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Homeabrogation of article 370

abrogation of article 370

Governance

What is Section 144 and why is it being used against protesters across the nation?

December 21, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Over the past one year, public assemblies and movement in cities have been restricted on multiple occasions by invoking Section 144 of the CrPC. Now that the same is being used to stall protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, a look at what the law actually says.

Civic

Blocked roads, waterlogging, power cuts: Kashmiri cities caught in unseasonal snow fury

November 20, 2019 Abid Bashir Wani

It’s only the second time in a decade that Kashmir has seen such heavy snowfall in November, and it has made lives more difficult for citizens, already facing the effects of a three-month lockdown. Here’s how the administration and people are coping with the vagaries of an early winter.

Governance

Srinagar: Where abnormalcy is the new normal

November 12, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

A 11-member fact-finding team recently visited Srinagar among other places in Kashmir, and saw a ghost town in place of the picturesque, vibrant city that once was. The clampdown on essential services, mobility, communication and trade has made life in this ‘paradise’ an ordeal.

Education

How you can lend a helping hand to Kashmiris in your city

August 21, 2019 Aruna Natarajan

Many Kashmiris across the country, especially students away from home, are struggling to cope with the consequences of the communication blackout; they need assistance, and not just financial. Here’s how we can stand with them at this hour.

Governance

Eid with family? Kashmiri labourers in Shimla stare at uncertainty

August 10, 2019 Ashwani Sharma

Migrant Kashmiris working in other states have been unable to communicate with their families due to the communication blackout in the aftermath of the scrapping of Article 370 and reorganisation of the state. Shimla’s porters mirror the condition of Kashmiris around the country.


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