Arshi Javaid’s essay collection ‘Yaadgah: Memories of Srinagar’ brings out bittersweet memories of a multicultural Srinagar where Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits co-existed.
President has recommended consideration of the bill, a mandatory requirement under Article 117(3) of Constitution, clearing the decks for discussion on it in Upper House.
Gen Z Kashmiri Pandits are trying to keep their culture alive on Instagram through recipes, language lessons, cultural snapshots, and community-specific humour.
Kashmiri Pandit community is questioning the legitimacy & inclusivity of the interfaith panel formed to facilitate their return and is pushing for central govt's involvement.
In some cases, former mahants of shrines allegedly themselves leased out properties to tenants. HC has ordered DCs & DMs to take over the management of temples and their assets.
Mufti spoke after visiting photojournalist's home, a Kashmiri Pandit who died last month. She stated that pandits do not need the help of any govt returning to the state.
Sanjay Sharma shot at by suspected terrorists when he was on way to local market, & succumbed to his injuries soon after. Last year, 29 targeted attacks were recorded in Kashmir.
Delegation raised issue of Kashmiri Pandits not getting their salaries for protesting over alleged targeted killings & Gandhi assured them the matter will be taken up in Parliament.
Earlier this month, Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a rally in Baramulla. But Pandits say that their demand for relocation to Jammu found no mention in his speech.
In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.
Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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