As the bone-chilling winter descends upon the Himalayas and the 40-day period of Chillai Kalan grips Jammu and Kashmir, sources in the defence establishment have said that the Indian Army has intensified its counter-terrorism operations across the Kishtwar and Doda districts.
The four Rajya Sabha seats are vacant since February 2021 after which election to these seats could not be held in the absence of the assembly in J&K that was made a union territory in August 2019.
He accused the authorities of misusing a law meant to deal with terrorists against an elected representative, terming the move an attack on democratic rights.
The BJP-led government at the Centre seems unwilling to ease its grip over Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba said in her reaction on X.
The restriction will be enforced daily from 10 PM to 5 AM for the next two months, unless withdrawn earlier.
The Home Ministry’s claim came recently in the form of an affidavit before the J&K and Ladakh High Court that is hearing a petition of the UT’s Congress chief spokesman Ravinder Sharma challenging the power of nomination by the LG.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the arrival of the first freight train to the Kashmir Valley, marking a significant milestone in connecting the region to the national freight network.
Hitting out at the Jammu and Kashmir government for banning 25 books on terrorism in the Valley, Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday said the administration’s move only exposes the insecurities and limited understanding of those behind such authoritarian actions.
The Supreme Court will hear on August 8 an application seeking directions to the Union government for the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, caused deep hurt and disappointment among the people of Jammu & Kashmir.
