New Delhi: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar here on Monday to protest the alleged repression of people of the union territory and demanded that killing of innocents be stopped immediately. The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president said she decided to stage a dharna in the national […]
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir may have to make “sacrifices”, as farmers protesting the new farm laws did, to restore its statehood and special status. Addressing a convention of the NC’s youth wing on the occasion of the 116th birth anniversary of party founder Sheikh […]
Jammu: Consistent erosion of Article 370 and denial of democracy alienated people in Jammu and Kashmir, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said on Sunday. The former legislator was responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that although Article 370 was in place for decades, but there was no peace in Jammu and Kashmir. It […]
FIR lodged against publisher for depiction of Prophet Srinagar: An FIR has been registered against JAY CEE Publications, New Delhi, and distributor Paradise Book Shop, Parraypora, Srinagar, while the Board of School Education has directed all schools in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh not to use the Class 7 ‘History and Civics’ textbook over the […]
Says Kashmir witnessing peace, investment & tourists post 370 abrogation New Delhi: Article 370 was in place for decades but was there peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked Saturday, asserting that the 2019 abrogation of the Constitutional provision has ushered in peace, good business investment and an influx of tourists. […]
New Delhi: The number of militant incidents in Jammu and Kashmir during a period of 841 days after Article 370 was revoked dipped to 496 from the 843 cases reported in a same span of time prior to the abrogation, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai […]
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said the recent migration of 115 Kashmiri Pandit families, mostly women and children, from Kashmir to Jammu was a “part of movement of officials” and due to winter vacations in educational institutions. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai was responding in the Rajya Sabha to a question […]
Says BJP took advantage of ‘weak’ NC to take August 5 decision Jammu: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Tuesday said the BJP-led central government was able to abrogate Article 370 after his party was rendered weak after the 2014 elections with PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Syed declining his offer of unconditional support and stitching an […]
New Delhi: The Government of India on Tuesday said as many as 40 civilians were killed and 72 were injured in militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir till this month in 2021. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that a total of 348 security personnel and 195 civilians were killed in […]
Slams BJP for pressurising, issuing summons to media persons Jammu: Slamming the Congress for its silence, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said his party will single-handedly continue its fight for the restoration of Article 370, if the grand old party is not ready to fight this battle. J&K’s future is linked to […]