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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Topic: Srinagar

7 hurt in Srinagar grenade blast, hours after J&K decides to restore postpaid mobile phones

The blast took place less than 3 hours after the restoration of postpaid mobile phone services was announced. Police are probing if there’s a connection.

Are we going to succumb to militants — govt full-page ad questions Kashmir people’s curfew

The full-page advertisement in local newspapers of Kashmir urges people to end their self-imposed shutdown and resume normal lives.

Kashmir pellet wounds not superficial: The story Abhijit Iyer-Mitra didn’t report

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra who went around Srinagar in chauffeur-driven car didn’t realise the inability to access a hospital in a shutdown is not just a result of blocked roads.

Food, business, schools: Kashmiris have devised coping mechanisms for everything

Since the abrogation of Article 370, Kashmiris have been borrowing from lessons learnt in 2010 and 2014, and perfected during 2016 unrest.

J&K Police threatening us to rent homes to forces, say downtown Srinagar residents

J&K Police has denied the allegations of harassment made by residents of downtown Srinagar, while acknowledging the house hunt.

Shah Faesal withdraws habeas corpus plea challenging detention from Delhi HC

The former IAS officer's petition alleged that he was illegally detained at the Delhi airport on 14 August and taken back to Srinagar.

Lashkar pamphlets with threat to shut shop or face action spread fear among Kashmir traders

Traders talk of verbal threats, say bikers also throw pamphlets inside shops. Police blame it on 'desperate overground workers' of Lashkar & Hizbul.

Classrooms empty, Srinagar’s private schools bring lessons home via video CDs

Students of govt schools, however, do not have the privilege of video lessons. College goers facing trouble in filling up forms for competitive exams.

In Pictures: What Srinagar looks like at night as restrictions in Valley ease up

Despite reports that the situation in Kashmir is peaceful, day-to-day life is not the same. ThePrint looks at life in Srinagar three weeks after the scrapping of Article 370.

Restrictions return to Srinagar ahead of Friday prayers, barricades spring up across city

Media has been barred from areas of Srinagar where mainstream politicians have been detained while Jama Masjid unlikely to hold Friday prayers.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

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.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

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.