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Srinagar
Joined June 2009
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Former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, while observing October 26 as the Accession Day, on October 26, said J&K’s accession to India “came with guarantees, not a blank cheque for their violation”. Meanwhile, the BJP also observed the day with fanfare. ✍️@peerashiq thehindu.com/news/national/j…
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A bit of understanding would make it clear that the design and the motif of the tombstones is from Sultanate period, and it somewhat persists till late Mughal and early Afghan rule. Anyway history, especially art history doesn't count for much these days
Left: 2 fresh graves with green chadar, yellow plastic crates as markers,new green fence. No old chinar or old stone,no plaque,no dargah structure.looks made in last few months Right: Encroachment material - Pile of construction rubble on roadside Photo is shouting the truth
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A stranger in Srinagar: An attempt to connect with a past that even memory is struggling to remember. My @thetribunechd column
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J&K gets IAS officer Sajjan Singh Yadav as new Chief Secretary, will face files with CM-LG on different pages Sajjan Singh Yadav will be succeeding Atal Dulloo who is due to retire on October 31, 2026 thehindu.com/news/national/j…
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Ladakh’s Kargil-based civil society group, the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), on Saturday (October 24, 2026) likened the approach adopted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ladakh administration with that of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, and warned of street agitations if the MHA backtracked from its May 22 agenda. ✍️@peerashiq thehindu.com/news/national/l…
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The proposed talks between the Union Home Ministry and representatives from Ladakh failed to take place on Thursday (October 22, 2026) amid growing differences among civil society groups over the Centre’s draft proposal for the Union Territory. ✍️@peerashiq thehindu.com/news/national/l…
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The Delhi High Court has refused to restore electricity and water to the century-old Race Course Masjid near the Prime Minister’s residence, ruling that its imam had no right to the premises, while the bureaucrat-run Waqf Board did not challenge the disconnection. maktoobmedia.com/share/11676…
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Autumn comes with its signatory tones. Wilting leaves and smoking chimneys.
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The Ladakh administration on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) dissolved the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Kargil and announced panchayat elections on November 21 in the cold desert region. ✍️@peerashiq thehindu.com/news/national/l…
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