Tag: Abrogation Of Article 370

"Kashmir slowly is getting back to normal to stand in unity with the country," he said.

New Delhi: In a special broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 p.m. on Thursday on All India Radio, after the government altered the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. He is likely to outline the government’s vision on Jammu and Kashmir, and how it plans to bring about development to […]

Srinagar: Independence Day was observed in the Kashmir Valley amid tight security on Thursday with Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik saying the government is committed to the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley. The main Independence Day function was held at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium here where Malik hoisted the tricolour. This […]

Srinagar: As a delegation of opposition parties, led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday in the wake of abrogation of Article 370, the administration requested them against visiting the state, saying attempts should not be made to disturb the gradual restoration of normal life. In a series […]

Rawalpindi: Continuing his attack on India in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said on Wednesday that he feels that a full-fledged war will be fought between India and Pakistan in October or November this year. According to reports […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah met a Kashmiri delegation at the North Block here on Tuesday. Twenty-two sarpanchs from Kashmir, who bravely contested the panchayat elections in spite of threat to their lives from terrorists, met Shah and other top officials of the Home Ministry. Shah will be listening to all of them […]

New Delhi: A month after the BJP-led NDA government abrogated Article 370 related to Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress on Wednesday slammed the saffron party over the clampdown in the Valley and arrest of various leaders, saying the government’s step will have an “adverse” effect in the Valley. “If the government has so much confidence […]

Islamabad: Pakistan has admitted that 333 Twitter accounts have been suspended for writing on Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. The handles were suspended by Twitter following the objection by the Indian authorities in view of false and provocative content being disseminated through the accounts. The Pakis­tan Telecommuni­cation Authority (PTA) raised the issue of […]

New Delhi: A leading overseas Kashmiri organisation has welcomed the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A while warning against misinformation and fear being spread by some quarters on the issue. “Articles 370 and 35A were highly discriminatory against all indigenous Kashmiri minorities – Sufi Muslims, Shia Muslims, Ahmadi Muslims, Dalits, Gujjars, Kashmiri Pandits, Kashmiri Sikhs, […]

Kolkata: The boys from Jammu & Kashmir are sweating it out at the Moti Bagh Ground in Baroda as they prepare for the upcoming domestic season of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Till a couple of days back, they weren’t even sure what the future had planned for them. After all, it […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice on the access to the court by the people as Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also made it clear that he will personally visit J&K if required. “If required, I will go and personally check, I will […]

New Delhi: A group of Kashmiri Pandits have written to the government seeking its permission to visit Jammu and Kashmir and meet the political and religious leaders as well as civil society activists there to promote peace and amity in the Valley. In the letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah […]

Chennai: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said here on Monday that there was no clampdown in the Kashmir Valley and that the terrorists were using it as a facade to create fear among the people. Rawat added that communication lines between terrorists and their handlers have been broken while there was ample connectivity amongst local […]

Bengaluru: Hundreds of temples and schools that remained shut down in the Kashmir Valley over the years would be re-opened for public use as normalcy returns in the strife-torn northern border state, said a Central minister on Monday. “A survey will be conducted in the Valley to identify the temples and schools, assess their condition […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday constituted a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice N. V. Ramana to conduct hearing on a clutch of petitions connected with revoking the provisions of Article 370, which gave autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir. It is learnt from official sources that the bench will begin hearing the matter […]