India’s revocation of Kashmir’s relative “autonomy” embodies everything that its new “Israeli” ally wishes it could do to Palestine such as eliminating its separate political status and giving non-residents of the UNSC-recognized disputed territory the right to buy property there as part of its long-term plan to wage demographic warfare against the locals, yet few...
Dr. Nyla Ali Khan It was in August of 1953 that my grandfather wrote, “In the early hours of the night of August 9, I and my cabinet were dismissed without a confidence motion of the Assembly by the legally and constitutionally questionable fiat of the Head of the State. I was put under arrest...
The government, on Monday, introduced a resolution to remove provisions of Article 370, which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir. In addition, Home Minister Amit Shah also introduced a Bill bifurcating the State of Jammu of Kashmir into Union Territory of Ladakh and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Restrictions under Section 144 CrPC...
By: Faheem Usmani Qasmi India, the largest democracy where we have the freedom of speech, and media being the fourth pillar of democracy, is supposed to be the highest form of freedom of speech. However when a journalist delves a little peeper, he starts questioning the entire nation as he sees something wrong prevailing in his...
Dr.Nyla Ali Khan The Indian Constitution has been blatantly violated in Kashmir and the ideals it enshrines completely forgotten. Forces have arisen which threaten to carry this saddening and destructive process further still. The Indian Constitution sought to guarantee an independent judiciary, an honest electoral process, and rule of law. It is not surprising that...
Restrictions under Section 144 CrPC has come into effect from 12 a.m. in Srinagar. Mobile internet snapped in entire Jammu and Kashmir. An uneasy calm enveloped the Kashmir Valley on Sunday as additional security forces occupied civilian installations and police stations and were put in “standby mode.” Late in the night, National Conference vice-president Omar...
After the reports of India and Pakistan locking horns on Line of Control, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, said, “It is time to end the long night of suffering for the people of Occupied Kashmir,” and added that the people of Kashmir must be allowed to exercise their right to self determination according to...
Aditya Menon Kashmir is in crisis but no one really knows what the crisis is. The only piece of information from the government in the public domain is a statement from Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik’s office that “there were inputs of a possible attack on the Amarnath Yatra”. J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik...
Ashfaque kayamkhani,Jaipur: A prominent political family in Rajasthan’s Sikar district has taken up a massive tree plantation drive recently as a “non-political activity” during the monsoon season to make its contribution to environment protection. Over 11,000 saplings were planted in the two-day programme with the participation of local communities in the last week of July....
Many Congratulations Ravish for winning prestigious Ramon Megsasay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless”. NDTV Ravish Kumar has been conferred this honour for the year of 2019. Ravish Kumar is among the five recipients of the 2019 Magsaysay award, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel, which recognises the “greatness of spirit...