Kashmiri Pandits
Hindu community native to the Kashmir Valley
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The Kashmiri Pandits are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, located within the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmiri Pandits are Hindu Kashmiris native to the Kashmir Valley, and the only remaining Hindu Kashmiris after the large-scale of conversion of the Valley's population to Islam during the medieval times. Prompted by the growth of Islamic militancy in the valley, large numbers left in the exodus of the 1990s. Even so, small numbers remain.
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More than 35,000 Kashmiri Pandits eligible for voting in first phase of elections in J&KOver 35,000 displaced Kashmiri Pandits are set to vote in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Voting will take place in 24 constituencies across seven districts. Special..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Meet Daisy Raina, first Kashmiri Pandit woman to run for J-K polls in 3 decades, she is contesting from...This will be the first time in 30 years that a woman from the Kashmiri Pandit community is running for officeDNA - Published | |
Around 5,000 Kashmiri Pandits leave for Kheerbhawani Mela in Kashmir amid tight securityOver 5,000 individuals, primarily from the Kashmiri Pandit community, embarked on their journey for the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela in Kashmir, officials reported on Wednesday. This pilgrimage is being..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP used Kashmiri Pandits' pain as 'weapon' to garner votes across India, says Mehbooba MuftiIndiaTimes - Published | |
Bid to fuel disharmony with Pandit killing: J&K PoliceJ&K police say a Kashmiri Pandit's terror killing in Pulwama was part of a Pakistan-orchestrated design to disrupt peace and communal harmony in the Kashmir Valley. A chargesheet against 12 suspects..IndiaTimes - Published | |
British MPs table motion to mark 34th anniversary of 'genocide' of Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and KashmirThe motion "condemns the desecration of holy sites in Jammu and Kashmir; is concerned that Kashmiris who fled persecution have still not seen justice or recognition of the atrocities committed against..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist killed in encounter in J&K's ShopianA LeT terrorist, Bilal Ahmed Bhat, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir. Bhat was involved in the killing of an Army personnel, non-local labourers,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Probe genocide of Pandits: Congress MP Vivek TankhaCongress MP Vivek Tankha demands commission of inquiry into genocide of Kashmiri Pandits during militancy in Valley. Tankha states 4-5 lakh members of community and other minorities were driven out of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM should take guarantee of Kashmiri Pandits of their return to homes: Uddhav ThackerayShiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi take the guarantee of thousands of Kashmiri Pandits returning to the valley before the next polls. He also urged the BJP..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Uddhav Thackeray welcomes Article 370 verdict; says what about 'guarantee' for return of Kashmiri PanditsShiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray welcomes Supreme Court ruling on Article 370 and demands the safe return of Kashmiri Pandits. He also supports the SC's directive to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Security situation has improved in J&K, terrorism taking its last breath: LG Manoj SinhaJammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha stated that the security situation in the union territory has significantly improved and terrorism is on its last legs. He also announced that..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Mirwaiz freed after 4 years, seeks talks, calls for return of Pandits at Friday prayersHurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, detained since August 2019, was released from house arrest. He led prayers in Srinagar's Jamia Masjid, advocating for dialogue to resolve the Kashmir..IndiaTimes - Published | 26 opposition parties' joint resolution pitches for conducting caste censusA group of 26 opposition parties on Tuesday demanded the implementation of the caste census while asserting that they have come together to defeat the "hatred and violence being manufactured against..IndiaTimes - Published |
Protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees suspend strike for relocation from Valley after 310 daysIndiaTimes - Published | Kashmiri Pandit assassin among 2 terrorists, one soldier killed in Pulwama shootoutThe killer of a Kashmiri Pandit man was among two terrorists shot dead around 1am Tuesday in an operation lasting several hours at a village mosque in Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district..IndiaTimes - Published |
Two terrorists involved in killing of Kashmiri Pandit gunned down in J&K's PulwamaIndiaTimes - Published | J&K: Terrorist who shot dead Kashmiri Pandit in Pulwama eliminated in encounterIndiaTimes - Published |
J&K: Pandits protest, say they're being 'killed like dogs'IndiaTimes - Published | Bank guard killed in first fatal attack on Kashmiri Pandits since OctoberIndiaTimes - Published |
Safety of Kashmiri Pandits top priority: LG SinhaAddressing a gathering at the three-day Mahashivratri Mahotsav at Jagti Colony and Migrant Camp, Buta Nagar, in Jammu, Sinha assured the community that the J&K government “always stands by you”.IndiaTimes - Published | Never called anyone beggar: J&K LG denied Rahul Gandhi charge on Kashmiri PanditsAsserting that the J&K administration was sensitive to the issues of Kashmiri migrant families and PM Package employees, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday categorically denied Rahul..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rahul writes to PM over 'plight' of Kashmiri Pandits, flags J&K administration's 'insensitive' approachIndiaTimes - Published | Kashmiri Pandits facing injustice, J&K LG should apologise to them for his comments: Rahul GandhiIndiaTimes - Published |
