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Ladakh a Transparency Black Hole; J&K RTI Filings Up by 25%, Backlogs by 63%
Published on: 22 Jun 2026, 1:00 amCopiedFollow UsNEW DELHI: While the Right To Information (RTI) movement in Jammu and Kashmir is visibly gaining ground, the ba...
No Normal Ties With Pak Until Terror Ends, Govt Tells Parliamentary Panel
Published on: 20 Jun 2026, 8:58 pmCopiedFollow UsNEW DELHI: Just days before embarking on a four-day study tour of Jammu, Srinagar, Kargil, and Leh, the Parliam...
Govt Moves to Take Over 1200 Kanals of Paddy Fields in Pulwama, Farmers ask Why
Published on: 17 Jun 2026, 11:05 amCopiedFollow UsPULWAMA: On the morning of June 4, 68-year-old Haji Abdul Qayoom Sofi walked towards his five-kanal paddy fiel...
Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Rights Activist Khurram Parvez, Jailed for Over Four Years
Second NIA case still pending; his release from custody depends on a hearing listed next month
British Kashmiris take the PaJK Crisis to Parliament as troops open fire in Rawalakot
On the day security forces killed civilians at a funeral in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the British Kashmiri diaspora mounted a coordinated lobbyin...
PPP Emerges Largest Party in Gilgit-Baltistan, Coalition Talks Begin
Fragmented verdict leaves independents holding the balance of power; Amjad Hussain emerges as frontrunner for chief minister as parties begin negotiations to fo...
India, Pakistan Urged to Revive Kashmir Peace Process
Veteran leaders, diplomats, and Kashmiri voices call for a return to the 2007 framework, warn that the region cannot afford another conflict
Kashmir Rights Group Calls for Ceasefire as Pakistan Forces Kill Civilians in Rawalakot
The JKJAAC Advisory Council has written to Pakistan's President, Prime Minister and all political leaders demanding an immediate end to the killings, a communic...
Police Open Fire on Protesters in PaJK, Killing at Least Eleven
Security forces shot dead civilians and protesters in Rawalakot ahead of a planned march, as a dispute over electoral seats reserved for non-resident refugees p...
They Sing and Dance at Celebrations, are Forgotten, and Go Hungry to Bed
Years after recognition, gaps in implementation, political silence, and livelihood insecurity continue to push Kashmir’s Eunuchs to the margins
Gilgit-Baltistan votes amid constitutional limbo, political uncertainty
PPP, PML-N, and PTI-backed independents are locked in a three-way battle as voters weigh development promises against decades-old questions of rights and repres...
From Gilgit-Baltistan to Ladakh: A Meeting Long Denied, A Meeting They Seized
Across the LoC, when Ladakhis and Baltis met online at ‘Thoud-Lukh’, they asked what the line means for the people it has divided
Marked and Monitored, but Out of Work in Kashmir’s Tourist Hub
How QR Codes are reshaping life for Pahalgam's pony handlers, cab operators
Third Claimant in Bhojshala Case: Jains Also Lost Legal Battle
Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling on Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque was not just a Hindu-Muslim dispute. Jains, too, claimed the site part of their religious and s...
Sexual Harassment & Violence: A Teacher Arrested, Six Detained, But No Answers in Sopore
A month after a harassment allegation at a girls' school in Sopore led to violent protests, the inquiry has no primary victim, there is no formal complaint, the...
If You Count Ten Women, Eight Are Ill; 4 in 10 undergo Reproductive Surgery
Among Rohingya refugees and marginalised communities in Jammu, poor menstrual hygiene is fuelling a silent epidemic of reproductive health crises, and survival ...
Press Freedom Falls to a 25-Year Low Worldwide
For the first time in the Index's 25-year history, more than half the world's countries fall into the "difficult" or "very serious" categories; South Asia is am...
‘Who the Hell Wants to Talk to Me After This’: A Journalist on Challenges after Pegasus Attack
A landmark IFJ report maps a global infrastructure of industrial-scale surveillance and finds that reporters in the Global South, including in India and Pakista...