Onkareshwar Pandey On March 6, 2020, the Union government set up a Delimitation Commission headed by a retired Supreme Court Judge, Ranjana Prakash Desai. Among its many responsibilities was the mandate to carry out a long pending delimitation exercise in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. In accordance with Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, the number … [Read more...] about J&K: Proposal of Delimitation Commission is noble and justified
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Pakistani propaganda in Afzals name stands exposed and marginalised
Jaibans Singh Mohammad Afzal Guru, a native from Sopore, Kashmir and an active member of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was arrested and charged for his role in the planning and execution of the attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001. Complete judicial process was followed in the ensuing case against him and he received a death sentence. The verdict was … [Read more...] about Pakistani propaganda in Afzals name stands exposed and marginalised
J&K: Winters witness quiet, unobtrusive assistance to locals by the Indian Army
Hardeep Bedi Every winter in Kashmir brings with it a new story. It is so because snowfall in the region tends to be heavy and damaging. The might of nature is normally felt in January and February, sometimes it rolls on into March also. This year the most poignant story came on January, 8; it revolved around the image of a soldier on guard standing in knee deep snow … [Read more...] about J&K: Winters witness quiet, unobtrusive assistance to locals by the Indian Army
Siachen: Indian Army Chief has given a strong message to Pakistan
Jaibans Singh The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General MM Naravane , held a virtual press conference on 12 January 2022 as a prelude to the Army Day celebration on 15 January. In the course of his opening statement he said that India was “not averse to the possible demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier, but the precondition for that is to accept AGPL … [Read more...] about Siachen: Indian Army Chief has given a strong message to Pakistan
Resurrection of cultural diversity and Kashmiriyat in Kashmir
Hardeep Bedi Kashmir is a beautiful region, rich in natural resources and inheritor of an enlightened civilisation based on a unique cultural diversity that readily accepts an amalgamation of ideas and thoughts. As in the case of other such age old and progressive civilisations across the world, it caught the covetous eyes of an evil power (Pakistan) that wishes to wrest … [Read more...] about Resurrection of cultural diversity and Kashmiriyat in Kashmir