Kashmir

Omar condemns killing of village defence guards in Kishtwar

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday condemned the killing of two village defence guards by terrorists in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Deeply saddened & concerned by the attack that…
Video: J&K Assembly adjourned after brawl over Article 370 resolution

Srinagar: A brawl broke out between BJP MLAs and marshals of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday after the speaker directed eviction of opposition members who had stormed the well during…

Half-hearted effort: Mehbooba on J-K resolution

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the resolution passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for restoration of special status to the erstwhile state was a “half-hearted” effort which could…
J-K Assembly passes resolution to restore Article 370 amid uproar by BJP

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir legislative Assembly passed a resolution for the restoration of Article 370 amid an uproar on Wednesday. The resolution was moved by the Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary…
Omar Abdullah says had Vajpayee been alive, J-K wouldn’t be a UT

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the erstwhile state would not have been downgraded to a Union Territory had the road map of former Prime…
J-K Assembly: Omar Abdullah says MLA’s private resolution on Article 370 doesn’t stand

Srinagar: J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, while commenting on PDP MLA Waheed ur Rehman Parra’s resolution opposing abrogation of Article 370, said on Monday that the resolution tabled by a private member…
Waheed Para moves resolution against abrogation of Article 370 in J-K Assembly

Srinagar: PDP MLA Waheed Para on Monday moved a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly opposing the abrogation of Article 370 and calling for the restoration of special status to the…

J-K: Grenade attack at Sunday market in Srinagar, 6 injured

Srinagar: At least six individuals were injured in a grenade attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s capital, Srinagar on Sunday, November 3. The injured have been shifted to Shri Maharaja…
Sat Sharma appointed J-K BJP president

New Delhi: The BJP leadership on Sunday appointed Sat Sharma as president of the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, replacing Ravinder Raina. A party communication said Raina has been made a member…
Kashmir: Debate intensifies over scrapping reservation; NC, PDP call for review

A heated debate has emerged in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir over the reservation policy as leaders from local parties like the National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Farooq Abdullah demands ‘independent probe’ into spurt in J&K violence

Srinagar: Former chief minister and NC president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday demanded an independent probe to find out the reason for the spurt in violence in J&K after the formation of an…
J-K: 2 migrant workers shot at in Budgam

Two migrant workers were injured when a gunman suspected to be militant opened fire at them in the Mazhama Magam area of Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening, November 1. The…
In photos: Diwali celebrations in Kashmir

A girl reignites a blown-out lamp (Photo: Muzamil Bhat/Siasat.com) A man captures the essence of Diwali on his phone after lighting a lamp (Photo: Muzamil Bhat/Siasat.com) A woman places an oil lamp…
Grand Diwali celebration held at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk

Srinagar: For the first time, a grand Diwali celebration was held near the historic clock tower at Lal Chowk here on Thursday as hundreds of locals and tourists lit diyas to mark…
J-K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away at 59

Jammu: Senior BJP leader and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana, brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad. He was 59. According to a…