On a day when BJP is celebrating the first anniversary of article 370 roll back, three BJP workers announced their resignation from the party before public in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Three party workers, who announced their resignation from BJP from Qazigund include Subzar Ahmad Paddar son of Abdul Satar Paddar, who […]
As strict restrictions were placed here on the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said an all party meeting to chalk out future course of action had been disallowed. NC president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday had called a meeting on Wednesday at his Gupkar address […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 infection tally raced past 19 lakh on Wednesday, two days after it crossed the 18-lakh mark, with 52,509 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in a day, while the recoveries have mounted to 12,82,215, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases in the country surged to 19,08,254 […]
New Delhi: A transformation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday on the first anniversary of the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of the region. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar highlighted application of progressive laws, delivery of social justice, empowerment and support for vulnerable sections and […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government, in a late night order Monday, withdrew the two-day curfew it had imposed in the Valley, but Srinagar and other parts of the Valley woke up to severe restrictions Wednesday — the first anniversary of the scrapping of Article 370 that gave a special status to the erstwhile state. […]
There has been a lot of talk about much awaited political activities in Jammu and Kashmir as during the clampdown of August 5, last year such activities were suspended and most of the leaders were arrested. Former chief ministers, ministers, lawmakers and all prominent political activists of mainstream political parties were detained by authorities after […]
Srinagar/ New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti this morning called that the J&K administration’s order to lift the two-day curfew in the union territory a “hogwash”. The two-day curfew – imposed on Monday evening ahead of the first anniversary of the central government’s decision to scrap special status for J&K under Article 370 […]
Curfew-like restrictions remained enforced in Kashmir on Wednesday as the decision to rip apart the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two federally-governed territories complete a year on 5 August. “Police and CRPF personnel were deployed in strength across the valley, especially Srinagar city, to ensure that the plans of separatists to disturb peace […]
Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday foiled a crucial meeting of opposition mainstream leaders here at incumbent parliamentarian Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s Gupkar residence in Srinagar as no participant was allowed to reach senior Abdullah’s home, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unnamed sourced told the agency that the road leading to the […]
Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called the celebration of August 5 as hypocrisy while not even allowing the other leaders to discuss what is happening in J&K. “BJP displaying its hypocrisy. They can gather & celebrate. The rest of us can’t even meet to discuss what’s happening in J&K,” he said in a tweet. […]