Article 370

SRINAGAR: On Friday, Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah announced the party’s participation in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.  He declared the nomination of Omar Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, as the candidate for the North Kashmir constituency. Additionally, Ruhullah Mehdi, a prominent senior leader, was named as […]

A few days ago, Ruwa Shah granddaughter of the Jamaat-e-Islami ideologue, the late Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the hardliner separatist Hurriyat leader advertised her dissociation from her family’s ideology. The same week Sama Shabir, the elder daughter of the jailed Democratic Freedom Party founder and separatist leader Shabir Shah made a similar announcement through an […]

SRINAGAR : A group of fearless Ladakh shepherds boldly confronted Chinese soldiers attempting to hinder their sheep grazing near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Despite ceasing grazing in the aftermath of the 2020 Galwan clash, local shepherds resolutely stood their ground. A viral video capturing their verbal exchange with PLA troops, emphasizing their presence […]

I can sense a change in the 'fiza' of Kashmir as the intifada factory gets dismantled day by day, yet the problems of infrastructure, governance and work ethics which were there in the 80s and 90s are still present.

NEW DELHI: BJP’s National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh, who also serves as the party in charge for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh, issued a stern warning to former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly inciting public sentiment against the Supreme Court’s verdict on the abrogation of Article 370. Chugh strongly condemned […]

A gentleman who used to be an editor asked me why I hadn’t written `an obit for 370’ after the Supreme Court’s orders. It’s frustrating to hear that sort of thing from well-informed people. For, of all the constitutional changes concerning Jammu and Kashmir, making Article 370 of India’s constitution non-operational was the least important. […]

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor J&K Manoj Sinha on Thursday said the Supreme Court judgment on the conduct of Assembly elections in J&K before September 30, 2024, will be implemented in letter and spirit. LG also said that Paharis will get reservation very soon. He added that there has been a 350 percent increase in the arrival […]

SRINAGAR: Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill granting 33 percent reservation to women in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The bill was introduced in the house by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on behalf of Union Home Minister Amit Shah followed by a debate and reply by the MoS Home. […]

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday said that the efforts of the government to achieve a “new and developed Jammu and Kashmir” would be further augmented, following the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370. “The Supreme Court gave its verdict (on Article 370) yesterday and made it […]

The tragic plight of Kashmiri Pandits who continue to live in exodus away from their homeland remains a huge blot on modern Kashmiri history. The majority community in Kashmir needs to introspect seriously on this because the ultimate test of any society is the way it treats its minorities. This introspection may begin with recognizing […]