Srinagar: Last Friday, 21-year-old Qaiser Amin Bhat was seen washing blood stains off the Jamia Masjid floors after police had assaulted the mosque with pellets and tear gas. At least 30 people had been injured, with ten youth hit by pellets in their eyes, during that very incident. Qaiser never had any idea that the next […]
”Right after the inauguration of the infamous 330 megawatt Kishanganga power project, a raging debate started throughout the Valley about the effects of the project on Kashmiris, with many even terming it “illegal.” In his address during the inauguration of the project, Indian Prime Minister Modi said that Kashmir would get 12% of the 330-mega watts […]
Srinagar: A glance through controversial Sushil Pandit’s Twitter timeline brings out shocking revelations- he harbours ‘anger’ and ‘hate’against Kashmiris, Muslims and Islam. And he does not feel ashamed about it. On his Twitter profile, Pandit introduces himself to the world as a “Kashmiri Hindu” who is allegedly “exiled, in my own country!” In his […]
The recent halt in operations announced by the Delhi has garnered widespread scepticism with both politicians and political experts terming the announcement as ‘futile.’ Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had suggested a Vajpayee type Ramadhan unilateral ceasefire like the one of 2000. It was accepted by the Centre but with conditions. Far from her claim, is […]
In a campaign to raise awareness about mental health issues in the conflict marred state, a group of youngsters recently held an event at Gandhi Bhawan of Kashmir University. Outside the venue, a series of paintings were put on display by the organizers. People showed great interest in the paintings which were themed around mental […]
During the course of two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions 2018, thousands of Kashmiris remained glued to their television screens, waiting anxiously for local t-20 dasher Manzoor Dar to get selected. With his aggressive brand of cricket, Dar specializes in a popular version of cricket known as t-20 format. In the history of the IPL […]
“If God was powerful enough to save us, he surely is supreme enough to take our revenge”… On April 11, three militants were trapped in a cordon laid by the forces in Khudwani area of South Kashmir. The day long gun battle between the two warring parties and the subsequent clashes between the forces and […]
An earlier version of this article was first published in Raiot.[1] Soon after, the Facebook account of Professor Mohmmad Rafi was taken down. In order to archive more of his thoughts, concerns, and ideas, this version has been updated to incorporate additional materials from the now-deleted-profile that were recorded in author’s research notes. Some […]
The last surviving militant Saddam Padder killed in Shopian encounter on Sunday. Pic courtesy: The Telegraph NewspaperThe last surviving militant commander in the 12-man Burhan group, Saddam padder, was killed in Shopian gun battle on Sunday. Padder, 32, a resident of Heff Sheermal village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, started participating in pro-freedom politics a […]
What is it like to be a policeman in Kashmir today? Wasim Khalid Srinagar He is at the forefront of confrontations in the volatile state of Kashmir. Be it a public protest demanding civic amenities, stone-hurling youth raising their voice for ‘freedom’, or militants engaging them in a gunfight, the policeman has to bear […]
