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Kashmiri Pandits question central govt’s motive on “threat letter” issue
By News Desk Kashmiri pandits living in the valley today castigated the central government for raising the issue of threat to Kashmir Pandits living in valley during the present situation. “Rather than assuaging the situation at ground zero, Government at Centre is showing very callous approach towards the situation in Kashmir. In addition to that [...]
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‘Milne Do’ – Let Kashmiris Meet
Story by: Beena Sarwar | Pakistan Summary A video report on Milne Do, an emotional meeting between Pakistani and Indian Kashmiris. What do people from Kashmir want, and how do they feel about the conflict? The report was produced by VJ Movement.
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I am writing my biography: Yasin Malik
Eleventh February is remembered as Maqbool Butt’s death anniversary. Every year demonstrations are held in many parts of world. His followers and the people of Kashmir demand the return of his remains from Tihar Jail, where he is buried, to Kashmir. Kashmiri groups, on both sides of the dreaded line of control and all over [...]
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We Will Live There Again In Peace
Text & Photos By Fahad Shah Nagrota (Jammu): Constructed on 716 kanals of land in Jagti, Nagrota- in the outskirts of Jammu city, the Mini Township for Kashmiri Pandits has 4200 two-room flats and many other facilities like schools, hospitals, health centres, proper roads, parks, old age home, community centre, water supply scheme, separate [...]
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209 Kashmiri Pandits Killed Since 1989, Say J-K Cops In First Report
By Muzamil Jaleel In the first such report compiled since the outbreak of militancy in the Valley, a Jammu and Kashmir Police report says that 209 Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants since 1989. Chargesheets have been filed in 24 cases while killers in 115 cases remain unidentified or untraced. The police report — a [...]
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A Hope In Dark Times
By Yusra Khan It is not just a building made of bricks and cement. For him, the school is a monument of dreams– an edifice of the aspirations of Kashmiri Pandits, which he has been preserving for last sixteen years. The only regret that 72-year old Ghulam Mohammad Malik holds now is that his [...]
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A Mother’s Love
By Muhabit-ul-Haq If there was one word to describe why eighty-year old Gawri shri stayed back, it would be love: Motherly love that ignored the ‘orders’ and ‘threats’ of leaving Kashmir in the infamous mass exodus of Kashmiri pundits. She sacrificed a ‘better life’ to fulfill the wish of her son. Behind many ruins of [...]
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651 Pandit Families Living In Kashmir
By Saima Bhat Fifty two-year-old, Santosh and her two sons are among the 651 Pandit families who didn’t migrate when the turmoil started in Kashmir. Their decision was taken by Hari Krishan, Santoosh’s husband, who died shortly after his house in Barbarshah, Srinagar was burnt. The family says their house was burnt by some ‘miscreants’ [...]
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“Why unpack? We will return soon”
Interviewed by Heena Kausar For a Kashmiri Pandit life changed when the armed rebellion started in Kashmir Valley in late 80s. The community migrated to Jammu – outside Kashmir Valley in a matter of few days. Some of them settled in different parts of India and some left India to live in other countries. [...]
The Terror That Was Kantroo Sir
By Raheel Khursheed I was three when my parents enrolled me in the rickety, ramshackle Lyceum Public School. Just off the main Martand market in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the school was housed in an old mud and wood building by a small stream. The students would kick up clouds of dust when they ran [...]
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Of Plight, Rehabilitation And The Empire?
By Sanjay Tickoo The views expressed are authors own, it does not necessarily reflect The Kashmir Walla’s editorial policy. The plight of valley based Pandits Rehabilitation; political, economic & religious space in present scenario, has heightened. The State and the Centre Government’s ill intentions become clearer when the Prime Ministers package is not deemed to [...]
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Strong Political Resolve: Prerequisite To Our Return
By Shuvait Koul The views expressed are authors own, it does not necessarily reflect The Kashmir Walla’s editorial policy. To me ‘Kashmir’ has always been a mystery word. The reason I say mystery will be abundantly clear as I proceed with this write up. My mystic romance with the valley is not just inferred from [...]
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