Abhishek Saha is a senior correspondent. He reports for the Kashmir bureau.
Articles by Abhishek Saha
Poonch: 2 army jawans killed in attack on patrolling party by Pakistan’s BAT
This was the third Border Action Team attack in Poonch this year.
Updated on Jun 23, 2017 07:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria and Abhishek Saha, Jammu/srinagar
3 LeT militants killed in encounter in Pulwama, youth dead in ensuing clash
Three militants -- all of them local youths who had joined the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group -- were killed in the encounter in Kakapora.
Updated on Jun 22, 2017 03:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
13 securitymen wounded in series of militant attacks in Kashmir
The camp in Kashmir’s Tral area is home to troops of the CRPF’s 180th battalion.
Updated on Jun 14, 2017 06:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha and Ashiq Hussain
Makers of film on Kashmir say denial of screening permission is blessing in disguise
Q&A with the directors of “In the Shade of Fallen Chinar”, which was denied permission by the central government to screen at the documentary-film festival in Kerala
Updated on Nov 20, 2017 12:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
What cheek! TV news coverage angers many Kashmiris
Kashmiris are unhappy with how news from there is being covered by national television networks that often hold panel discussions resulting in a raucous arguments that they feel are “insensitive”.
Updated on Jun 10, 2017 11:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Restrictions in Kashmir as separatists call for march against civilian’s killing
Separatist leaders called for a shutdown after a 22-year-old student from Shopian was killed on Tuesday
Updated on Jun 09, 2017 10:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Army foils infiltration bid in J-K’s Nowgam, soldier and 3 militants dead
The infiltration bid took place along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowgam sector.
Updated on Jun 10, 2017 12:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Civilian killed in clashes with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian
A civilian was killed in clashes as security forces fired to quell protests against a cordon and search operation in south Kashmir’s Shopian.
Updated on Jun 06, 2017 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Pakistan-based group hacks NIT Srinagar website, posts anti-India messages
The incident comes a day after India thrashed Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy.
Updated on Jun 07, 2017 10:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
After Kashmir raids, NIA set to grill separatist leaders on illegal funding
After a spate of raids on Kashmiri separatist leaders, the NIA is set to tighten the screws on them and plans to grill them about the cash and gold seized during the raids.
Updated on Jun 04, 2017 10:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Srinagar | Rajesh Ahuja and Abhishek Saha
Kashmir internet ban: No one knows who ordered the shutdown, shows RTI
Order banning mobile internet service in 2016 was not issued by home department or divisional commissioner’s office.
Updated on Jun 03, 2017 07:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Two Hizbul militants killed in Sopore encounter, four cops injured
The gun fight began after security forces carried out search operations for militants in the area based on a tip-off.
Updated on Jun 01, 2017 11:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Kashmir: Restrictions extended as Valley remains tense after Sabzar Bhat’s death
Soon after militant Sabzar Bhat’s killing, there was a spontaneous shutdown in protest and stone-peltings across Kashmir.
Updated on May 30, 2017 01:48 PM IST
Curfew in Kashmir: Uneasy calm ahead of separatists march to Tral
Areas under 7 police stations, in mostly what’s referred to as ‘downtown’ area, in Srinagar were already under curfew since Monday. The roads in the area are completely deserted and only a few private vehicles plying on roads in some parts.
Updated on May 30, 2017 12:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
A Burhan Wani aide who kept low profile: Who was Sabzar Bhat?
Sabzar Bhat’s run as a militant ended in just two years. The 27-year-old Bhat, an aide of slain Hizbul commander Burhan Wani, was a member of the new-age tech savvy local Kashmiri militants.
Updated on May 27, 2017 08:28 PM IST
Srinagar, Hindustan Times | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
Mobile internet suspended as protests hit Kashmir Valley
The ban order said the step was being taken because it has been felt that continued misuse of social networking sites was likely to be detrimental to the interest of peace in the state.
Updated on May 27, 2017 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
One killed in Kashmir protests after killing of Burhan successor Sabzar Bhat
Sabzar Bhat, believed to be the successor to slain Hizbul commander Burhan Wani, was among eight militants killed in two encounters on Saturday. Bhat’s killing triggered protests across the Valley.
