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Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections: Backing Omar Abdullah’s leadership

The Lokniti-CSDS survey seeks to understand how leadership and party preference influenced voting decisions.



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Methodology of the Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey in Jammu and Kashmir



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​Solemn promise: On restoring Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir  

There can be no further delay in restoring Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir




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Traditional Kashmiri jewellery finds a fresh, modern twist in Ratika Kaul’s designs

A timeless piece of Kashmiri heritage, this traditional gold ornament is now finding new life in the hands of modern brides



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International cricket returns to Kashmir, brings joy and economic boost 

After a gap of 40 years the willow wielded in the valley by international stars. Hopes of IPL abound. 




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Snow Arrives Early In Kashmir

Umar Ganie captures Gulmarg as the tourist destination and other higher reaches in the Kashmir Valley receive fresh snowfall.




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Why the Akhnoor encounter has set a gold standard in combating terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir




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Rohit Bal, beyond the stardust: His Kashmiriyat, passion and the elegance of the ordinary




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Zamir and Zahir Abdullah write: In Jammu and Kashmir, our biggest demand




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With Kashmir attracting tourists again, pollution of the iconic Dal Lake is a concern




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Kashmir will not become part of Pakistan: Farooq Abdullah

Abdullah said if the terrorists think they can establish Pakistani writ in Jammu and Kashmir by indulging in such acts, they are mistaken.




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Students in Kashmir face an uncertain future

Covid-19 lockdown, and lack of 4G Internet disrupts schools even as they were already reeling under the fallout of abrogation of Article 370





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Kashmir police bury slain rebels, won't hand over bodies

SRINAGAR: Indian authorities did not hand over the bodies of the slain Kashmiri fighters to their families under a new government policy designed to thwart large-scale funerals that have become a rallying point for anti-India protests, foreign media reported.Instead, they are being buried in...




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Four-headed Vishnu of Kashmir

The Chaturmukha Vishnu is a very rare form of Vishnu once worshipped in Kashmir from the 8th and 9th century, when it was an important centre of Hinduism. The image shows Vishnu with four heads. Three clear faces are those of Vishnu, the Narasimha or the lion face, and the face of the Varaha avatar. The fourth face varies according to scriptures. Different scriptures describe the fourth head as either a demonic face, or the face of Kapila, or the face of Lakshmi, or even Hayagriva, the horse. In artwork, sometimes, the fourth head is absent and only the other three heads are shown.

This form of Vishnu has not four, but eight arms. Four arms hold the traditional conch shell, discus, mace and lotus flower. The other four hands hold a bow, an arrow, a sword and a shield. Sometimes, the image just has four arms. The gada (mace) is replaced with the gadanari or it is personified as a woman. The chakra is replaced by the chakrapurusha, a wheel embodied as a man.

In the post-Gupta period, we find importance given to Vishnu's weapons, symbolised in anthropomorphic forms. The gadanari is not very popular. In South Indian temples, we find many images of the Chakrapurusha, also known as Sudarshan. The vahana or the mount depicted is Garuda. He is sometimes accompanied by Lakshmi. There is no specific story associated with it. As Hinduism waned from Kashmir, this image died out and did not become popular.

In the Gupta period, imperial lines and dynasties associated themselves with Hinduism and Vishnu. Great value was given to the 'dominating and aggressive' forms of Narasimha and Varaha. Today, however, greater value is placed on the 'bhakti' forms of Ram and Krishna, whose stories are told in the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Only in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, we find temples of Narasimha and Varaha.

There is no clear story about why Vishnu has four heads. In some places, Vishnu has only three, Brahma has four, and Shiva has five heads to show their relative power. The four heads may link to Vishnu being identified as Krishna, his brother, Balarama, his son, Pradyumna and his grandson, Aniruddha.

The only place, outside of Kashmir, where this image is found, is in Khajuraho, built in the tenth century. The Lakshman temple in Khajuraho has an image of Vishnu Vaikuntha. Here, he has three heads and four hands. The only legend associated with this image is that of the creation of a monster, with the head of a lion and a wild boar. He was told that when another creature who looked exactly like him appeared, he would be destroyed. This is why Vishnu took this form to destroy it.

Today, nobody worships this Vaikuntha form of Vishnu.

In many ways, the image connects royalty to the boar and the lion, symbols of aggression and domination. The hidden face represents the aspect of kingship that will always remain hidden from the public.

Devdutt Pattanaik writes and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times. Reach him at devdutt.pattanaik@mid-day.com

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Bhanumathy Usha vs The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. on 5 May, 2020

"(i) to issue a writ of mandamus or such other writ, order or direction to the respondents 1 and 2 not to proceed against the properties of the petitioners which is not a secured asset of the 1st respondent bank for the debts due from the third respondent.

(ii) to issue a writ of certiorari or such other writ, order or direction quashing all proceedings pursuant to Exhibit P1 pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thriruvananthapuram, finding that the property sought to be taken possession is not a secured asset of the 1st respondent.




