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Despite the BJP's reduced number of seats, there are fears that journalists and India's civil society will be further silenced
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View as a gridIndian farmers cut off as activists warn of pre-election blackouts | Context
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The use of internet shutdowns to hobble a farmers' protest has raised fears of more blackouts in India ahead of 2024 elections
India's massive farmer protests spark police brutality claims
Nikkei Asia
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SHAMBHU, India -- Hardeep Singh marched among a sea of fellow farmers toward India's capital Delhi in what he thought was a peaceful protest. Then it
Kashmir's snow shortage leaves ski resort facing bleak winter | Context
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As snowfall decreases due to climate change and El Niño, workers in India's winter tourism industry in Gulmarg count the cost
Rohingya Children Grow Up Without Education, Family Life, As India Holds Parents Indefinitely In ...
Article 14
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Stateless & with no State support or proper education, 32 children live in Jammu slums, their parents among 271 Rohingya refugees detained since March 2021. Another 70 children live with detained parents, many born in a holding centre within a jail. In July, refugees who rioted were beaten and tear gassed.
The last Urdu calligrapher of Delhi
Nikkei Asia
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NEW DELHI -- After four decades working as a katib (calligrapher) in Delhi's Urdu Bazaar, Mohammad Ghalib sees himself as guardian of a dying traditio
New digital ID in Indian Kashmir raises concerns over surveillance | Context
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Unique family identity cards to access welfare benefits in Indian Kashmir have raised concerns about surveillance and exclusion
New digital ID in Indian Kashmir raises concerns over surveillance | Context
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Unique family identity cards to access welfare benefits in Indian Kashmir have raised concerns about surveillance and exclusion
Women, startups thrive after Kashmir eases internet shutdowns | Context
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With fewer internet shutdowns, Kashmiri women and entrepreneurs have launched online businesses and turned content creators
Floods and early snow risk killing off Kashmir's nomadic culture | Context
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Gujjar and Bakarwal herders are losing livestock - and precious income - to extreme weather in the Kashmir highlands
FEATURE-Floods and early snow risk killing off Kashmir's nomadic culture
Reuters
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Climate change-fuelled extreme weather boosts risks for nomads Families lost half their livestock to extreme weather this year Advocates say nomads should be compensated for lost income PAHALGAM, India, Oct 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - W hen nomad Mohammed Rabbani and his family left the soaring April heat of their hometown to start their annual trek into the hills of Kashmir to graze their livestock, they took 400 sheep and goats with them.
'Living in the stone age': Offline for 18 months in Indian Kashmir | Context
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India has clocked up more internet shutdowns than any other country, including one of the world's longest - in Kashmir
FEATURE-'Living in the stone age': Offline for 18 months in Indian Kashmir
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F or editors at The Kashmir Walla, fact-checking a story used to involve a flurry of googling before press time. So when an 18-month internet and phone shutdown began in the Indian Himalayan region in 2019, they had to improvise.
Rohingya Refugee Children Face Uncertainty in India
The Diplomat Magazine
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Advertisement Rohingya Muslims, who fled Myanmar to escape persecution by the Myanmar military, have found little security in India. "I escaped from Myanmar and thought we would be safe here [in India]," said Zahoora Begum. "But there is no end to our miseries. We spend our days and nights in fear of detentions and attacks.
'We Can't Live in Fear': Resettled Pandits Flee Kashmir After Targeted Killings
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(Since you have taken an interest in reading about Kashmir, I have a request for you. The Quint has been working on a documentary regarding the plight of Kashmiri Pandits. We would be grateful if you could support our upcoming special project, 'Uprooted - Stories of Kashmiri Pandits' - Anthony S Rozario, Associate Editor, Special Projects.)
Keeping Ramadan tradition alive with Kashmir's Sahr Khans
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As the hands of the clock tick three in the morning in the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, Mohammad Yousuf Pathan gets ready. He hangs his drum over his shoulders and with two drumsticks in his hands, he makes his way outside to follow the month-long ritual of waking the local Muslim population up for suhoor, the pre-dawn meal for the holy month of Ramadan.
Meet Kashmiri Rapper Mehak - Women's Media Center
Women's Media Center
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It was not easy for 21-year-old Mehak to convince her parents to support her dream of becoming a rapper. The Kashmiri couple told her that doing so would "bring disgrace to our family," Mehak told the FBomb. Mehak first discovered her love of rap at 12 when she came across a song by Eminem on YouTube.
To be Kashmiri, a woman, and a journalist
TRT World
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Azra Sofi (name changed), 21, is on the verge of succumbing to pressure from her parents to let go of her childhood dream to be a journalist. She is relentlessly trying to convince her parents to let her continue pursuing journalism, but she isn't sure how long she will be able to resist the pressure.
The Quint on Twitter: "#Video | "He is 19 years old. He is a teenager. How can they label him a #...
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Video | "He is 19 years old. He is a teenager. How can they label him a #TRF (The Resistance Front) operative?" said Sehrish Feroz, the sister of 19-year-old #ArsalanFeroz who was arrested by the NIA in December. Report @mehranbhat97 and @abrar_journo.https://t.co/EXpttfueX8
The Quint on Twitter: "#Video | On 15 Jan the #KashmirPressClub witnessed a 'coup' when a group o...
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Video | On 15 Jan the #KashmirPressClub witnessed a 'coup' when a group of members took over control of the Club with the alleged help from the J&K Police. The developments have "alarmed" the media fraternity in the Valley. Reports @mehranbhat97.https://t.co/34gZ1DtTtL
125-Year-Old Church in Srinagar Restored to 'Lost Glory' Ahead of Christmas
The Quint
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Church Renovated Under J&K's Smart City Project The Tourism Department of Jammu and Kashmir, under its 'Smart City Project,' has renovated and restored the church. The government had allotted around Rs 60 lakh for its renovation, after the local Christian community approached the government and sought its restoration in 2016.
Article 14 on Twitter: "With 48 private properties destroyed by security forces in operations aga...
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With 48 private properties destroyed by security forces in operations against #Kashmir militants between 1 Jan & 30 June 2020, @darshdawood_ & @mehranbhat97 talk to locals who accuse security forces of randomly blowing up or setting property afire. pic.twitter.com/Lx5WTwzexe
The Kashmiriyat on Twitter: "Kashmir's saffron growers are worried about the reducing production ...
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Kashmir's saffron growers are worried about the reducing production of the crop & the apathy of the officials whom they have approached several times for irrigation facilities, but to no avail.Report @mehranbhat97 for The Kashmiriyat pic.twitter.com/MQzlQgcjs8