KASHMIRI HINDUS
BJP used Kashmiri Pandits' pain as 'weapon' to garner votes across India, says Mehbooba Mufti
Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti accused the BJP of exploiting the pain of the Kashmiri Pandit community for votes, calling it a "weapon." She criticized the BJP for using their suffering without providing real support. Mehbooba emphasized the need for Kashmiri Pandits to return to the Valley, asserting they don't require government assistance for resettlement.
"I am representing lakhs of Kashmiri Hindus..": Anupam Kher on Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony
Actor Anupam Kher attends the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya, offering prayers at Hanuman Garhi Temple. He represents Kashmiri Hindus who had to leave their homes and hopes to return soon. The atmosphere in Ayodhya is graceful with the slogan of Jai Sri Ram in the air everywhere. Bollywood celebrities Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, and others are also present. The Pran Pratishtha ceremony will take place in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The ceremony includes a musical event titled 'Mangal Dhwani' and Vedic rituals.
Two intervention applications filed in SC seeking dismissal of pleas challenging Article 370 abrogation
The applications have been filed by 'Youth 4 Panun Kashmir' and social activist Virinder Kaul. Both applications have been filed through advocate Siddharth Praveen Acharya. 'Youth 4 Panun Kashmir', which the plea says is a frontline worldwide movement of Kashmiri Hindu youths, has said Article 370 and Article 35-A of the Constitution had "violated" the basic structure of the Constitution as it never recognised the supremacy of the Indian Constitution.
Bill for nomination of 2 Kashmiri migrants, 1 displaced PoK resident to J-K assembly introduced in Lok Sabha
A bill to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one member from the displaced persons from Pakistan occupied Kashmir to the legislative assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The bill provides for representation of Kashmiri migrants, displaced persons, and Scheduled Tribes in the legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir to preserve their political rights as well as their overall social and economic development. The delimitation commission has recommended for representation of communities by way of nomination in the legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.
Two local LeT militants carried out attack on non-local labourers: Kashmir police
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants are believed to have carried out an attack on three non-local labourers in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. The police have launched raids to catch the attackers, while associates have already been taken into custody. The state government has increased security in areas populated by non-locals, in case of further attacks.
A day after targeted killing, Kashmiri Pandits seek removal of Lt Governor
The Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) on Monday requested the prime minister and home minister to replace J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha as he has failed to stop the targeted killing of Pandits and to launch operations against the militants and their supporters.
Bandh in Poonch over Rajouri killings enters second day; Protests in Kathua, Jammu
Shops and business establishments remained closed in the district as hundreds of people, braving cold weather, came out to hold protests.
Home Min Amit Shah reviews security situation, development issues in JK
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and development issues in Jammu and Kashmir, where four heavily-armed terrorists who had come from Pakistan were killed early this morning, officials said.
SC rejects plea for probing Kashmiri Pandit's murder in 1989, asks petitioner to move HC
The Supreme Court on Monday said it is not inclined to admit a petition seeking a probe into the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in 1989, suggesting the petitioner can seek relief from the high court.
Top court dismisses PILs on Sanskrit, Kashmir 'genocide'
The PIL sought rehabilitation of Kashmiri Hindus, Sikhs who had migrated after the 1990 exodus. The petitioner had also sought constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the Kashmiri-Hindu genocide.
Plea on 'genocide' of Hindus, Sikhs in J&K: SC asks NGO to make representation to govt
The petitioner's counsel argued before the apex court that the genocide and exodus of over one lakh Sikhs and Hindus from the Kashmir Valley during that period had never been noticed by the state administration at that time. The top court, which disposed of the petition, allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea with the liberty to make a representation to the government and the appropriate authority.
Employees transfer list in J-K goes public; anger mounts among Kashmiri Pandits
Most Kashmiri Pandit families have left their “resettlement” colonies to escape the recent spurt in fatal terrorist strikes targeting Hindus living and working in the Valley. Those who stayed behind were cooped up in heavily-guarded housing built for them, with the government not allowing them to leave or acceding to their demand to relocate them outside Kashmir.
When seeing is believing: Will being made to confront the gory reality of horror and terror make us change?
Kashmiri Hindus are once again being killed by terrorists, and the reaction in the rest of India seems very different from 30 years ago thanks to graphic 24/7 TV and social media images of real, not fictionalised gore and grief.
Sense of "insecurity" among Kashmiri Pandit employees increasing in valley: BJP
The BJP's memorandum to LG comes in the aftermath of the killing of Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit government employee, which has sparked protests by community members.
Protest held in Jammu over attacks on Kashmiri pandits by militants
Led by the Muthi Migrant camp president Anil Bhan, over 300 Kashmiri pandits took out a rally to protest against the selective attacks on the Hindus in the Valley.
Plea in SC seeks SIT to identify perpetrators involved in 'genocide' of Hindus, Sikhs in J-K
"The petitioner has undertaken research by going through books, articles, and memoirs of migrants from Kashmir. The prominent books which the petitioner has examined include 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir' authored by Jagmohan and 'Our Moon Has Blood Clots' by Rahul Pandita. These two books give first hand account of ghastly genocide and exodus of Kashmiri Hindus and Sikhs in the year 1990," the plea submitted.
What can be more painful than despair?
Knowing that home & homeland are gone forever is traumatic, but flickers of hope cause more torment.
"One nation, one people" should be the only basis of our identity: RSS leader
Arun Kumar was speaking at the launch of author Ratan Sharda and Yashwant Parthak's book, Conflict resolution, the RSS way, a book that looks at various resolutions that the RSS has passed in its annual meetings since its formation in 1925.
'The Kashmir Files' has initiated conversation, let it build up, says BJP
Hitting out at the former Union Minister and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, BJP national general secretary (organisation) B.L. Santhosh said that it is better to leave the narrative and conversation to take shape on their own.
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