Despite its malicious strategy of communal gerrymandering to win the Legislative Assembly elections in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party was rejected by a thumping majority, report Farooq Sulehria and Haris Qadeer.
Jammu and Kashmir
A mass movement has erupted in Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir against spiralling energy and food prices, report Farooq Sulehria and Harris Qadeer.
The administration of Jammu and Kashmir, which is directly under the Indian government, launched an eviction drive targeting farmers and workers, reports Peoples Dispatch/Globetrotter News Service.