scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
TopicKashmir Valley

Topic: Kashmir Valley

J&K oral histories counter popular perceptions about the region. They also have dark humour

Delhi’s Jawahar Bhawan held a discussion on Ipsita Chakravarty’s book Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir's Conflict. It was joined by independent journalists Safina Nabi and Nishita Trisal.

Ahmadiyyas in Kashmir are branded as kafirs, boycotted, spat at. They hide, pass as Sunnis

India recognises them as Muslims, but ‘other Muslims treat us like untouchables’.

AK-47s, Quran verses, lovers’ names —the tattoos Kashmiris are rushing to remove

Separated by a Srinagar graveyard, Basit Bashir and Ahmed Hassan are at opposite ends of the push and pull between tradition and rebellion in Kashmir. One makes tattoos, the other removes them.

Public Safety Act cases surge again post Pahalgam, 23 held in Valley based on ‘credible intel’

Detentions are part of a larger crackdown in Valley after Pahalgam terror attack as intel inputs suggest sleeper cells of various terror outfits have been reactivated.

Even as India launches war on terror camps in Pakistan, LeT & JeM continue recruitment in Kashmir

Earlier this month, J&K police said they killed 6 terrorists associated with LeT, JeM in southern Kashmir. All 6 men were reported missing between April 2022 and October 2024.

J&K police, security forces on alert as Pakistan-linked sleeper cells rear head in Kashmir

Technical intel reveals sleeper cells are in contact with Pakistan-based handlers, leaking sensitive info about security forces and key installations via WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal.

How shutdowns crushed Kashmir’s love stories

At the discussion on the book Lōal Kashmir, author Mehak Jamal took the audience through her journey of gathering stories of love and loss from the people of the Kashmir valley.

Centre to curb access to 60+ ‘unguarded’ Kashmiri tourist spots opened post Article 370 abrogation

Concern about security was raised on multiple occasions with govt for shutting these sites, ThePrint has learnt. All these spots have seasonal security deployment.

Kalma at gunpoint or shot dead point blank—survivors recall Pahalgam massacre, crawling to safety

Terrorists have used this tactic to select targets in the past as well, like in 2012 attack on Hotel Silver Star in Srinagar, and Dhaka’s Holey Artisan Bakery attack in 2016.

Pahalgam terror attack: PM Modi cuts short Saudi visit, to return early Wednesday

PM will be giving the official dinner a miss & depart for India Tuesday night. Modi was earlier scheduled to be in Saudi Arabia till Wednesday

On Camera

My first meeting with Modi ji in 1996 gave me a living model of leadership: ML Khattar

As Modi enters his seventy-sixth year of service to the nation, I join millions in wishing him strength and success.

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.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

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.