Abhishek Saha is a senior correspondent. He reports for the Kashmir bureau.
Articles by Abhishek Saha
Face of Kashmir’s pellet woes, Insha Mushtaq gives her Class 10 board exams
Insha Mushtaq became the face of the plight of 2,500-odd victims of pellet guns and photos of her in black glasses sparked an international debate.
Updated on Nov 22, 2017 08:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shopian | Abhishek Saha, Shopian
26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi’s nephew, 5 LeT militants killed in J-K
An Indian Air Force commando was also killed while an army soldier was injured in the encounter that took place in Chandergeer village on Saturday evening.
Updated on Nov 19, 2017 07:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
Restrictions in Srinagar as hundreds pay respects to slain al-Qaeda-linked militant
All schools, colleges in Srinagar were closed for a day; train services were also suspended.
Updated on Nov 18, 2017 03:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Kashmiri footballer Majid Khan leaves LeT after mother’s plea; no charges, says army
Two local news agencies quoted Mahmood Shah, a self-styled chief of LeT in Jammu and Kashmir, as saying that Majid Khan was “permitted” to leave on the request of his mother
Updated on Nov 18, 2017 09:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Awantipora | Abhishek Saha
Religious indoctrination, poor academics behind youth joining militancy: Kashmir IGP
Inspector general of police Muneer Khan said more youngsters take up militancy in south Kashmir, when compared to the northern parts, because the region has a higher number of local fighters.
Updated on Nov 16, 2017 02:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Heartbreak for Anantnag family as only son, a talented footballer, joins LeT
Majid, a second-year under-graduate commerce student at the government degree college Anantnag, is the LeT’s latest recruit in the Valley.
Updated on Nov 14, 2017 12:14 PM IST
Abhishek Saha, Anantnag
Recovery of US-made M4 carbine shows Pak complicity in Kashmir militancy: Army
Major general B S Raju was referring to the M4 carbine Colt recovered from the site of the encounter in Pulwama district on Monday night.
Updated on Nov 08, 2017 07:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
J-K govt rejects state rights panel’s demand for compensation to ‘human shield’
The Kashmir ‘human shield’ incident had created a huge row, with civil society activists alleging gross rights violations by the Indian Army.
Updated on Nov 06, 2017 09:21 PM IST
Srinagar, Hindustan Times | Abhishek Saha
Two men arrested while going to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir for arms training
The two arrested men said they were motivated by Hizbul Mujahideen militant to join the militant ranks and go to PoK for arms training.
Updated on Nov 01, 2017 09:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Dineshwar Sharma should be cautious in choosing his priorities in Kashmir
The State’s interlocutor’s concerns about online propaganda might be valid but it is only one of the multiple reasons ailing Kashmir currently and most of them are rooted in the real world itself.
Updated on Oct 30, 2017 01:46 PM IST
Kashmir braid chopping case solved: Woman found to be depressed cut her hair
A top police officer told HT that Aasia, wife of Wasim Bhat of Chanapora in Srinagar, in a state of depression, cut a few inches of her hair and raised a hue and cry.
Published on Oct 28, 2017 07:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
Kashmir remains shut to protest landing of Indian army in 1947
The Indian army landed in Srinagar on October 27, 71 years ago to push back intruders from Pakistan who went about plundering Kashmiri villages
Updated on Oct 27, 2017 01:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
Kashmir Valley’s political class faces rising militant ire
Militants either lobbed grenades at residences of politicians or masked gunmen barged into houses and ransacked them and also threatened the inhabitants.
Updated on Oct 24, 2017 07:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Violence continues in Kashmir: Two shot dead, NC leader’s house attacked
Militants threw a grenade at the house of Gulam Nabi Bhatt, a former National Conference legislator in Tral, while a woman was shot dead in a village in the same region.
Updated on Oct 22, 2017 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
‘Our sisters, mothers not safe’: Braid vigilantes prowl Kashmir Valley
Armed with sticks, knives and small axes, groups of men have mushroomed in the past month across Kashmir that has seen at least 100 incidents of ‘braid chopping’ – mysterious instances in which women wake up to find their braids cut off.
