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Rising Kashmir is a daily English newspaper printed and published in Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. [1] It was founded by Shujaat Bukhari in March 2008. [2] The newspaper has nurtured scores of reporters based in Kashmir, who now work in top news organisations around the world. [3]
Shujaat Bukhari (25 February 1968 – 14 June 2018) was an Indian journalist from the former state of Jammu & Kashmir, and was the founding editor of Rising Kashmir, a Srinagar-based newspaper. Bukhari was also the president of Adbee Markaz Kamraz, a cultural and literary organisation in Kashmir.
The 2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown was a lockdown and communications blackout that had been imposed throughout the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of Article 370 (August 2019) which lasted until February 2021, with the goal of preemptively curbing unrest, violence and protests. Thousands of civilians ...
[242] [243] Scholar Sumantra Bose, on the other hand. opines that the MUF would have won most of the constituencies in the Kashmir Valley. [244] BBC News reported that Khem Lata Wukhloo, who was a leader of the Congress party at the time, admitted the widespread rigging in Kashmir. He stated: I remember that there was a massive rigging in 1987 ...
Prominent newspapers and magazines play a crucial role in Jammu and Kashmir's media landscape. 'Greater Kashmir, Rising Kashmir, 'The Kashmir Magazine' and 'Kashmir Pen are among the notable publications with substantial readership and influence. These publications serve as important sources of news and information within the region.
The second Gupkar Declaration, was signed on 22 August 2020 by seven political parties, including National Conference, People's Democratic Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference, Awami National Conference, Indian National Congress and Jammu & Kashmir People's Movement. The signatories once again ...
A rising number of young locals from Indian administered Kashmir have joined the militancy. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Many sources state that the majority of militants in Kashmir are now local, not foreign. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In 2018 alone, the death toll included 260 militants, 160 civilians and 150 government forces.
Qazi Nisar was the Mirwaiz of South Kashmir. [1] He was a founding member of the Muslim United Front (MUF) that contested the rigged 1987 Legislative Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ummat e Islami. [2] He was a vocal advocate of freedom for Kashmiris. [3] His son, Qazi Yasir, is also serving as the Mirwaiz of South Kashmir.