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kashmiri pandits news

Kashmir police chief directs foolproof arrangements at Kheer Bhawani Temple

The mela will be celebrated on Monday as thousands of Kashmiri Pandits are expected to converge at the temple premises. (HT Photo for representation)
Published on Jun 22, 2026 05:56 am IST

Over 9,000 pilgrims depart Jammu for Kheer Bhawani Mela in Kashmir

Many pilgrims expressed happiness at being able to undertake the annual journey to the Valley. (PTI)
Published on Jun 21, 2026 04:04 am IST

Vivek Agnihotri reacts to Mamata Banerjee's defeat in West Bengal elections

Check out what Vivek Agnihotri had to say about the results of the West Bengal elections.
Published on May 06, 2026 12:00 pm IST

Govt committed to protecting properties, religious sites of Pandits, says Omar

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks during the Budget Session of the state legislative assembly, in Jammu on Wednesday. (ANI)
Published on Apr 02, 2026 03:28 am IST

PDP MLA moves bill for Kashmiri Pandits return, reintegration

PDP leader Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. (File)
Published on Mar 19, 2026 07:36 am IST

Terrorism will soon be wiped out once for all, says LG Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha. (File)
Published on Feb 20, 2026 07:04 am IST

Kashmiri Pandits are welcome to return to their homes: Farooq

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah. (File)
Published on Jan 20, 2026 03:48 am IST

Guru Teg Bahadur’s sacrifice set an example for entire world: Kejriwal

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal paying obeisance at Gurudwara Chevin Patshahi in Srinagar on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 19, 2025 08:40 am IST

AIP names ex-DDC chief Nazir Ahmad Khan as candidate for Budgam bypoll

The Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) on Saturday announced former DDC chairman Nazir Ahmad Khan as the party candidate for Budgam byelections. The Budgam seat was vacated by J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah after he won elections from Budgam and Ganderbal assembly seats last year. (AFP File)
Published on Oct 12, 2025 05:14 am IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

KPs urge political parties to support bill on return of Kashmiri Hindus

President Droupadi Murmu has recommended a private member’s bill calling for the rehabilitation and resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits for consideration in the Rajya Sabha. (HT File)
Published on Jul 25, 2025 08:16 am IST

Just Like That | Shankara’s thoughts and their overlap with Kashmir Shaivism

Local legend has it that when Shankara arrived in Srinagar, his entourage camped just outside the city. (Wikimedia Commons)
Published on Jun 29, 2025 05:16 pm IST

Leaders hail Kheer Bhawani mela gathering, seek Pandits’ return to Valley

Devotees perform rituals during the annual festival in the Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tulmulla in Ganderbal on Tuesday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Published on Jun 04, 2025 08:30 am IST

PDP leader Mehbooba seeks dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits to Valley

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti addresses a press conference after a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan, in Srinagar, on Monday. (PTI Photo)
Published on Jun 02, 2025 04:26 pm IST

‘Not one Kashmiri Pandit’: Cong MP slams multi-party delegation on Op Sindoor

The Congress MP claimed that the government had only chosen their favourite personalities for the all-party delegations
Published on May 18, 2025 02:50 pm IST

Darshan Kumaar on Pahalgam terror attack: It was an attack on every Indian

Darshan Kumaar
Published on May 01, 2025 11:06 am IST

J&K govt plans to set up Yatri Niwas at Sharda Devi Temple on LoC, says CM

The historic Sharda Devi Temple close to the Line of Control at Teetwal village in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. For the first time since Independence, a Navratri puja was held at the temple in 2023. (ANI file photo)
Published on Mar 08, 2025 03:23 pm IST

The lingering pain of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus

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A Kashmiri Pandit sings a traditional song during the annual Hindu festival at the Khirbhawani temple in the village of Tullamulla, some 30kms east of Srinagar on June 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA (AFP)
Published on Jan 20, 2025 08:47 pm IST

British MP tables motion on ‘genocide’ of Kashmiri Hindus

British MP Bob Blackman (REUTERS)
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 02:36 am IST

Shops of Kashmiri Pandits demolished in Jammu; sparks protests, condemnations

The old shops were located on land belonging to the JDA, which had given a deadline to the Kashmiri Pandits to remove their shops on their own within three months, failing which encroachments would be removed, the officials said. (HT representational image)
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 03:00 am IST

Review: This Our Paradise by Karan Mujoo

A view of the Dal Lake in Srinagar in February 2024. (Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)
Published on Nov 07, 2024 12:20 pm IST

Farooq Abdullah calls for return of Kashmiri Pandits: ‘NC govt not their enemy’

Farooq Abdullah-led National Conference is set to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir. (ANI File)
Published on Oct 12, 2024 07:35 pm IST

Jamaat, Engineer Rashid’s party fail to make impact in J&K polls

Awami Ittehad Party chief Engineer Rashid. (ANI)
Published on Oct 08, 2024 04:13 pm IST

Out of Kashmir, Pandits vote with hope of return to Valley

A voter showing his ink-marked finger after casting his vote during the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, at Jagti township that houses the Kashmiri Pandit community in Jammu on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
Published on Sept 18, 2024 02:42 pm IST

Democratic values, return of Kashmir Pandits anchor Jamaat’s changing tune

Rally organised to canvass for Jammat-backed independent candidate Sayyar Ahmad Reshi Kulgam drew a big crowd. (HT )
Updated on Sept 11, 2024 06:20 pm IST

BJP vows ‘wiping out terrorism’, return, rehab of Pandits in J&K poll manifesto

BJP released its J&K poll manifesto in Jammu (File)
Updated on Sept 07, 2024 08:31 am IST

Review: For Now it is Night by Hari Krishna Kaul

On the Dal Lake in Kashmir (Shutterstock)
Published on Sept 06, 2024 07:52 pm IST

Devotees converge at Kheer Bhawani Mela to rekindle faith & fraternity

Devotees offering prayers during the Kheer Bhawani Mela at Tulmulla. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 06:44 am IST

Scores of Kashmiri Pandits find names missing from election roll, return without voting

Kashmiri Pandits stand in a queue to cast their vote during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections at Roopnagar in Jammu. (PTI)
Updated on May 14, 2024 11:01 am IST

Forces gun down LeT terrorist in Shopian

Security personnel patrol the encounter site at Chotigam in Shopian on Friday (ANI)
Updated on Jan 06, 2024 05:08 am IST