08-Oct-2021
Kashmiri Pandit families who are still living in the Valley find themselves in peril yet again. There have been a spate of terrorist attacks in the Union Territory, that appear to be targeting minorities and even Muslims who have paid the price of patriotism and secularism with their lives. On October 2, terrorists killed Majid Ahmad Gojri…
12-Dec-2020
In a major victory for the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS), the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board has extended the deadline for applying for various posts in different departments under the Prime Minister’s special package for Kashmiri Migrants and non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits. The previous deadline was December 21, 2020, but now it has been…
27-Nov-2020
On Friday, November 27, the fast-unto-death by members of the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) entered its sixth day. It is noteworthy that this is the second time in two months that non-migrant Kashmiri Pandit community members have been forced to go on strike in the Valley demanding that the Union Territory administration implement various…
29-Sep-2020
The fast-unto-death started by Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) president Sanjay Tickoo on September 20, 2020, enters its tenth day on September 29. He was also joined by Sandeep Koul on September 24. The medical condition of both men is deteriorating. According to a press release by KPSS on Monday, Tickoo is experiencing “acute physical…
27-Aug-2020
On Thursday a delegation of non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits led by the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) met with Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to appeal to him to respond to a memorandum submitted by the group seeking urgent relief for Kashmiri Pandit families that are still living in the Valley. The memorandum had…
24-Aug-2020
It has been ten days since the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) sent its final memorandum to the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory authorities demanding urgent relief for members of the minority Hindu Kashmiri Pandit community in the state. But it turns out that the Lt Governor hasn’t even looked at it yet! According to…
16-Aug-2020
In a desperate call for justice so that their legitimate demands are met, 30-40 non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits held a protest march at Srinagar’s Pratap Park to press for their demands, observing the Covid-19 protocols, the day after India celebrated its 74th Independence Day. The very survival of the 808 non-migrant Kashmiri Pandit families in the…
14-Aug-2020
CJP has started an online petition along with partner organisation Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) for the rights of the non-migrant Kashmiri pandits in the valley. Sign the petition here. Related: Here’s why non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits feel betrayed Teesta Setalvad in Conversation with Sanjay Tickoo
13-Aug-2020
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has launched a new campaign to demand justice for non-migrant Kashmiri Pandit families in association with our partner organisation Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS). We have launched an online petition urging the people of India to come together to appeal to the Central Government and Jammu and Kashmir Lt…
11-Aug-2020
The heart-rending tale of persecution of Kashmiri Pandits has often been told at various socio-cultural and political fora, not only as an example of excesses committed by armed militants in the Kashmir Valley, but also to showcase how the Hindu minority was targeted and driven out of a Muslim majority state. This has also been…