Jammu and Kashmir
Dudran’s Doud Khots: Ancient technique of storing milk sustains livelihoods
January 6, 2024
Nestled in captivating landscapes about 42 km from Baramulla in Jammu & Kashmir, Dudran stands as a timeless village, untouched by the rapid pace of modernity. In a world preoccupied with technological advancements, Dudran stands out as a paradise of tradition and resilience....
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Disappointed by SC ruling on Article 370, Kashmiris remain sceptical of Delhi’s motives
January 3, 2024
People in the truncated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir feel they have been let down by the Supreme Court, which delivered its verdict on the critical issue of abrogation of the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution after a delay of almost five years. In a ruling last fortn...
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Deserting Ghulam Nabi Azad, 17 leaders rejoin Congress
January 6, 2023
Over half a dozen senior leaders, including former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Tara Chand rejoined the Congress at a function on Friday morning at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi. Besides Chand, the other prominent leaders who retu...
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India drapes in yellow to fete Basant Panchami
February 5, 2022
Vasant Panchami falls on the fifth day of the month of Magha month of the Indian calendar, normally falling in late January or early February per the Georgian calendar. It marks the end of the most severe winter that grips the entire northern India and the beginning of thaw leadi...
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Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2023 in India
December 31, 2021
Almost in every part of the world, it has become a tradition to welcome the New Year with a great deal of festivity and cheer. For those who like to travel, it is one of the best moments to step out and hit some of their preferred destinations. Over the years, for the Indian tour...
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Tourists, Indian and foreigners, rediscover paradise on earth
December 6, 2021
After a break of over two years, Jammu and Kashmir sees a strong revival of tourism, says the tourism department of the union territory. As per the official data of the Department of Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir; 513,000 tourists, including 1,317 foreigners, visited the territory...
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India to be first to feel pinch of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
August 15, 2021
How dramatically military and political fortunes can change within a week? And that too in a historically unstable region like Afghanistan where control over cities and even capital Kabul can change hands faster than a click on the internet. Till earlier this week, most analysts ...
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A tightrope walk for Delimitation Commission in Jammu & Kashmir
July 25, 2021
The Delimitation Commission which was tasked with the reorganisation of constituencies from March 2020 to March 2021 says it has made a thorough note of the dissent and opposition by the public and political parties, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. While many Kashmir...
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Need actions rather than words, says Kashmir Valley to Delhi
June 29, 2021
The Indian government tried to put all the right optics at the first all-party meet organised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost two years after the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which gives limited autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, was revoked in August 2019. At the m...
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International Democracy Day 2020: Lockdown on Indian democracy
September 15, 2020
“I was supposed to receive an award from the state government for one the best professors but suddenly after a Facebook post, my name was withdrawn from the list of nominees,” says an assistant professor at Lucknow University. “All I did was to put up a Facebook post about ...
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Modi’s myriad challenges
January 9, 2020
After storming into office for a second time with a thumping majority, challenges for Narendra Modi’s government has not wilted in any way. Instead it has taken myriad forms…
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Rapes in India
December 17, 2019
Every subsequent horrific rape in India leads to calls for and often passage of newer laws to deal with the spate of crimes against women. There are enough severe laws against these, but challenges lie in poor implementation as well as a sense of lawlessness that pervades parts o...
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