Rayan Naqash

India, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmīr, Southern Asia

Independent journalist | Work: Newslaundry, Article 14, News 9 Live, TOI+, The New Arab, Fifty Two, Sveriges Radio, SCMP, etc | past: @scroll_in, @firstpost

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In wake of ceasefire, damaged homes in a Jammu neighbourhood bear witness to human cost of conflict

5 days ago | scroll.in | Rayan Naqash

On Saturday morning, Rajinder Kumar, his wife and two sons were cleaning debris in their small house in Jammu city’s Rehari Colony. The tensions between India and Pakistan that had begun to rise since the commencement of Operation Sindoor on Wednesday had weighed heavy on Kumar’s mind but he never expected the conflict to come to his own doorstep. Kumar’s slumber was disrupted by a loud bang inside his house at around 5.35, waking up his family.
Rayan Naqash

Mar 5, 2024 | himalmag.com | Rayan Naqash

Rayan Naqash is an independent journalist based in Srinagar. He writes on the environment, land and policy issues.
How government bulldozers razed the hopes of the landless in Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 5, 2024 | himalmag.com | Rayan Naqash

Saif Ali stands in front of the rubble of his daughter’s house. The house was one of many demolished in January 2022 in Paloura village, in Jammu district, after a land-regularisation law was repealed, leaving many families with uncertain futures. Photo courtesy: Rayan NaqashOn 11 January 2022, bulldozers belonging to the Jammu Development Authority demolished the home of Saif Ali and his daughter in Paloura village, which falls in the Jammu district.