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Inhabitants Of Village Saddal vs The State Of Jammu And Kashmir And ... on 23 April, 2020

2. Notice issued shall indicate that reply shall be filed within two days of the receipt of notice.

List on 27th April 2020.

(RAJNESH OSWAL) (GITA MITTAL) JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Jammu 23.04.2020 Raj Kumar RAJ KUMAR 2020.04.23 15:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document




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Sugra Begum vs State Of Jammu And Kashmir Through ... on 5 May, 2020

When this case was taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of these petitions, the petitioner has been retired on superannuation, therefore, these petitions have been Page 2 of 2 SWP No.34/2017 in SWP No. 893/2017 rendered infructuous and may be dismissed as such. His statement is taken on record.

Accordingly, these petitions are dismissed as having been rendered infructuous along with connected CM(s).

Interim direction, if any, shall stand vacated.




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PIX: Kashmiri Hindus celebrate Shivratri

Called Herath, this was the first major Hindu festival being celebrated in the Valley after Jammu and Kashmir was changed into a Union territory last year.




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After 7 months, schools reopen in Kashmir Valley

The students were happy to be back at the schools after remaining home all these months.




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Kashmir reports 1st Covid-19 case; national count 166

The cases reported on Wednesday include a couple and their two-year-old daughter in Rajasthan who had recently returned from Italy.The patients belong to Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu and had returned from Italy on March 8.




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TRF, Pakistan's IT cell for terror groups in Kashmir?




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Coronavirus | Kashmir Valley hospital, apple cold storage unit turn COVID-19 hotspots

Screening booths to be set up in government-run facilities; contact tracing measures strengthened




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Punjab provides quarantine facilities to 1,200 stranded Kashmiri migrants




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372 stranded Kashmiris leave Amritsar in 7 buses




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Naikoo encounter:Restrictions tightened across Kashmir to maintain law and order

They said while the government is strictly enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown, the additional restrictions were imposed on Friday to ensure that the day passes off peacefully.




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Return to Real Kashmir FC starring ex-Rangers player David Robertson to air this week

AN AWARD-WINNING documentary featuring former Rangers footballer David Robertson will return to TV screens on Tuesday.




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India and Pakistan Clash in Kashmir, the Most Dangerous Place in the World

On Sunday, the Indian government of Narendra Modi revoked the semi-autonomous status of Kashmir, the Muslim-majority region on the border between India and Pakistan, and brought it under control of the Indian government. Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, condemned the move as another policy decision designed to promote Hindu supremacy in India. Outrage among Muslims in the region may also affect the ongoing peace talks between the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan, where the capital, Kabul, was the target of a terrorist attack on Wednesday. Dexter Filkins joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the situation in Kashmir and its ramifications around the world.




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Anti-India clashes continue in tense Kashmir for 3rd day


SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Anti-India protests and clashes continued for a third day in disputed Kashmir on Friday following the killing of a top rebel leader by government forces. Rebel commander Riyaz Naikoo and his aide were killed in a gunfight with Indian troops on Wednesday in the southern Awantipora area, leading to massive clashes […]




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Undercurrents: Episode 30 - The Crisis in Kashmir, and How to Regulate Big Tech




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India police: Security forces kill top militant commander in Kashmir

Police in India said security forces killed a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander amid a series of gunfights in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region on Wednesday.




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Biodiversity of the Himalaya : Jammu and Kashmir State

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Narco-Terrorist With Links To Kashmiri Terror Groups Arrested In Haryana

After being on the run for nearly a year, the National Investigation Agency on Saturday arrested Ranjit Singh, a "notorious narco-terrorist", from Sirsa as he was acting as a conduit of Pakistan-based...




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Coverage of Kashmir crackdown, Alaska policing, win Pulitzers

The New Yorker took the feature reporting prize for Ben Taub’s piece on a detainee at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with judges saying the story offered 'a nuanced perspective on America’s wider war on terror.'




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Jammu and Kashmir: SMS restored, broadband internet back in govt hospitals

SHORT messaging services (SMS) on mobile phones will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday midnight, the 150th day since the government suspended it in the erstwhile state.




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Jammu and Kashmir: Govt to bring domicile provision to protect jobs; land ownership rights to be firmed up

For protection of land ownership in J&K, a handful of provisions, the official said, are being considered which include land ownership protection regimes in force in states such as Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.




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Jammu and Kashmir: Government should hold polls at the earliest, says US

This is a clear evolution of the US administration’s position, especially weeks before the Prime Minister is scheduled to travel to the US for the United Nations General Assembly in New York.




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Mehbooba Mufti doesn’t meet PDP panel: Kashmir bigger than party issues

Underscoring that the situation in Kashmir is bigger than party issues, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti refused to meet a delegation of her party members.




