Kashmir Life
Modi’s Junior Minister Flaunts VIP Culture; Delayed Flight, Offloaded Passengers
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In a clear case of VIP culture driven by power frenzy, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju has reportedly delayed...
Village Head Shot Dead in South Kashmir
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A village head was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Wagum village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir late Thursday evening.
A...
Denied, The Amnesty Report on AFSPA
International human rights watchdog Amnesty International released its latest report on July 1, 2015. The report focuses on the use and abuse of AFSPA...
Amnesty Report: When Grieving Father Saw His Son Murdered inside Army Camp
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The experience of Ghulam Mohammad is emblematic. His son, Abdul Hamid Dar, 30, was arrested by the army on 29 December 1995....
Amnesty Report: ‘Dark’ Murder of 17-year-old Irfan Ganai
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More recently, army authorities have refused to cooperate with police investigations in the case of 17-year-old Irfan Ganai’s death on 30 June...
Amnesty Report: Torture Case of 16-year-old Girl
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In Sheila’s (name changed) case, the Jammu and Kashmir state police refused to register a complaint or conduct an investigation into her...
Amnesty Report: The Zahid Farooq Sheikh Case
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Just a year after the Supreme Court granted the army permission to try its personnel by a court martial in the Pathribal...
Amnesty Report: Challenges to Decisions on Sanction
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Three families have directly challenged the decision of the MoD to deny sanction for prosecution in recent years: that of Manzoor Ahmad...
Amnesty Report: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act – A history of challenges
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In 1997, the constitutional validity of the AFSPA was challenged in the Supreme Court of India in the Naga People’s Movement of...
AFSPA Completes 25 Years of Shielding Human Rights Abuses in Kashmir, Says Amnesty
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Twenty-five years after the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir, the law continues to feed a...
Annual Amarnath Yatra Begins Amid Tight Security
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Over a 1000 devotees have left for the Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir from Jammu marking the beginning of the 59-day annual...
‘Unhealthy’ Lal Singh Condemned For Inappropriate Collar Fixing
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Mufti Sayeed’s health minister, Chaudhary Lal Singh, known for creating controversies owing to his 'irate' behaviour has again invited a bad press over his...
Tony Jaitly: IAS Officer Who Exorcised Papa 2, Protested against Atrocities is No More
Bilal Handoo
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In 1990, government employees staged a massive protest against the "bloodbath" caused by forces in Kashmir. In that strike lasting for 73 days,...
Detained KU Student Bailed Out, Varsity to Resume Class works from Tomorrow
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The detained Kashmir University’s student, Muzamil Dar has been bailed out Tuesday.
Confirming his son’s release, Farooq Ahmad Dar said, “Yes, he (Muzamil)...
‘Make Lakhanpur Check post Friendly’
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In a move to create an industry friendly atmosphere around Lakhanpur check post, where the trucks loaded with goods are detained "without...
