Washington, May 18 (IANS) For 36 years, Kashmir existed for Sheerin Raina in fragments — stories told at the dinner table in New Jersey, fading photographs, temple names spoken with reverence, and memories inherited from parents who had left in the middle of the night and never truly returned. Now, at 21, she is preparing to go there for the first time.In an exclusive webinar interaction with IANS, Kashmiri Pandit community leaders, activists and second-generation youth across the United States…
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Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) Displaced Kashmiri Pandits came to celebrate the Sumbli Mawas festival after 36 years in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday.Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandits came to the historic Nand Kishore temple in the Sumbal area of Bandipora after decades to celebrate the three-day-long Sumbli Mawas festival.The festival, celebrated on the birth anniversary of Kashmiri Pandit Saint, Maharaj Nand Kishore, is being attended by migrant Pandits from different parts of t…
Jammu, May 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Thursday that it has asked the police to register an FIR against a Kashmiri migrant Pandit leader Sunit Bhat for his Facebook comment against the Union Territory’s Relief Commissioner Arvind Karwani. Officials said that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has written to the police, seeking the registration of an FIR against a Kashmiri migrant Pandit leader for making allegations of illegal allotment and accepting bribes against the Re…
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that while the government continues to prioritise the protection of their religious sites, security is the key to the return of Kashmiri Pandits to their native places.The chief minister told the Legislative Assembly that as the government continues to prioritise the restoration of their religious places, the key to the return of displaced Kashmiri Pandits to their native places depends on the security environ…
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) Kashmir migrant Pandit organisation ‘Panun Kashmir’ said on Saturday that it has expelled its chairman, Ajay Chrungoo from the organisation over alleged foreign links.A circular issued by Panun Kashmir said today that the organisation has expelled its chairman, Ajay Chrungoo from the organisation with immediate effect and ordered an enquiry into his alleged foreign links, including a reported interaction with US-based Pakistani ISI agent, Ghulam Nabi Fai.“Chrungoo ha…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) More than three decades after their exodus, issue of migrant Kashmiri Pandits was highlighted at the 61st session of United Nations Council for Human Rights in Geneva. Satish Maldhar, Jammu and Kashmir Peace Forum Chairman, an organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits, on Monday said, “After more than three decades of silence, the tragic displacement of Kashmiri Pandits has once again entered the global spotlight. In a development that is stirring political and diplomatic…
Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday that he salutes the resilience of Kashmiri Pandits, who preserved the philosophy, spirituality, culture, language and tradition of Kashmir in the crucible of struggle and adversity that the community endured.Lt Governor Sinha released the book by Prof. Ashok Koul titled ‘Kashmir — Nativity Regained’. The book explores the Kashmiri Pandit exodus and captures the terror of those dark days and the lasting devastat…
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Team India will vanquish the Pakistani rivals easily and decisively, bringing joy to billions of Indians on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said on Sunday, ahead of the summit T20 World Cup clash between arch-rivals – India and Pakistan. Madhur Bhandarkar told this to scribes during a visit to the city’s iconic Babulnath Temple, where he paid obeisance to Lord Shiva on Maha Shivratri. Bowing down before the deity at Babulnath Temple, also kno…
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday expressed regret that disruptions in Parliament prevented him from introducing a Private Member’s Bill on the rights of Kashmiri Pandits, a proposal he first drafted and submitted in 2021.Taking to X, Tharoor said the repeated adjournments deprived him of the opportunity to table the bill, despite it finally being listed after nearly five years.“The disruption of Parliament yesterday deprived me of an opportunity to int…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) Kashmiri Hindu advocacy groups in the United States on Monday (Indian time) renewed their call for justice, restoration and secure rehabilitation of the community, marking January 19 as Exodus Day.In a statement, the Kashmir Hindu Foundation and Panun Kashmir described the date as a reminder of what they called the systematic displacement of Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley.The groups said January 19 symbolises a “deliberate and sustained process of ethnic cleansing” tha…