Outbreak of militancy in Kashmir in the aftermath of the killing of Burhan Wani in July 2016, was preceded by the malaise that plagued Kashmir’s politics for years ~ lack of good governance and mismanagement of financial resources; there was also support ~ diplomatic, moral and material ~ from Pakistan. The situation was fast moving out of control with almost daily killing of young militants
August 20, 2020In the letter addressed to the President of UN Security Council, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has highlighted the ongoing tense situation in the Kashmir Valley and the 'violations of human rights committed by the Indian forces'.
August 5, 2020Kashmir solidarity rallies will be taken out in major cities of Pakistan and across the Pakistan-administered-Kashmir.
August 4, 2020The decision was reportedly taken following specific inputs that separatists and Pakistan sponsored groups were planning to observe August 5 as Black Day and hold violent protests which could endanger public order.
August 4, 2020According to the latest order, any person who has resided in Jammu and Kashmir for a period of 15 years will now be deemed as domicile of the union territory.
April 1, 2020The J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has included the new chapter in the syllabus from this academic year.
January 16, 2020The minister said that the full potential of economy in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions could not be realised for the last 70 years as the people in the state have suffered from terrorist violence and separatism.
December 3, 2019HuM is a predominantly Kashmiri terror outfit and is part of Pakistan's terror network.
November 2, 2019'Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are not just pieces of land for us, they represent India's crown,' Modi said amidst applause.
October 13, 2019Narrating her impressions of the Kashmiris she met, Kavita Krishnan claimed that their group was perhaps the first visitors to areas besides Srinagar like Baramula and Anantnag and they noticed anger against the Centre all around.
August 15, 2019Over 50 film titles pertaining to the historical move- Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 that approved the resolution to revoke Article 370 from the state-have been registered at various Hindi film bodies.
August 7, 2019While many have supported the move of bifurcating the state into two union territories-J-K and Ladakh and the revocation, others have criticised the stance on varying grounds.
August 6, 2019In an unprecedented move, the Centre has scrapped Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which gives autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
August 6, 2019The government said that anti-corruption provisions like Right to Information and Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) were not application in Jammu and Kashmir because of this article.
August 5, 2019National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who are reportedly under house arrest since Sunday night, were on Monday in the forefront to warn that the step would have “catastrophic consequences”.
August 5, 2019The dramatic security clampdown had already stoked fears of the Centre scrapping Article 35A, which gives exclusive rights to the state’s residents in government jobs and land, or Article 370 which gives autonomous status to the state.
August 5, 2019Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad attacked the BJP government saying that 'the BJP has murdered democracy and the constitution'.
August 5, 2019