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Topic: Srinagar

These migrants in Kashmir were packed up & ready to go, but stayed. Now it’s ‘back to normal’

Killings of 11 civilians, including migrants and local residents, in October scared many workers out of the Valley. But panic has ebbed now, and many who left also want to return.

How it took 76 hours, negotiations and protests for Kashmir encounter victims to bury their dead

2 civilians were among those killed in Hyderpora encounter. Their families faced a long drawn negotiation with the police to get the bodies. IG says police regret their killing.

Civilian killed in Hyderpora encounter often had tea with CRPF men, eyewitnesses say

J&K Police admit two civilians were taken to encounter spot to ‘identify militants’, but families allege they were used as ‘human shields’.

26 Kashmiri Pandits who fled Valley after killings ‘get notice to rejoin work or face action’

According to a document tweeted by journalist Rahul Pandita, the order was issued by Anantnag district social welfare officer Tuesday, and names the 26 individuals.

India asks Pakistan to grant overflight clearance for Srinagar-Sharjah flight

Pakistan had prevented the flight from using its airspace earlier this week. India has raised the matter through diplomatic channels.

College students, staff in J&K booked under UAPA for ‘celebrating Pakistan’s T20 win over India’

Police say people from hostels of SKIMS and Government Medical College 'burst crackers, danced and raised anti-India slogans' after Pakistan win. The accused are yet to be identified.

Another Bihari vendor shot dead in Srinagar

Arvind Kumar's murder outside a park comes after police claimed to have gunned down three terrorists involved in civilian killings.

Forces identify 6 LeT militants behind Kashmir minority killings, focus on busting terror network

Multiple agencies, including officers from Delhi, are involved in the operation and the idea is to unearth the entire network behind the terror module.

Jammu & Kashmir’s elite anti-terror unit gets full-time head after a gap of 5 months

Appointment of Iftikhar Talib to head the Special Operations Group comes amid a spate of minority killings in Srinagar that took security forces by surprise.

Kashmiri Pandit chemist who stayed back in ’90s shot dead by terrorists in Srinagar

In the last four days, five civilians have been gunned down in the Valley. Police say they have set out search parties to nab the terrorists.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.