Mehbooba says that it was not the PDP but the NC that first of all aligned with the BJP when Omar was the minister of state for external affairs in the Vajpayee government.
March 27, 2019The Kashmir-centric political parties and trade bodies were describing this as tampering with the Article 35A.
March 5, 2019In her other tweets during the day Mehbooba said; “There is a sense of unease and panic in Kashmir. Nobody has a clue about what is to come but an ominous feeling of impending doom hangs in the air. In such a surcharged atmosphere, public anger has been diverted towards Kashmiris”.
February 24, 2019The assertion by Kumar, who is the national president of the JD(U), came at a time when a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court with the request for scrapping the article.
February 22, 2019The governor's decision to bring the J-K bank under the purview of RTI has become a topic of debate in the state.
December 3, 2018Farooq Abdullah urged governments of India and Pakistan to replicate the spirit of Kartarpur Corridor in the state of Jammu and Kashmir by opening all routes along the Line of Control (LoC) and international border that have become undeveloped post-partition.
December 2, 2018Article 35A of the Constitution is not just about a legal issue but one with socioeconomic and political implications, writes Sanjeeb Panigrahi.
September 13, 2018Why did the BJP pull out of its alliance with PDP so suddenly? According to those familiar with developments in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP moved in haste because it suspected that Mehbooba Mufti was planning to end the alliance. It was a game of oneupmanship and the BJP wanted to beat her to it. …
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June 27, 2018J-K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s observation that Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which grants a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, is not a temporary provision. Welcoming the observation of the apex court, Mehbooba tweeted: “While Article 370 safeguards the territorial integrity of J&K, it plays a bigger …
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April 4, 2018The Central government has no proposal to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said on Tuesday. Responding to a written question in the Lok Sabha, Ahir said: “There is currently no such proposal under consideration of the government.” …
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March 27, 2018The Panun Kashmir, an organisation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, on Friday submitted a memorandum to interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma urging the Government of India to take immediate steps to liberate the Pakistan occupied parts of Jammu & Kashmir in consonance with the unanimous resolution passed by the Parliament in 1994. The delegation led by Ashwani Churangoo pointed out that the …
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November 10, 2017The opposition National Conference passed a resolution on Sunday, vowing to continue its struggle for restoration of autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir as enshrined in the Constitution of India. “We continue to strive for the restoration of autonomy and restoration of Article 370 to its original, pristine form, while condemning those divisive voices who are …
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October 29, 2017Opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir reacted sharply today to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks that constitutional amendments on Kashmir were needed, saying any move to tamper with Article 370 would be fraught with “dangerous consequences”. Bhagwat, in his more than an hour-long address on Vijayadashmi in Nagpur yesterday, had said “necessary” constitutional amendments will …
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October 1, 2017RSS chief Mohan Baghwat on Saturday called for constitutional amendments to fully integrate Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India, amid a raging debate over the demand for abrogation of Article 370 that gives the state special status. Addressing RSS volunteers on its 92nd foundation day, Bhagwat said Hindus who migrated to the state …
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September 30, 2017Displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday urged the RSS to fulfil the desire of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherji to abrogate the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that has encouraged the feeling of secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir. The demand by Panun Kashmir, the organisation of displaced Pandits, has come at a time when …
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July 18, 2017The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the validity of Article 370 of the Constitution that gives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath dismissed the plea saying the case had been earlier dismissed by the Supreme Court. The petition …
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April 11, 2017