Article 370
- India
Kashmir’s special status will not return: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Former senior Congress politician Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is planning to form his own political party, said on Sunday that Article 370 of the constitution, which provided more autonomy to Jammu and…
- India
‘Ghulam Nabi Azad to launch own party, set up J-K unit within fortnight’
Jammu Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is all set to launch his own party and its first unit would come up in Jammu and Kashmir within a fortnight, his close confidant G…
- NRIs Corner
Gulf NRIs, businessmen evince interest in Kashmir after abrogation of 370
Jeddah: Touting itself as “Paradise on Earth”, Kashmir now attracts many Indian tourists including NRIs from the Gulf region keen to visit it. Some Kashmiris living abroad and also playing their part…
- India
J&K: Over 5K Kashmiri Pandits got government jobs, says minister
New Delhi: A total of 5,502 Kashmiri Pandits got jobs in different departments of government of Jammu and Kashmir in the Valley after Article 370 was scrapped, Union Minister of State for Home…
- Opinions
Political parties skeptical about assembly polls in J&K
Arun Joshi Despite the repeated reiteration of the Centre that Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir once the revision of the electoral rolls is complete, political groups do not…
- Telangana
Telangana: Bandi Sanjay credits PM for Article 370, triple talaq
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday credited Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi for repealing Article 370 and triple talaq. The Karimnagar MP said by repealing…
- India
BJP had time to watch ‘The Kashmir Files’, but silent on killings in Kashmir: Baghel
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government over the targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir and asked why the BJP and RSS were silent…
- Opinions
Amit Shah’s renewed call to end terrorism in J&K, how it translates on ground
Arun Joshi Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s renewed call for coordinated counter-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir clearly implies rather in explicit terms that terrorism is still thriving in the Union Territory.…
- Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir: Police, paramilitary troops to guard Amarnath Yatra
New Delhi: At least 12,000 paramilitary troops and hundreds of Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel, with the help of drone cameras, will guard the Amarnath yatra which is scheduled to begin on…
- India
Omar welcomes SC decision to list petitions on Article 370 for hearing
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s announcement that petitions regarding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution would be listed after the summer vacation…
- India
SC agrees to list after summer vacation pleas against abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu…
- Opinions
Centre looking for middle-path to resolve issues in Ladakh rife with agitational voices
Buddhists in Ladakh were jubilant and celebrated the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, as also the announcement that the cold desert region spread over to 59, 146 sq. km with…
- Opinions
Imperfect times consume much-hyped white paper on Article 370
Arun Joshi Perhaps the leaders of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration who are in race with time to highlight what happened to the people of Kashmir on August 5, 2019, when their…
- Opinions
Jammu’s campaign for statehood is not without pitfalls
Arun Joshi A new dynamic is shaping in Jammu and Kashmir, where campaigns have been unleashed for a separate state for the Jammu region. This idea, though quite old, gained momentum as…
- Opinions
J&K coming to terms with reality – economic self-sufficiency is the only way out
Arun Joshi A new thought process is gaining traction in Jammu and Kashmir, shift from being the basket case to taking baby steps towards economic self-sufficiency. This is both a wish and…