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Experts also say chronic unemployment – triggered by the region losing its partial autonomy in 2019, quickly followed by the COVID-19 pandemic – fuelled stress and despair, driving Kashmiri ...

but from the “elders”, and conveyed to him through Ilyas Kashmiri, a shadowy Pakistani terror-commander believed to work for ISI and al-Qaeda. The orders were chilling — that the suicide ...

It would foster creativity, enhance research opportunities and empower Kashmiri women as self-reliant individuals, shaping a future driven by knowledge and confidence. Women’s engagement with ...

Al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri and LeT’s ‘India project’ head Sajid Mir, among others. In a recorded conversation with the FBI, Rana was heard laughing when he discussed five separate targets for ...

The family celebrates the day every year. Herath is a Kashmiri festival that is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark half of the month of Phalguna, between February and March. It holds cultural ...

“He placed a hand on my head and mumbled some prayers. Then he told me: ‘When the djinn is inside me, talk to him in Urdu because he’s from Gujarat and doesn’t understand Kashmiri. But remember one ...

Shivratri, the night of Lord Shiva, is celebrated with unparalleled devotion across India. Yet, among the Kashmiri Pandits, this night of divine union and cosmic dance takes on a character of its own.

Herath, the Kashmiri Pandit celebration of Maha Shivaratri, was once a vibrant and integral part of Kashmir’s cultural fabric. Unlike the one-day observance in most of India, Herath is a multi-day ...

However, in the region of Jammu and Kashmir, Maha Shivratri holds a distinct identity and is revered as 'Herath' by the Kashmiri Pandit community. What is Herath? Herath, meaning the 'Night of ...