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Top rebel commander killed by Indian forces in Kashmir

Riyaz Naikoo was member of region’s largest indigenous militant group, Hizbul Mujahideen

Indian government forces have killed a top rebel commander and his aide in disputed Kashmir, and shut down mobile phone and mobile internet services during subsequent anti-India protests.

Riyaz Naikoo, 35, was the chief of operations of the region’s largest indigenous rebel group, Hizbul Mujahideen, which has spearheaded an armed rebellion against Indian rule.

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Jammu and Kashmirના હંદવાડામાં 5 જવાન શહીદ, આતંકી અથડામણમાં 2 આતંકી ઠાર

Jammu and Kashmirના હંદવાડામાં 5 જવાન શહીદ, આતંકી અથડામણમાં 2 આતંકી ઠાર




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India claims major victory as top Kashmir rebel leader killed in gunfight

Indian government forces killed a top rebel commander and his aide in disputed Kashmir on Wednesday and shut down cellphone and mobile internet services during subsequent anti-India protests, officials and residents said.India’s security officials and some members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party called his death as a major victory against insurgents. The killing could spark more unrest in the region.Riyaz Naikoo, 35, was the chief of operations of the region’s largest indigenous rebel…




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Indian faces trial for spying on Sikhs and Kashmiris in Germany

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: An Indian national will stand trial in Germany accused of spying on Sikh and Kashmiri communities for New Delhi’s secret service, a court said on Friday.Federal prosecutors allege the suspect, identified as 54-year-old Balvir, has been working with the Indian foreign...




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50 Labour MPs oppose Starmer's new stance on occupied Kashmir

LONDON: Fifty Labour Party parliamentarians have told the new Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, that his recent statement on Indian-occupied Kashmir after a meeting with the Labour Friends of India is unacceptable, illegal, and historically wrong and he must clarify his position or face open...




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OKC hails Lib Dems' concern over Kashmir

LONDON: The Organisation of Kashmir Coalition has hailed the policy statement of Liberal Democrats on Kashmir showing concern for the human rights situation in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.In a statement issued on Friday, OKC executive members Prof Nazir Ahmed Shawl and Barrister Abdul Majid...




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Indian faces trial for 'spying' on Sikhs, Kashmiris in Germany

FRANKFURT: An Indian national will stand trial in Germany accused of spying on Sikh and Kashmiri communities for New Delhi’s spy agency, a court said on Friday.Federal prosecutors allege the suspect, identified as 54-year-old Balvir, has been working with the Indian foreign intelligence...




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Clashes continue to rock occupied Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Anti-India protests and clashes continued for a third day in occupied Kashmir on Friday, following the killing of a top resistance leader by Indian forces.

Kashmiri leader Riyaz Naikoo and his aide were killed in a gunfight with Indian troops on Wednesday in the southern Awantipora area, leading to massive clashes at several places.

The clashes continued on Friday as anti-India protesters threw stones at government forces, who fired shotgun pellets and tear gas to quell the spiralling protests.

At least one man was killed and 50 others were injured in the three days of clashes, residents and medics said. Most of the injured were treated locally.

However, at least a dozen people with bullet and pellet injuries were taken to a hospital in Srinagar for treatment, a doctor said on condition of anonymity. She said most of the injured had been hit by pellets in one or both eyes.

Residents said Indian troops swooped into the Kashmiri leader’s native village on Thursday, and accused them of vandalising a tent which villagers had set up for mourning his death, triggering large protests and clashes in the area.

Authorities did not hand over the bodies of the two slain fighters to their families under a new Indian policy designed to thwart large-scale funerals. Instead, police buried the bodies in a mountainous graveyard about 100 kilometres from the village.

Authorities have shut down mobile phone and internet services since Wednesday, a common Indian tactic in the disputed region when such protests erupt. They also imposed a near total information blackout and refused to brief media about the situation.

India imposed similar measures in 2019 when it revoked the disputed region’s semi-autonomous status and statehood and imposed direct federal rule.

Indian security officials and some members of the ruling party called Naikoo’s killing a victory against the Kashmiri fighters. Naikoo, 35, was the chief of operations of the region’s largest indigenous armed group, Hizbul Mujahideen, which has spearheaded a rebellion against Indian rule.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2020




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coronavirus in jammu kashmir: कश्मीर में मिले 30 नए कोरोना संक्रमित, प्रदेश में कुल मरीज हुए 823

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Coronavirus in Jammu kashmir: कोरोना से जंग में जुटे डॉ मलिक, देश के लिए डेढ़ महीने से हैं परिवार से दूर

कोरोना वायरस से लोगों को बचाने के लिए योद्धा के रूप में डेढ़ महीने से कंडी के बीएमओ डॉ. इकबाल मलिक सेवाएं दे रहे हैं। उन्होंने बताया कि उनके परिवार से ज्यादा महत्व उन लोगों का है जिनके लिए वह ड्यूटी देकर सरकार से वेतन लेते हैं।