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2 Years On, govt fails to furnish information about 2016 civilian killings probes

March 15, 2018 Editor

Even after two years, the state government has not provided any information regarding its investigation into the killings of civilians during the 2016 summer unrest. In its report submitted before the State Human Rights Commission the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir states that “78 people were killed across Kashmir in 2016 unrest.” But the report doesn’t reveal whether the killings have been investigated by the government. Of the 78 people killed during 2016 unrest, 21 were from Anantnag, 14 from Kulgam, nine from Shopian, 11 from Pulwama, six from Srinagar, four from…

2 Years On, PDP-BJP Alliance a story of unkept promises

February 28, 2017 Editor

Agenda of Alliance, which laid roadmap for the coalition, is today a document of unfulfilled assurances On March 1, 2015, when the BJP first came to power in Jammu and Kashmir riding on the shoulders of the ideologically poles apart Peoples Democratic Party, the government could have fallen within one hour of its swearing-in. It has survived for two years, a marvel of political compromises that goes by the document called the “Agenda of Alliance”. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on becoming the Chief Minister rattled the Hindu nationalist BJP leadership with…