Updated on Oct 21, 2017 10:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Mob in J-K tries to set ablaze mentally-challenged man for being ‘braid chopper’
Separatists, including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik call for a shutdown on Saturday against the increasing cases of braid chopping in Kashmir Valley.
Updated on Oct 20, 2017 09:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Kashmir: Mob protesting braid-chopping attacks army, 2 hurt as forces open fire
Residents of a village in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district staged a protest after they caught an alleged braid chopper
Updated on Oct 18, 2017 08:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
Security forces in Kashmir reiterate surrender offer to local militants
The Army and the CRPF established a check point and nabbed the two militants, who were riding on a motorcycle.
Updated on Oct 17, 2017 12:02 AM IST
Srinagar, Hindustan Times | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
Cop killed after militants attack police vehicle in J-K’s Kulgam
The attack comes on a day two militants were killed in an encounter in Pulwama.
Updated on Oct 14, 2017 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Kashmir cop tied to a chair for taking photographs of a woman, arrested
The Jammu and Kashmir policeman was suspected of stalking and taking photographs of a girl on a street in Ganderbal.
Updated on Oct 14, 2017 11:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Protests after encounter in south Kashmir: 1 civilian killed, four injured
Civilians protesting near the site of an encounter to distract security forces and help militants escape is becoming common in Kashmir.
Updated on Oct 14, 2017 04:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Bhagat Singh’s 110th birth anniversary: A look at the revolutionary’s life and little-known facts
Bhagat Singh, the revolutionary freedom fighter, was born in Banga village of Faisalabad district now in Pakistan’s Punjab province in 1907.
Updated on Sep 28, 2017 11:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abhishek Saha
Kashmir’s longest surviving militant Abdul Qayoom Najar killed in Uri
Abdul Qayoom Najar was in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir since 2015, police said, and was trying to return to Kashmir to revive the Hizbul Mujahideen after much of its top brass was neutralised
Updated on Sep 27, 2017 07:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Army foils infiltration bid across LoC in Kashmir’s Keran sector
More than half a dozen armed intruders targeted an Indian Army post before retaliatory fire forced them to retreat.
Updated on Sep 26, 2017 05:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Pakistan showed a wrong image at UNGA, but Kashmir’s pellet woes are real
Before we crack a joke on the Pakistani diplomat using a wrong picture, let’s remind ourselves that the issue of pellet gun usage in Kashmir is a grave humanitarian one for which we soon need to find a suitable answer and an alternative
Updated on Sep 25, 2017 11:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Saha
‘Warmest Place on Earth’: Kashmir releases tourism video to counter negative portrayal
The video has a Kashmiri song with lyrics written by IAS officer Shah Faesal. As the video captures the natural beauty, Sahibo sung by Mudasir Ahmad and Vibha Saraf talks about loss and solitude.
Updated on Sep 26, 2017 04:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar/New Delhi | Abhishek Saha and Gulam Jeelani
Ragpicker thanks PM Modi for taking note of his efforts during Mann ki Baat
The 18-year-old ragpicker from north Kashmir was appointed brand ambassador of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation in July.
Published on Sep 24, 2017 11:09 PM IST
Srinagar, Hindustan Times | Abhishek Saha
Three militants killed in encounter in J-K’s Uri
In another incident, three security personnel sustained minor injuries when militants hurled grenade at their vehicle in Baramulla’s Sopore Chowk
Updated on Sep 24, 2017 07:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
NIA to quiz trade body chief, Kashmir university scholar in terror funding case
A Kashmir trade body chief and a university scholar will be quizzed for the first time by the NIA in the terror funding case on Monday.
Published on Sep 23, 2017 06:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Kashmir attack: 2 killed, 30 injured as grenade hurled at minister’s motorcade
Terrorists open fire after lobbing a grenade at a bus stop. Senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar, whose motorcade was passing through the area, is safe.
Updated on Sep 21, 2017 07:27 PM IST
Srinagar, Hindustan Times | Abhishek Saha