Category: Jammu & Kashmir

Pakistan says India has taken ‘illegal steps’ in scrapping special status for Kashmir

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Monday it “strongly condemns” India’s decision to revoke the special status for its portion of the Kashmir region claimed by both countries. India on Monday revoked the special status of Kashmir in a bid to fully integrate its only Muslim-majority region with the […]

Factbox: Kashmir’s history – India’s revoking of special status in context

SRINAGAR – The Indian government on Monday revoked the special status of Kashmir in a bid to fully integrate its only Muslim-majority region with the rest of the country, the most far-reaching move on the troubled Himalayan territory in nearly seven decades. Some political leaders in Kashmir warned […]

Thousands flee disputed Kashmir region after alert; India says it killed militants

SRINAGAR/ISLAMABAD – Thousands of Indian tourists, pilgrims and workers began leaving the disputed region of Kashmir after a local government alert over possible militant attacks, and India said it killed at least five militants who were trying to attack its forces. Indian security officials said on Friday they […]

Party will oppose any bid to abrogate Art 35A, 370: NC

Srinagar, Aug 4: The National Conference on Sunday voiced concern over the uncertain and uptight situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said the party would fight against any infringement of the special constitutional status of the state. The NC had a four-hour-long meeting of its party’s political affairs committee […]

Chief Justice Geeta Mital visits Court Complex Budgam

open view news desk BUDGAM, AUGUST 03: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Geeta Mital today visited Court Complex Budgam. Chief Justice on reaching the Court Complex was presented guard of honour. She was received by Principal District and Sessions Judge Budgam, Raja Shujat Ali Khan, Munsif/ […]

Navin Choudhary reviews flagship programmes, Jammu Ropeway Project

open view news desk JAMMU, AUGUST 03: Principal Secretary Tourism, Industries and Commerce, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today chaired a meeting of officers of Tourism, Industries and Commerce Department and J&K Cable Car Corporation to review implementation of various schemes including PMDP, PRASHAD, SWADESH Darshan, Investors Summit besides assessing […]

Advisor Kumar chairs inaugural function of GMC Rajouri

open view news desk RAJOURI, AUGUST 03: Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar was the chief guest at the inaugural function of Government Medical college Rajouri with commencement of the classes of first batch of MBBS. K. K. Sharma and K Skandan, Advisors to Governor, Atal Dulloo, Financial […]

Tourists, pilgrims leave Valley in wake of J&K advisory

Srinagar, Aug 3: Tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims started to leave the Kashmir Valley on Saturday in the wake of J&K authorities issuing an advisory, asking them to cut short their stay citing security threats. An official at Srinagar Airport said Indian Air Force (IAF) flights have been […]

Four militants killed in J-K’s Baramulla, Shopian districts

Srinagar, Aug 3: Four militants, including a commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Baramulla and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the last 36 hours, police said on Saturday. While two militants were killed in Sopore township of Baramulla district […]

Mehbooba slams Centre, says ‘gloves are finally off’

Srinagar, Aug 2: The “gloves are finally off and India has chosen territory over people”, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday as speculations grew in the valley about some possible major decisions regarding the state’s special status. “You failed to win over the love […]

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