LONDON: Britain’s Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that some of the language in a Kashmir resolution passed by his party have the scope of being “misinterpreted as hostile to India” even as he stood by the emergency motion against the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The UK Opposition Leader was […]
‘Not enough to woo tourists amid communications ban’
Srinagar: (PTI) Tourism stakeholders in Kashmir are not upbeat about the revival of the sector even after the state government withdrew its security advisory of August 2 which had asked tourists in the Valley to leave. In that advisory issued days before the GoI announced abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu […]
Banihal (Ramban): Two persons were killed when a vehicle skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar Highway and rolled down into gorge in Ramban district on Thursday, officials said. The vehicle carrying poultry from Punjab to Kashmir rolled down into a 1000-meter deep gorge near Digdool, they said. Press Trust of Indiakashmirreader.com
GA Mir cites detention of its leaders among other reasons for the decision
Jammu: In a U-turn, the Congress on Wednesday announced it will boycott the upcoming Block Development Council (BDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir, days after saying it will not take part in the October 24 election. The opposition party cited the “indifferent” attitude of the state administration and the continued detention of its senior leaders […]
Srinagar: The efforts of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reopen colleges in the Valley on Wednesday failed as students did not turn up for their classes. The Kashmir valley has been witnessing continuous shutdown since August 5 when the GoI revoked the state’s special status under Article 370 and bifurcated it into two Union […]
New Delhi: The Government of India Wednesday approved a resettlement package under which Rs 5.5 lakh will be given to each of the 5,300 displaced families which had come from PaK, initially settled outside Jammu and Kashmir and later relocated to the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired […]
Pune: Ladakh BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Wednesday said several people wanted to visit the region to explore business opportunities but only those who are genuinely interested in tapping its resources, and not misusing them, can be welcomed. Speaking at an event here in Maharashtra, Namgyal said those people who wanted to use the […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is at the crossroads of history and the National Conference (NC) has a huge role to play to ensure the welfare of the people of the state, the party said on Wednesday. Calling for intensified initiatives to restore normalcy by winning over the hearts of the people, NC provincial president Devender […]
Beijing: China has been “observing” the situation in Kashmir, President Xi Jinping told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday and hoped that the “relevant parties” can solve the issue through peaceful dialogue, state media reported. Xi, who is scheduled to visit India this week to hold 2nd informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their second informal summit in Tamil Nadu’s coastal town of Mamallapuram on October 11-12 to chart broader pathways for development, notwithstanding ties coming under strain over the issue of Kashmir. Two days ahead of Xi’s arrival in Chennai for the nearly 24-hour […]