(Greater Kashmir) Medical experts say virus can mutate anytime and if it becomes more virulent then the 3rd wave could be unpredictable.
Read More »Feature: Is India heading to a 3rd wave of Covid-19?
Sheikh Tajammul-ul-Islam of Bhaghat Barzulla, Srinagar, Occupied Kashmir
Syed Inayatullah Andrabi This is not an obituary or a tribute to the late brother, I can’t do that, I am not coming to terms with what has happened, and find it incredibly difficult to deal with the reality. I could only imagine Br Tajammul-ul-Islam a living person full of …
Read More »Feature: Fevers grip Uttar Pradesh with third COVID wave on the horizon
(The Wire) Hundreds of people have developed a viral fever and dengue in western Uttar Pradesh in the last few weeks. The number of cases has risen dramatically, especially in Firozabad, the worst-affected district
Read More »Article: A spate of police cases against opposition leaders hints at Yogi’s election fears
(The Wire) In the space of 17 months, more than a hundred dissenters in the state have been charged with various offences. Is the BJP struggling to control its narrative of progress?
Read More »Article: ‘Thok do’: Adityanath government’s ‘zero tolerance’ of crime leaves a trail of victims
(Scroll.in) This is the second part in a series that investigates the BJP government’s claim of improved law and order in Uttar Pradesh.
Read More »Article: In poll-bound UP, faltering Yogi falls back on polarisation
(Deccan Herald) For UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the “hardcore Hindutva poster boy”, the coming election is a “question of political survival”, and he has made it clear that his weapon to win it is communal polarisation.
Read More »Feature: In near-constant lockdowns, Kashmir’s economy is in tatters
(The Kashmir Wala) In Kashmir, even after the markets reopened later in 2020, the crippling impact of successive lockdowns made it difficult for businesses to spring back.
Read More »Feature: A year after Hathras brutality, victim’s family awaits justice amidst threats
(The Wire) Even as the case proceeds in court, the Dalit family and their lawyer face intimidation from various sides.
Read More »Article: J&K: How the BJP u-turned on tribal empowerment in J&K after Article 370 was read down
(The Wire) In 2017 and 2018, the party’s state unit had opposed key initiatives that aimed to safeguard tribal rights. But it quickly changed its stance when Union laws became applicable to the erstwhile state.
Read More »Editorial: Kashmir and the world
(The News) The question of why the massive human rights violations taking place in Kashmir are not taken up by the world is becoming an increasingly pressing question. This issue has once again been raised by Pakistan, in the form of a 131-page dossier, termed a tribute to the late …
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