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Kashmiri Hindus mark Jammu & Kashmir’s accession to India at UK Parliament

Kashmiri Hindus mark Jammu & Kashmir’s accession to India at UK Parliament

LONDON: Kashmiri Hindus in the UK have held an event in the British Parliament to mark the 68th anniversary of the signing of the ‘Instrument of Accession’ of Jammu and Kashmir to India by Maharaja Hari Singh. Jointly organised by the Kashmiri Pandits Cultural Society and Voice of Dogras, the event earlier this week was [...]

October 30, 2015 HHR Archives, Jammu and Kashmir, World Focus 0

Is Anything Really Achieved At These World Hindu Conferences ?

Is Anything Really Achieved At These World Hindu Conferences ?

Like every year we again will witness two major Hindu events soon : the Global Dharma Conference in Edison, New Jersey, and the World Hindu Economic Forum conference in London. It is commendable that events to highlight Hindu Dharma are being organised. Hindus are often seen as ineffectual and apathetic.  These events provide a much [...]

August 8, 2015 HHR Analysis/Insights, Archives 1

‘I came to kill Hindus, it’s fun doing this,’ says captured Pakistan terrorist Naved

‘I came to kill Hindus, it’s fun doing this,’ says captured Pakistan terrorist Naved

Udhampur: “Its fun doing this,” said Naved, a suspected Lashker-e-Toiba militant from Pakistan who was caught alive after the attack on a BSF convoy here on Wednesday that killed two constables. Naved, who says he hails from Faislabad in Pakistan, claimed before the media that he entered the Jammu region 12 days ago along with [...]

August 5, 2015 HHR Archives, India 0

Kashmiri Pandits reapply for Kousar Nag yatra

Kashmiri Pandits reapply for Kousar Nag yatra

Less than three weeks after they were denied permission to undertake the historical Kousar Nag yatra, a group of Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday reapplied for permission to undertake the pilgrimage through south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. This comes four days after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah blamed the district administration for withdrawing permission to a Kashmiri Pandit [...]

August 20, 2014 HHR Archives, India 0

Kashmiri Hindu activists record horrors of brutal killings

Kashmiri Hindu activists record horrors of brutal killings

Jammu, It is often said that Kashmir’s worst days are behind it, but the painful truth about forgotten massacres in the last two decades still haunts 3.5 lakh displaced Kashmiri Hindus who left the Valley after the start of militancy in 1989-90. While the state government has never sincerely pursued the issue of identifying and [...]

August 7, 2014 HHR India 0

Kashmiri Pandits pray at Sopore temple after 23 years

Kashmiri Pandits pray at Sopore temple after 23 years

After 23 years, a group of Kashmiri Pandits prayed at Nandkishor Asthpan temple at Seer Jagir area of the volatile Sopore police district, considered a hotbed of Kashmir militancy, hinting at their return and rehabilitation in the Valley soon. The Kashmiri Pandits prayed at the temple on Saturday and then were guests of their Muslims [...]

July 3, 2014 HHR Archives, India 0

Modi govt to make special efforts for dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits

Modi govt to make special efforts for dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits

Perhaps finding a mention in President Pranab Mukherjee’s joint address to the Parliament for the first time, it was welcomed by Kashmiri Pandit organisations. The Narendra Modi Government has flagged the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley with “dignity, security and assured livelihood,” an issue on which it will lay special emphasis during its [...]

June 9, 2014 HHR India 0

Home ministry chalks out plan to settle Kashmiri Pandits

Home ministry chalks out plan to settle Kashmiri Pandits

For Prime Minister Narendra Modi rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) was not just an empty poll promise made in the heat of elections. Less than a week into office, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), under the guidance of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), has initiated an ambitious project to rehabilitate people who [...]

June 1, 2014 HHR Articles, India, News updates 0

Who cares for the Pandits? Written 10 years back

Who cares for the Pandits? Written 10 years back

HHR had met Francois Gautier  in London 10 years ago at an exhibition on the plight of Kashmiri Hindus .He soon wrote this .What has changed since ? Forget the Indian Government but what has the wider Hindu Community done since this article was written 10 years ago July 30, 2004 FACT, the Foundation Against [...]

April 30, 2014 HHR India 0

Kashmiri Pandit community in ‘exile’ celebrates arrival of Spring

Kashmiri Pandit community in ‘exile’ celebrates arrival of Spring

NEW DELHI: The Kashmiri Pandit community that was displaced years back from Kashmir valley in wake of militancy celebrated the arrival of Spring and the New Year with a Kashmiri Rock Festival and a cuisine festival. The programme was attended by thousands of young Kashmiris across the NCR. This is a unique festival. It binds us [...]

April 2, 2014 HHR India, News updates 0
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