Year: 2020

In wake of the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, Strict Curfew ordered in Srinagar on Aug 4 & 5

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Authorities Restrictions To Continue Till Aug 8 Authorities in Srinagar on Monday ordered curfew on August 4 and 5 in wake of the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370.  “Senior superintendent of Srinagar has reported that a series of inputs have been received suggesting that separatist and Pak sponsored groups are planning to observe 5th August 2020 as Black Day, therein apprehensions of violation action or protests are not ruled out. There are specific inputs about violent protests endangering public life and property,” reads an order issued here…

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Kashmir under siege since 364 Days; Timeline

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A year after its autonomy was revoked, Kashmir continues to be a mess of human rights violations. By Pallavi Pundir Jammu and Kashmir has been the subject of a territorial dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century. This region sits atop India’s most northern point, and was until 2019 India’s only Muslim-majority state, which granted it a separate flag and constitution. However, on August 5 last year, India passed a resolution to extend control over the area, removing its autonomy and statehood. Now, one year later, India’s…

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State gone with Article 370: Hashim Qureshi

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The State of Jammu and Kashmir existed for 173 years. The valley was purchased by Gulab Singh from the British and Jammu had already come under his suzerainty. Maharaja Gulab Singh incorporated lesser principalities into his kingdom and gave it the name of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The borders of his State extended from Damchok on the border line with China to Lakhanpur – the border of Punjab and from Gilgit to Bhimbhar. The state was under the autocratic rule of the Dogras from 1846 to 1947. Hari…

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Emphasis on Indian culture reflects RSS sway on New Education Policy

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The RSS, which is the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s ideological fount, has been pushing for a review of the education policy to Indianize it further . It has also sought rewriting of History textbooks from what it calls an Indian perspective. The renaming of human resource development (HRD) ministry as education ministry, and the emphasis on Indian arts, languages, and culture reflect the Rashtriya Syawamsevak Sangh (RSS)’s influence on the New Education Policy (NEP). The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved NEP, which also seeks to increase public spending on education…

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Will not contest assembly polls till full statehood is restored to J&K: Omar Abdullah

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Mr. Abdullah, a former Union Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, made it clear he would continue to work for his party National Conference (NC) and people of Jammu and Kashmir. Upset over downgrading of Jammu and Kashmir to the status of a Union Territory following abrogation of Article 370, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he will not contest assembly elections till full statehood is restored. However, Mr. Abdullah, a former Union Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, made it clear he would continue to…

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Kashmiri Pandits demand restoration of Statehood, ‘Can’t go to war with own people’

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Satish Mahaldar, chairman of a migrant Kashmiri Pandits organisation, on Monday demanded immediate restoration of statehood and special status to Jammu and Kashmir.” An organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Monday demanded the immediate restoration of statehood and special status for Jammu and Kashmir. Satish Mahaldar, chairman of migrant Kashmiri Pandits organisation called Reconciliation, Relief and Rehabilitation said in a statement on Monday, “We demand immediate restoration of statehood and special status to Jammu and Kashmir.” “The Indian Constitution ensures right to equality that extends to individuals, communities, religions, regions…

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Mijbil Al Shureka renowned Kuwaiti lawyer and rights activist may take the Babri Masjid case to International Court

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While the helpless Muslim minority of India has been coerced into silence, the fall out of Babri Masjid demolition doesnt seem to halt in other parts of the globe. The powerful appeal of a Kuwaiti lawyer and director of   International Human Rights, Mijbil Al Shureka has resonated all across the middle east demanding the reconstruction of the illegally demolished mosque in Ayodhya. In his latest tweet Mr. Shureka has shared a letter in which he has requested to  All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) to give him permission to take the…

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Imran Khan’s 18-point Kashmir plan for Aug 5, outreach to Turkey, Malaysia and China

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With Pakistan Army expected to take the back seat, Imran Khan may go to occupied Kashmir to rake up anti-India sentiment in his assembly address to mark one year of India nullifying Article 370 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who counts the campaign against India over Jammu and Kashmir as his government’s key achievement has roped in the Inter Services Intelligence, or ISI, in its 18-point plan to commemorate the Aug 5 anniversary of India scrapping Article 370 that extended special status to the valley, people familiar with the development…

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Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani calls for shutdown on Aug 5

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Veteran Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani has urged Kashmiris to observe a shutdown on Aug. 5, the day when Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir lost it special status. In a statement released by his representative on Monday, Geelani said the day should be observed as an “awareness day,” and Kashmiri diaspora should protest outside Indian embassies. “…Kashmiris will never relinquish their rightful struggle for their rights,” read the statement. On Aug. 5 last year, the Indian government revoked Article 370 and other related provisions from its Constitution, scrapping the country’s…

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PM Modi to attend temple groundbreaking at disputed site in Ayodhya on Aug 5

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a groundbreaking ceremony next month for a Hindu temple on a disputed site in northern India where a 16th-century mosque was torn down by a Hindu mob in 1992, according to the trust overseeing the temple’s construction. The ceremony is set for August 5, a date organisers said was astrologically auspicious for Hindus but that also marks a year since New Delhi revoked the semi-autonomous status of its only Muslim-majority state, Jammu and Kashmir. The symbolism was impossible to miss for both supporters…

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