Kashmir Pandits

An election of firsts in Jammu and Kashmir is set to see another - a woman Kashmiri Pandit will be contesting the Assembly polls for the first time in three decades.

Ahead of the J-K assembly elections, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) released its manifesto on Saturday, which mentions efforts to restore Articles 370 and 35A, launch diplomatic initiatives between India and Pakistan and ensure dignified return

For the past five years, the BJP has been mobilising its workers in Kashmir valley and pushing for a "Naya Kashmir" narrative.

Reviving the memories of the glorious traditions of communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir, Muslim neighbours in this town helped perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit who died last evening.

Two terrorists have been killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday, police said. One of theterrorists was involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma in February this year.

DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said a majority of Indian Muslims have converted from Hinduism, adding that an example of this can be found in the Kashmir Valley where a majority of Kashmiri Pandits converted to Islam.

Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency on Monday reopened its inquiry after nearly three decades into the murder of retired Judge, Neelkanth Ganjoo, a Kashmiri Pandit.

A terrorist involved in the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama was among two shot dead by the security forces today, the police said. A soldier was also killed in action.

Days after a Kashmiri Pandit was gunned down by terrorists in Pulwama, security forces killed one terrorist during an encounter in the district's Awantipora area in the early hours of Tuesday.

Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti or KPSS has called for a "brutal operation" against terrorists and their supporters in the Valley, a day after the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Kumar by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Hundreds of Kashmiris turned out for the last rites of Kashmiri Hindu Sanjay Sharma, who was shot dead by terrorists at a marketplace in Pulwama on Monday.

Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees demanding a transfer from the Valley and release of salary dues were detained today, shortly after they assembled here for a protest to press for their demands, officials said.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking protection for Kashmiri Pandits who are working in Kashmir valley amid recent targeted killings by terrorists.

Rahul Gandhi, said, "When a delegation of Pandits met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, he told them that 'they should not beg'."

Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to apologise to the community for telling the Prime Minister's package employees that they should not seek alms.

An election of firsts in Jammu and Kashmir is set to see another - a woman Kashmiri Pandit will be contesting the Assembly polls for the first time in three decades.

Ahead of the J-K assembly elections, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) released its manifesto on Saturday, which mentions efforts to restore Articles 370 and 35A, launch diplomatic initiatives between India and Pakistan and ensure dignified return

For the past five years, the BJP has been mobilising its workers in Kashmir valley and pushing for a "Naya Kashmir" narrative.

Reviving the memories of the glorious traditions of communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir, Muslim neighbours in this town helped perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit who died last evening.

Two terrorists have been killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday, police said. One of theterrorists was involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma in February this year.

DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said a majority of Indian Muslims have converted from Hinduism, adding that an example of this can be found in the Kashmir Valley where a majority of Kashmiri Pandits converted to Islam.

Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency on Monday reopened its inquiry after nearly three decades into the murder of retired Judge, Neelkanth Ganjoo, a Kashmiri Pandit.

A terrorist involved in the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama was among two shot dead by the security forces today, the police said. A soldier was also killed in action.

Days after a Kashmiri Pandit was gunned down by terrorists in Pulwama, security forces killed one terrorist during an encounter in the district's Awantipora area in the early hours of Tuesday.

Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti or KPSS has called for a "brutal operation" against terrorists and their supporters in the Valley, a day after the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Kumar by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Hundreds of Kashmiris turned out for the last rites of Kashmiri Hindu Sanjay Sharma, who was shot dead by terrorists at a marketplace in Pulwama on Monday.

Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees demanding a transfer from the Valley and release of salary dues were detained today, shortly after they assembled here for a protest to press for their demands, officials said.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking protection for Kashmiri Pandits who are working in Kashmir valley amid recent targeted killings by terrorists.

Rahul Gandhi, said, "When a delegation of Pandits met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, he told them that 'they should not beg'."

Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to apologise to the community for telling the Prime Minister's package employees that they should not seek alms.