In Depth
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7.8KThe life and times of Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani
He may have become a new “role model” in the run-up to the 2019 elections for BJP and its allied parties, but...
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12.4K21 years later, Wandhama massacre’s “untraceable” closure still evokes conflicting memories
Hours after some Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) arrived in Srinagar on January 25, 1998 for exploring homecoming possibilities, some shadowy gunners in army...
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6.8KMeet the first Kashmiri instructor of Israeli combat method Krav Maga
As Kashmir’s first-ever certified Krav Maga Instructor, Ashfaq Wani is a ‘lone wolf’ when it comes to teaching the practical combat method...
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3.3KShocked for Life: How Kashmir’s ‘killer lines’ widowed Begum Jan twice
When she first lost her husband to a hazardous power line, her brother-in-law tried to lift her gloom by volunteering to marry...
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19.9KFrom Bihar, Kashmir’s last native King Yousuf Shah Chak’s ‘descendent’ narrates a tale of deceit and love
After being exiled by Akbar, as per a widely accepted version of history, Kashmir’s last native king Yousuf Shah Chak’s address became...
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11.7KThe #10YearChallenge Kashmir should worry about: Receding Glaciers, Drying Lakes
Disclaimer: This story is best viewed on a desktop. The Shafat Glacier is a massive 14 kilometres long, and is situated in...
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5.1KA year later, Kathua girl’s family is back to Rasana, awaiting justice
This day, last year, a drugged and deformed dead body of an 8-year-old nomad Muslim girl was found in the jungles of...
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10.7KThe cross-dresser who became a deserter: The story of Shabnam Subhan
As part two of a series of stories on the plight of the third gender in Kashmir, the tale of Shabnam Subhan...
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5.0KA disappeared student, driver, daily wager, tailor, farmer surfaces on APDP’s calendar in Kashmir
Among those who “vanished in thin air” in Kashmir since 1989, twelve people have fared on 2019 calendar of Association of Parents...
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5.8KFrom Mohsin to Mohsina: The struggle of a teenage transgender from Kashmir
At the end of 2017, an important book by Dr. Aijaz Bund on the transgender community set off a series of limited...
