Harassment
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414On way to Urs, 12-year-old girl allegedly abducted, taken to undisclosed location and sexually assaulted in Bandipora
Two accused arrested; girl undergoes medical examination, counselling, says Bandipora police Bandipora: In the case involving the alleged sexual assault of a...
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1.5KGold, shame, and silence: The cost of being a daughter
It begins in silence. A match struck somewhere deep inside a house, maybe in Haryana, maybe in Kashmir. A woman screams. Just...
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13.1K‘We don’t give f**k about her’: Widow of Pahalgam attack victim faces abuse for asking people to ‘not target Kashmiris’
After the deadly attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 28 people lost their lives —including 25 tourists and a local Kashmiri...
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4.7K‘Hijabis are my priority’: Sexualized hate against Kashmiri women resurfaces online, no action against perpetrators yet
Srinagar: Hindu right-wing handles—yet again—came up with the calls of rape and sexual violence against Kashmiri Muslim women after the Pahalgam attack,...
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2.2KWhen Words Become Weapons: The silent epidemic of cyberbullying
It starts small. A comment under a post. A joke that’s not funny. Someone shares a photo with the wrong caption. And...
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2.6KTo look into allegations of sexual harassment at workplace, HME Dept reconstitutes complaint committee
The Health and Medical Education Department has reconstituted a complaint committee to look into the allegations of sexual harassment of female members...
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3.4K‘Cow’, ‘Lambo’, ‘Nataraj Pencil’: Kashmir’s toxic body-shaming culture
“What people saw was a ‘fat figure’. They called her ‘darti pe boaj’, cylinder and what not. These tags became her nicknames....
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4.3KCourt directs police to submit report on mass-seizure of bikes in Kashmir
Srinagar: Additional Special Mobile Magistrate (Traffic) Srinagar on Saturday directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar “to call the report from...
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3.7KSolidarity, symbolism and sedition: Case-study of three captive Kashmiris
Beyond played-up patriotism, and Indian cricket team’s symbolic support to the persecuted, pathos of three Kashmiri families are pointers of the barefaced...
