Peerzada Ashiq

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Peerzada is the Srinagar-based Special Correspondent of The Hindu. For over 12 years he has vastly covered all aspects of the Kashmir conflict from life to leisure to politics. With a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication and Journalism and Masters degree in English Literature, he loves to read about conflict-related literature, about culture and history of people and places.

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The wait during the counting of votes

A message from Ladakh

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With record number of calls, J&K programme for mental health declared top-ranking initiative among UTs

President of India Droupadi Murmu at the 20th convocation of Kashmir University in Srinagar, October 11, 2023.

J&K youth should come forward for social, environmental causes, says President Murmu

Voter shows her inked finger cast vote outside a polling booth during Hill Development Council Election in Kargil’s Kaksar village.

Kargil results make BJP’s bid for Ladakh parliament seat an uphill task in 2024

Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah addressing a press conference in Srinagar on October 9, 2023

Omar Abdullah asks EC to spell out factors delaying Jammu and Kashmir polls

National Conference and Congress supporters wait outside a counting centre in Kargil on October 8, 2023.

NC-Congress alliance sweeps Kargil election with 22 of 26 seats; BJP wins two

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq offers Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar after his release from house arrest on September 22, 2023.

State of Play | The shift in BJP’s Kashmir approach

Voters wait to cast their votes for the 5th LAHDC Kargil elections, in Kargil on October 4, 2023.

Kargil migrant voters flood back as discontent is palpable

Voters queue up outside a polling booth during Hill Development Council Election in Kargil’s Kaksar village on October 4, 2023.

In first polls post-370, Kargil hill council elections sees over 78% turnout

Banners and billboards of the National Conference erected in Drass ahead of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Kargil) elections on October 4. This is the first election here after August 5, 2019 and Congress and National Conference have entered into a pre-poll alliance against the BJP.

Kargil sees first post-370 polls; big stakes for BJP, Congress, NC

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti and others address a press conference after a meeting, in Jammu, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

Farooq Abdullah calls for peaceful protest on October 10 against the ‘trampling of constitutional rights’ of the people of J&K

A protester from Ladakh holds a placard demanding democratic rights for their region during a protest in New Delhi, India.

BJP highlights post-2019 development to win votes in Kargil council polls

The first stage: Willow is cut to size and stacked at a factory in Sangam village in Anantnag district of Kashmir.

Kashmir bat industry hits its sweet spot after 102 years

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Vice President Omar Abdullah.

Vote in upcoming Kargil polls to convey your verdict on August 5, 2019: Omar Abdullah

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