Updated on May 28, 2017 01:07 PM IST
Srinagar, Hindustan Times | Toufiq Rashid and Abhishek Saha
Burhan Wani’s successor killed in Kashmir, civilian dead as protests erupt
The news of Sabzar Bhat’s death triggered violent protests in Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag, Sopore, Kupwara and Srinagar. The government cut off mobile internet and separatists called for a two-day shutdown.
Updated on May 28, 2017 10:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Toufiq Rashid and Abhishek Saha
‘Human shield’ row: Claims, counter-claims by army Major, Kashmiri tied to jeep
An HT investigation found that locals in 17 villages of central Kashmir refuted the army’s claim that Major Gogoi faced massive stone pelting.
Updated on May 27, 2017 09:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Toufiq Rashid and Abhishek Saha
‘Holes in Major Gogoi’s story’: Twitter reacts to Kashmir ‘human shield’ ground report
An HT investigation found that locals in 17 villages of central Kashmir refuting the army’s claim that Major Gogoi faced massive stone pelting.
Updated on May 26, 2017 06:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
HT Special | Facts, allegations: Tracking Major Gogoi’s ‘human shield’ story
Major Leetul Gogoi of the Indian Army tied Kashmiri man Farooq Dar to the bonnet of a jeep as a ‘human shield’ and drove him around for five hours across 17 villages over 28km on April 9.
Updated on May 27, 2017 07:25 AM IST
Toufiq Rashid and Abhishek Saha
Army major lying to save himself, says Kashmiri man used as human shield
The Kashmiri shawl weaver who was used as a shawl weaver last month in Budgam, says Army major Leetul Gogoi lied to the media when he gave his version of the controversial incident to the media.
Updated on May 24, 2017 07:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Budgam | Abhishek Saha
Kashmir policeman decamps with four rifles, statewide hunt launched
Sources said constable Syed Naveed Mushtaq might have run away to join militant ranks
Updated on May 21, 2017 10:05 PM IST
Srinagar, Hindustan Times | Abhishek Saha, Srinagar
What internet ban? Kashmir politicians still lead a busy social media life
In spite of the state government imposing a ban on social media platforms, the who’s who of Kashmir continue to be able to post on Facebook and Twitter, including the ruling Peoples Democratic Party.
Updated on May 18, 2017 08:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Kashmir: Nine arrested for posing with Pakistan flags in photo
Police has registered an FIR against the nine men, many of them students, and seized the handmade flag and the vehicle they were travelling in.
Updated on May 16, 2017 05:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Kashmiri man joins militants, he was ‘victimised’ under security law
Zubair Ahmad Turray, who escaped from Keegam police station on May 1, says he was in jail for the last 4 years and was charged under the Jammu Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 that allows the state to detain a person without trial for at least 6 months.
Updated on May 16, 2017 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
In volatile Kashmir, unemployment trumps fear as youth turn up for police jobs
More than one lakh candidates applied for 5,000 posts, and over 50,000 applications were received from Kashmir itself.
Updated on Jun 01, 2017 09:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Anantnag | Abhishek Saha
Musa quits Hizbul after group dismisses his threat to behead Hurriyat leaders
Zakir Musa, who took over the Hizbul Mujahideen after the killing of Burhan Wani in July last year, has announced he will not be associated with the group from Saturday onwards.
Updated on May 14, 2017 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Toufiq Rashid and Abhishek Saha
Ummer Fayaz killing: How Kashmiri media reported attack on the army officer
Newspapers such as Greater Kashmir, Rising Kashmir and several major Urdu editions published the report on the front page but stayed away from carrying an editorial or opinion piece on the incident.
Updated on May 26, 2017 03:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha
Ummer Fayaz killing: How Kashmiri media reported attack on the army officer
Newspapers such as Greater Kashmir, Rising Kashmir and several major Urdu editions published the report on the front page but stayed away from carrying an editorial or opinion piece on the incident.
Updated on May 11, 2017 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Abhishek Saha