman as Javid Ahmad Dar.

JK police personnel killed, CRPF jawan injured as terrorists open fire at checkpost in Pulwama

Pulwama: A Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel was killed and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was injured in a terrorist attack on...

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A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

CBI searches 30 sites over irregularities in Jammu & Kashmir Police sub-inspector recruitment

The CBI's FIR registered against JKSSB member Narayan Dutt has also named a Jammu & Kashmir medical officer and owner of Akhnoor coaching centre, and a Bengaluru-based company.

Poll prep or toast to ‘nationalist hero’? Why BJP unveiled statue of Mehr Chand Mahajan in Jammu

Mehr Chand Mahajan is often credited as architect of Jammu & Kashmir princely state’s accession to India. The BJP is now giving him a fresh round of applause.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?