Why the followers of Hindutva in India support Israel?
The common force uniting Hindutva and Zionism is their shared understanding of the nation and the treatment of minorities. While Zionism sought to violently...
Why Kishanganj in Bihar is being targeted as ‘Kashmir’?
Kishanganj is a Muslim majority district in Bihar. Lately, the district has been in focus after Hindutva leaders started comparing the region with ‘Kashmir...
Post Article 370: Immediate Police Reforms needed in Jammu & Kashmir
By Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat
It has been more than 7 years since Omar Abdullah led government in Jammu & Kashmir, before tabling J&K Police...
A year after scrapping of Article 370, Jammuites question move as new Domicile Law...
By Ayushi Malik, TwoCircles.net
Jammu: A year after Government of India abrogated Article 370 and touted it as a step towards “full integration” of the...
Explained: Why is resentment growing in Ladakh three years after UT status?
Leaders from two regions of Ladakh - Kargil and Leh, have put forth four agenda points for the Centre to fulfill.
TCN Staff Correspondent
SRINAGAR...
“Being Kashmiri and a Muslim is enough for Police to frame you”: kin of...
By TCN Correspondent
Srinagar: On March 8, a Kashmiri couple was arrested by the Special cell of Delhi Police from their rented accommodation in Jamia...
Explained: Why is Kashmir’s historic grand mosque frequently shut down by authorities?
Kashmir valley's grand mosque of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar was shut for congregational prayers on the Muslim festival of Eid on May 3. In...
‘Broken Promises’, ‘Shifting Stances’: NC’s Handling of Article 370 Issue Left Many Feeling ‘Betrayed’
Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly convened for a four-day session on November 4, marking its first meeting in nearly six...
“To whom should we plead?,” families of Kashmiri prisoners lodged in jails across India...
The demand for the release of Kashmiri prisoners lodged in different jails across India was raised after a Hurriyat leader Shahid-ul-Islam tested positive in...
“We celebrated abrogation of Article 370 but we didn’t know Jammu will be its...
Two years after the BJP government abrogated Article 370 of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region where it promised the abrogation...
“Black year for Kashmir Tourism Industry,” Kashmiri houseboat owners decry lack of govt support...
By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Bilal Ahmed recalls the day before India revoked Kashmir’s special status on August 5 2019, followed by unprecedented security and...
Social divide widens in J&K’s Pir Panjal amidst ST reservation politics
Gujjar-Bakarwals and Paharis, the two distinct ethnic groups of Jammu and Kashmir are at loggerheads with each other due to the changing political dynamics...
Kashmir Reading Room releases report marking one year of abrogation of Article 370
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Kashmir: Kashmir Reading Room has released a report marking one year of the de-operationalization of Article 370, and unilateral revocation of Kashmir’s special...
How Indian society has been desensitized to the plight of Kashmir
By Nazma Parveen, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: August 2020 marks one year to the dilution of Article 370 in Kashmir, which stripped it of its statehood by...
Anger, protests in Kashmir after killing of migrant Kashmiri Pandit
Killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Kashmir valley has evoked sharp reactions in the Pandit community with several calling for the mass resignation of...
TCN SPECIAL- Abrogation of Article 370 Aftermath: How a Kashmiri mother struggles to meet...
In the first week of August last year, the stage was set for Union government of India to remove the special status of the...
Two students help underprivileged children in Kashmir get smartphones for online classes
Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: After being shut for six months due to an unprecedented military clampdown last year in August, schools in Kashmir closed again...
Explainer: Why next assembly elections will be significant for Jammu and Kashmir?
The next elections will be significant as the BJP-led government has made several constitutional changes in the region.
Auqib Javeed | TwoCircles
SRINAGAR (JAMMU AND...
Vacant Hotels, Empty Shikaras dot the Kashmir landscape as Govt fails to woo back...
Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Despite advocating normalcy by uplifting the ban on social media, the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration has failed to woo...
Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir
On March 6, 2020, the Centre constituted a three-member delimitation commission headed by former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Desai to redraw the...
Property tax in J&K from April; political leaders oppose move
The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered on Tuesday the imposition of property tax in municipal areas of the Union Territory from April 1.
Afnan...
‘Inside the heart of the conflict’, a new book on Bastar & Kashmir challenges...
