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Topic: Kashmiri pandits

Congress MP’s private member’s bill on rehabilitation of Kashmir Pandits cleared for consideration by RS

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.

Young Kashmiri Pandit creators haven’t forgotten haak and Herath. They won’t let you either

Gen Z Kashmiri Pandits are trying to keep their culture alive on Instagram through recipes, language lessons, cultural snapshots, and community-specific humour.

Kashmiri Pandits welcome Mirwaiz-led interfaith panel, but sceptical about ‘closed door meetings’

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.

Encroachment of temple properties ‘rampant’ in J&K, HC handed over 9 shrines to DMs in 2 months

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.

BJP using Kashmiri Pandits as ‘weapon’ to garner votes, says PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti

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.

Kashmiri Pandit gunned down in Pulwama, first targeted killing in J&K this year

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.

Rahul Gandhi meets Kashmiri Pandit delegation in Jammu, says ‘shocked’ at what they were facing

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.

Nadav Lapid, your Kashmir Files remark achieved what the Left couldn’t—denial of Pandit agony

Lapid reminds me of many western intellectuals who have argued that Jews lie about anti-Semitism and routinely exaggerate violence against them.

‘Fear of the bullet’, no mention by Shah — angry Kashmiri Pandits say they’re just ‘showpieces’

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.

‘Evicted, at mercy of rain’ — 27 Kashmiri Pandit families brought back to Valley battle for home

27 families part of PM’s special package for Kashmiri Pandits are camping in the open with kids and the elderly after they were evicted from secure accommodation in the Kulgam camp.

On Camera

GST reform is pointless if it doesn’t simplify tax slabs. 40% rate is counterproductive

A lesser-known reality of the GST is that it has a total of eight tax slabs, excluding the exemptions. These start at 0.25 and go all the way up to 28 per cent.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Army ramps up two-front readiness, 5 Bhairav Commando units ready for frontline deployment

Three battalions are being deployed along northern frontier with China and Pakistan, one in the northeast and another on western front, ThePrint has learnt.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.