Kashmir
Untill BJP is in power Kashmir situation will not improve: G...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Senior Congress leader & Former Chief Minister of J&K Ghulam Nabi Azad slammed the BJP-led NDA government’s handling of the Jammu and Kashmir issue saying as long as party in power, the situation would not improve there. Azad, a former Health Minister of India, said even he could visit J-K only with the permission of Supreme Court, recalling his first visit after the Centre scrapped special status to it under Art 370. “This government has internationalised Kashmir issue,...
Seasons first moderate Snowfall received including Gulmarg a...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Higher reaches of Kashmir Valley including Gulmarg and Sonamarg tourist resorts received first snowfall of the season on Wednesday while the plains were lashed by heavy rain, bringing down the mercury by more than 10 degrees. “Snowfall was witnessed in higher reaches of Kashmir valley including Gulmarg and Sonamarg in the wee hours today (Wednesday) while the city and other plains were lashed by rainfall,” an official of the MET department said. This was the first snowfall in...
GOI Releases New Map of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh with India...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
New Delhi: Two days after Jammu and Kashmir was officially bifurcated into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, the Union Home Ministry on Saturday released the new political map of the country showing 28 states and nine Union Territories. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday transitioned from a state into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh — nearly three months after Parliament revoked the state’s special status by abrogating Article 370. On the recommendation...
Top cleric Aytollah Sistani warns of civil war outbreak in I...
( Iraq )
Baghdad:Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali al-Sistani urged the end of bloodshed in the Arab country, warning of a civil war and chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of protest rallies across Iraq. In a statement Issued on Friday, Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali Al-Sistani expressed regret over the continued clashes between demonstrators and security forces, which have resulted in the deaths and injuries of many people from both sides and damages to public and private properties. “The...
Streets deserted as India formally divided J&K, Ladakh ...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Shops and offices were shut in Kashmir on Thursday and the streets largely deserted as central government led by Narendra Modi formally revoked the restive state’s constitutional autonomy and split it into two federal territories. The President’s rule imposed in undivided Jammu and Kashmir was on Thursday revoked following bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories. The two UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh come into existence on Thursday after the central government...
J&K economy suffers loss of Rs 10,000-crore hit by lock...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar: The shutdown in Kashmir, following the removal of Article 370, has crippled the valley’s economy as the business community has suffered losses amounting to over Rs 10,000 crore in three months, a trade body said here. Sheikh Ashiq, president of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), said while it was difficult to assess the nature of losses as the situation was not normal yet, the business community has received a serious jolt from which it was very difficult to recover. “The...
First foreign delegation of European Union on Kashmir visit ...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:A delegation comprising of 27-member of European MPs reached Srinagar on Tuesday to assess the ground situation in Kashmir after the government gave permission for the “unofficial” visit. The EU parliamentary delegation, comprising of MPs from UK, Poland, France and other countries will interact with locals and some delegations in Kashmir valley to get a first-hand understanding of the situation over there. Soon after landing in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir administration...
Government of India is lying over normalcy in Kashmir: Iltij...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti daughter Iltija said alleged that the Central government has been “lying” about the restrictions in the state and releasing the detained civilians, more than two months after the abrogation of the provisions under Article 370. Tweeting from Mehbooba Mufti’s Twitter handle, Iltija said Section 144, which prohibits the gathering of more than four people, is “very much in place”. She further said...
Is this India of Gandhi or India of Godse: Iltija Mufti take...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehobooba Mufti, on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi-led authorities for holding her mom and different state political leaders below preventive detention. Talking on the India At present Conclave in Mumbai, she additionally mentioned it’s unsuitable to imagine that each Kashmiri is a possible terrorist or throws stones. When asked what the way forward in Kashmir was, Iltija said the government must roll back its decisions...
JK Police stops journalists from attending Syed Ali Geelani`...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar: Security personnel deployed outside incarcerated Hurriyat Leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s residence in Srinagar Wednesday barred journalists from attending a press conference called by the former. Nearly 35 reporters and photographers had arrived in front of Geelani’s Hyderpora residence after they received an “official” email from his All Parties Hurriyat Conference (G) Tuesday evening inviting them for the press conference. Prior to this, no separatist leader had made an attempt...