A new book ‘Flaming Forest, Wounded Valley: Stories From Bastar and Kashmir’ by author and journalist Freny Manecksha investigates how places can be drastically...
“Will affect livelihood,” Kashmir photographers unhappy with new order banning drones
On July 4, a week after the Jammu drone attack, which was the first of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir, the district administration...
International Human Rights Day: Khurram Parvez’s arrest casts shadow over human rights work in...
The arrest of prominent human rights defender Khurram Parvez under UAPA has brought to halt the human rights work in Kashmir.
Auqib Javeed |...
“We are still begging for meals 30 years after migration,” Why are Kashmiri Pandits...
On September 18, hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits held a protest demonstration at Jagti township in the outskirts of Jammu city against the delay in the payment...
Un-ending Tragedies IV: To meet her jailed son, this Kashmiri mother is begging door...
By TCN Correspondent
SRINAGAR: This year marks a new beginning for 42-years-old Zamrooda. A resident of Batamaloo area of Srinagar and originally a homemaker, now has...
Janta Curfew: Unlike India, Kashmir had been forced to do it for 6 months
As COVID-19 brought the world to a halt, troubles faced by the people in Kashmir can be imagined, though to a much lesser extent
By...
200 days since abrogation of Article 370 : Alienation, clampdowns, denials and detentions continue...
Auqib Javeed, Twocircles.net
Srinagar: On August 5, the Indian government withdrew Article 370 of India's constitution, which gave the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir...
“Not able to attend online classes,” students, businessmen in Kashmir decry new ‘unscheduled, unannounced’...
The unscheduled internet shutdowns in different parts of Kashmir, especially capital Srinagar, have hit the students and businesses hard.
Auqib Javeed | TwoCircles.net
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“Senseless violence in Kashmir should stop,” targeted killings create wave of fear, migration
The killings of civilians in Kashmir, especially of non-Muslims, has created fear among the minority community. According to reports, many Kashmiri Pandit families have...
Fresh killing renews fear among Kashmir’s minority Hindu community
The killing of a Kashmiri Pandit man in Shopian district of Kashmir last week evoked a sharp condemnation from the Union Territory administration and...
Indian Americans welcome USCIRF report placing India in religious freedom blacklist for second year...
Bipartisan Federal Commission recommends India’s designation as Country of Particular Concern (CPC), urges US Congress, State Department to impose sanctions.
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The Indian American Muslim...
Un-ending Tragedies III: ‘We embraced and wept’, Father on meeting jailed son after 60...
In the first week of August last year, the stage was set for the government of India to remove the special status of the...
“Aim to disempower Kashmir,” Why Delimitation Commission’s draft report stirs controversy in restive region
The political parties under the banner of People Alliance for Gupkar declaration (PAGD) expressed their dismay over the draft report of the commission...
“Journalists coming on media tour no different than tourists,” Kashmir media reacts to govt’s...
By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: On the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, two images stood out in Kashmir. One was of an Indian...
Devotees slam authorities in Kashmir for not allowing prayers in major mosques, shrines
The predominantly Muslim region has been under an unprecedented lockdown following the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020. While the lockdown restrictions have gradually...
Kashmir marred by series of attacks ahead of PM Modi’s visit
This will be the prime minister's first visit to the newly carved Union Territory (UT) post abrogation of Article 370—which granted special status to...
Why Delimitation Commission’s report to redraw electoral boundaries in J&K is ruffling feathers??
Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have said that the recommendations by the Commission will disempower the erstwhile state while the political observers believe...
“Was greeted with hearts full of love, not grenades,” Rahul Gandhi on concluding Bharat...
Gandhi said he did not take this Yatra for Congress or himself but for the country's people.
Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net
SRINAGAR (JAMMU & KASHMIR) — Amid heavy...
Political row in Kashmir as non-locals get voter rights
Any Indian citizen, including non-locals who live or work in Jammu and Kashmir, will be eligible to register to vote and participate in the...
Do renewed attacks on police, increase in civilian killings belie govt claims of ‘all...
For the citizens of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, notwithstanding the perception of an increase or decrease in violence, the situation has...
UN experts call for urgent action on “alarming” human rights situation in Jammu and...
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Geneva: As India marks one year of abrogation of Article 370, United Nations (UN) Human Rights Special Rapporteurs have called on the international...