Majority of Kashmiri Pandit employees have returned to work in Valley: OfficialA majority of Kashmiri Pandit employees, who had struck work following the killing of Rahul Bhat by terrorists last year, have returned to work, a senior official of the Jammu and Kashmir..IndiaTimes - Published | Terrorist attacks in J-K: 6 Hindus, including 3 Kashmiri Pandits, among 21 locals killed in 2022In 2022, 26 security forces personnel including 14 Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel lost their lives during terror attacks or /encounters.DNA - Published |
Provide security to Kashmiri Pandit employees or shift them to Jammu: CongressIndiaTimes - Published | Kashmiri Pandit killing: SC tosses out curative petition over 'mass murder'The Supreme Court has dismissed a curative petition seeking reconsideration of its 2017 order dismissing a plea which had sought investigation into the alleged mass murder of Kashmiri Pandits in the..IndiaTimes - Published |
After Lashkar-supported group threatens to kill 56 Kashmiri Pandits, Centre reviews Jammu and Kashmir security situationThere have been reports that people from the Kashmiri Pandit community working in the valley are in a state of panic after the threat by terror group.DNA - Published | Kashmiri Pandits protest leak of details of PM package employeesIndiaTimes - Published |
Kashmir Fight, TRF mouthpiece, issues threat to 57 Kashmiri Pandit teachersThe Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded a probe into the letter which went viral on social media.DNA - Published | 'Don't shed crocodile tears' for Kashmiri Pandits': Shahnawaz Hussain hits out at Mehbooba MuftiIndiaTimes - Published |
Accession Day: BJP blames Nehru, Congress targets Modi govt for plight of Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and KashmirThe ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress clashed once again on Thursday over the plight of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) and the condition in the Union territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir on the..IndiaTimes - Published | Congress demands white paper from Modi government on 'plight of Kashmiri Pandits'IndiaTimes - Published |
SC refuses to entertain plea seeking probe into killing of a prominent Kashmiri Pandit by JKLF in 1989IndiaTimes - Published | No SIT probe into Kashmiri Pandit killings, exodus in Jammu and Kashmir, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking an SIT probe into the killings and exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir over 2 decades ago.DNA - Published |
Azad's 3-pointer: J&K statehood, land and job rights, return of Kashmiri PanditsIndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court to hear NGO's plea seeking rehabilitation of Kashmiri Hindus, SikhsThe Supreme Court on Friday will hear a PIL filed by an NGO seeking direction to the government to rehabilitate or resettle Kashmiri Hindus and Sikhs including those who migrated after the exodus in..IndiaTimes - Published |
J&K HC reopens closed case of 2003 Nadimarg massacre of 24 Kashmiri PanditsIndiaTimes - Published | Shopian ‘terrorist’ identified in Kashmiri Pandit killing; property attached, kin held for questioningJ&K police chief Dilbagh Singh told reporters that strict action would be taken against them, while additional DGP Vijay Kumar said a search team seized arms and ammunition from Wani’s home.IndiaTimes - Published |
Modi govt’s decision to give flats to Rohingya refugees triggers row, home ministry clarifiesThe Narendra Modi government’s decision on Wednesday to provide flats to Rohingya refugees in Delhi has received widespread flak. Critics say it was against the Centre’s earlier claims and that..IndiaTimes - Published | 'No Kashmiri Pandit is safe in Kashmir Valley': Local Pandits urged to leave after Shopian targeted killingIn Tuesday's targeted attack in Shopian district, Kashmiri Pandit Sunil Kumar was killed while his brother Pitambar was critically injuredDNA - Published |
BJP blames ‘cowardly Pak ultras’ for Pandit killing, Congress targets CentreBJP state president Ravinder Rana slammed “cowardly Pakistani terrorists” for the attack. “Two brothers — Kashmiri Hindus — were targeted by coward Pakistani terrorists. Pakistan wants..IndiaTimes - Published | Muslim neighbours rush to slain Kashmiri Pandit’s aidIndiaTimes - Published |
Asaduddin Owaisi slams Centre over recent killings of Kashmiri Pandits in J&K's ShopianAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday slammed the killings of Kashmiri Pandits in the valley and said that the Central government failed to provide security..IndiaTimes - Published | Kashmiri Pandit killed in Shopian, Kashmir politicians condemn terror attackBJP J&K spokesperson Altaf Bukhari in a statement said terror has no religion and terrorists should be punished.DNA - Published |
No Kashmiri Pandit left Valley in 2022, six killed by terrorists since 2020: MHAExcluding security forces, nine government employees have died in terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, informed MHA.DNA - Published | No Kashmiri Pandit resigned from Jamu and Kashmir government job after terror attacks: Government"As per the information provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, no Kashmiri Pandit working under the Prime Minister's Development Package has resigned in protest against the killing of a..IndiaTimes - Published |
Kashmiri Pandits our own: Mehbooba asks clerics to preach brotherhoodAccuses Centre of creating Gaza-like situation in KashmirIndiaTimes - Published | Will ensure honourable return & rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits: Union ministerIndiaTimes - Published |
