Jammu And Kashmir

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It is most likely that Prime Minister Modi and home minister Shah will go into a self-congratulatory mode in the belief that they have handled the long-festering Kashmir problem well. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | In J&K, BJP continues to play political games

The Modi government was not satisfied with removing Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir

09 May 2022 12:47 AM

Jammu & Kashmir Delimitation Commission signs the final order for Delimitation of the Union Territory. (Photo: ANI)

Jammu gets 43 seats, Kashmir 47

Jammu division will now have 43 assembly constituencies and Kashmir 47 in the 90-member house

06 May 2022 1:28 AM

SC may hear pleas challenging Article 370 abrogation in July

A bench headed by CJ Ramana said it will list in July the bunch of petitions challenging the validity of the law scrapping Article 370

26 Apr 2022 6:59 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a function to commemorate the annual Panchayati Raj, or grassroots democracy, Day in Palli village near Jammu, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (AP/Channi Anand)

PM Modi's mega infra boost in J&K, inaugurates Rs.20K cr projects

The Prime Minister said that he felt quite happy after e-inaugurating these projects 'as power sector is having huge potential' in J&K

25 Apr 2022 3:30 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards supporters during a rally on Panchayati Raj Day, at Palli in Samba district, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Union Minister Jitendra Singh and J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha is also seen. (PTI Photo)

Democracy to reach grassroots in J&K, youth to benefit, pledges PM Modi

Prime minister said that corruption is being crushed by the clean administration which has raised the confidence of investors

25 Apr 2022 3:00 AM

A security officer patrols near the site of an attack in Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Three militants killed ahead of PM's visit; mysterious blast in Jammu

Jammu ADGP Mukesh Singh claimed that JeM militants were speaking to one another and others in Pashto, the official language of Afghanistan

25 Apr 2022 1:16 AM

As per the ministry’s decision, the law, at present in force in all districts of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and some districts of Arunachal Pradesh, will be lifted in 36 districts of the trouble-torn northeastern states. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

AA Edit | AFSPA’s removal marks a good beginning in N-E

It must now extend the process to rest of the areas in the Northeast as well as in the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir

01 Apr 2022 11:40 PM

So far, only 1,739 people have been accommodated in the government service; while work on more than half the transit accommodation units has not even started. (Representational Image/ PTI)

AA Edit | What government owes Kashmir migrants

The Rs 920-crore transit accommodation project was meant for members of the community which was forced to leave their homes in 1990

21 Mar 2022 1:50 AM

Upon his return home on Friday night, he was warmly welcomed by his family members, friends, relatives and villagers who distributed sweets. (ANI Photo)

J&K man returns to India after serving 29 years in Pakistan jail

Kuldeep Singh who had accidentally crossed the International border to Pakistan in December 1992 was arrested by the Pakistan Army

28 Dec 2021 12:48 PM

As per the lecturers involved in the excavation, Rouf Hamzah and Manzoor Javaid, the discovery of the fossil site in Aharbal in August this year led to the spate of the discoveries of fossils in the south of Kashmir. (ANI Photo)

J-K: Seven new fossil sites discovered in South Kashmir

Experts believe that the site, rich in fossil biodiversity, has fossil samples that could be as old as 488 to 354 million yrs

14 Dec 2021 12:57 PM

The SIA shall take other measures as may be necessary for speedy and effective investigation and prosecution of terrorism related cases. — Representational image/By arrangement

J&K government sets up separate investigation agency for terrorism related cases

To be called 'State Investigation Agency (SIA)', it will also act as a nodal agency for coordinating with National Investigation Agency

02 Nov 2021 12:51 AM

He said that militancy and violence were on the decline in J&K and the government was ensuring that stones and guns in the hands of Kashmir’s youth were replaced with books, pens and industrial tools. (PTI)

Amit Shah: No dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir, government to talk to Kashmiris

Mr Shah, while wearing the traditional Kashmiri woollen gown pheran in an apparent bid to touch a chord with the local population

26 Oct 2021 6:38 AM

Underlying the fragility of the security situation, the home minister’s arrival was preceded by the detention or arrest of around one thousand young people. (PTI)

AA Edit | Shah's presence in J&K can't hide security mess

Government claims as regards terrorism are inconsistent with reality, and are not new

25 Oct 2021 2:03 AM

Mr Shah claimed that terrorism in J&K has reduced and the stone pelting has become invisible. (PTI)

Statehood for Jammu & Kashmir after delimitation, polls: Amit Shah

Mr Shah is on a 3-day visit of J&K, his first since the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state in August 2019

24 Oct 2021 11:49 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (PTI file photo)

J&K on high alert ahead of Amit Shah’s 3-day visit

This will be his first visit to J&K after the Centre’s abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019

23 Oct 2021 12:17 PM

A police officer searches the bag of Kashmiri men in Srinagar, Kashmir on Oct. 12, 2021. (AP/Dar Yasin)

Kashmir Police asked to shift non-local labourers to police stations

A message was flashed to all police units in the Kashmir Valley by the SSP Police Control Room, on behalf of Inspector-General of Police

18 Oct 2021 11:49 AM

A security personnel checks a motorbike at a temporary checkpoint in Srinagar, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (PTI /S. Irfan)

A large part of non-local workforce leave Kashmir Valley

The number of clashes between the security forces and militant groups has significantly increased

18 Oct 2021 6:39 AM

The agency alleged that several terror acts, including the killings of numerous innocent civilians and security personnel, were carried out, unleashing a reign of terror in the Kashmir Valley, thereby challenging the writ of the state. (Representational image: PTI)

NIA searches at 16 locations in J&K, four arrested

The NIA sleuths who were assisted by the J&K police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) searched these places

14 Oct 2021 6:52 AM

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) president, Farooq Abdullah. (AFP)

We have to fight unitedly, says National Conference president Farooq Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah reiterated that J&K will never become part of Pakistan but always remain with India

14 Oct 2021 6:35 AM

It appears that terrorism is not going down because we have de-operationalised Article 370. Representational Image. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | How has ending Art. 370 helped Kashmir, or India as a whole?

That Article 370 was the root of separatism, terrorism, nepotism and corruption

12 Oct 2021 2:47 AM

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