Kashmir

A recent report by Kashmir Media Service highlights the severe impact of militarization on students’ education in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. Released on International Literacy Day, the report underscores that decades of the unresolved Kashmir dispute have led to harassment…

India-administered Kashmir is set to conduct local elections starting September 18, marking the first regional polls in ten years. Nearly nine million voters are registered for the 90-member legislative assembly elections, which will unfold in three stages, with vote counting…

The United Nations has reaffirmed its position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, emphasizing that any resolution must align with the UN Charter and relevant Security Council resolutions while respecting human rights, Kashmir Media Service reported yesterday. Farhan Aziz Haq,…

On Saturday, the Indian government dismissed five policemen and a teacher in Indian-controlled Kashmir due to allegations of anti-India activities and links to terrorism, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. A notification from the General Administration Department stated that law enforcement and…

Five years after the Indian government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special autonomous status on August 5, 2019, Human Rights Watch reports ongoing repression in the region. Indian authorities have faced criticism for arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings, and restrictions on freedom…

Residents of Kastigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, are living in fear following a militant attack on July 18 that injured two soldiers sheltering in a local school, VOA reported yesterday. The incident, part of a broader search for militants in the…

An Indian army trooper was killed and another injured during a fierce gunfight in the Machil sector of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, Xinhua reported yesterday. The clash occurred near the Line of Control (LoC), approximately 136 km northwest of Srinagar.…

Two suspected militants were shot dead in a firefight with Indian soldiers in Kashmir, Arab News reported today. The incident occurred on Thursday as the militants attempted to cross the de facto border from Pakistan into the region. Troops spotted…

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to allow the Muharram-8 procession in Srinagar through the traditional route this year, Hindustan Times reported yesterday. This comes after the procession was banned since 1989 due to alleged “law and order” concerns.…

In the latest incident of alleged state violence, Indian troops have been accused of killing six Kashmiri youth in the Kulgam district of Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Media Service reported today. According to the source, the youth were killed…