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J&K to grant land ownership rights to West Pakistan refugees
Jammu: In a major decision, the Centre is set to grant land ownership rights to West Pakistan refugees (WPR) in Jammu and Kashmir. After the abrogation of Article 370, the Centre has…
- Opinions
Stunning growth of tourism in Kashmir fills strategic gaps
Tourism in the post-Article 370 abrogation has emerged as a strategic asset for stakeholders in Kashmir as more than two million arrivals till ending August have changed the way tourism was looked…
- India
Religious rights of every person subject to public order: SC
New Delhi: Religious rights of every person are subject to “public order”, the Supreme Court said on Monday while dismissing the plea of a man seeking to exhume the body of his…
- Opinions
Demand for statehood for J&K turned into a political movement
A political movement has been set in motion for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, which since October 31, 2019, is reeling from its degraded status of Union Territory, following the split…
- Kashmir
Killing of Kashmiri Pandits, SC allows NGO to approach Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking an SIT probe into the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits which led to their exodus from the valley. A…
- India
Kashmiri Pandits’ killing: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a plea seeking SIT probe into the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir in 1990, which led to their exodus…
- India
More J&K Congress leaders resign to join Azad
Srinagar: Over a dozen senior Congress leaders and party workers in Jammu and Kashmir resigned on Wednesday to support Ghulam Nabi Azad. Leading the group, former J&K Congress president and minister, Peerzada…
- Kashmir
Religion has become prosecuting factor in India, alleges Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that religion had become a prosecuting factor in the country’s “warped idea of justice”. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to…
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BJP’s 3-point strategy on Kashmir
BJP has become increasingly conscious of the fact that its development and peace narrative has not picked up as much pace as it should have in Kashmir. The massive goodwill and the…
- India
Ghulam Nabi Azad to make announcement of new party within 14 days: Taj Mohiuddin
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Taj Mohiuddin, who quit the party today and joined Ghulam Nabi Azad-led front said that they will form their own party and will make an announcement…
- Pakistan
Pakistan lodges protest with India over its citizen’s death in Kashmir
Islamabad: Pakistan has called in India’s Charge d’Affaires here to lodge a strong protest over the death of a Pakistani prisoner in Kashmir, in what it termed as a “fake encounter”. The…
- Kashmir
Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation adds third dimension to upcoming J&K polls
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from primary membership of the party after serving it for 52 years has added an important third dimension to the forthcoming assembly elections in J&K.…
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Fingers crossed as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq may deliver Friday sermon after three years
The chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is expected to deliver his traditional Friday sermon at historic Jamia Masjid tomorrow after a big gap of three years. He has been under house arrest…
- Kashmir
Gupkar Alliance is intact: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah denied on Thursday that there were differences which could lead to the breaking up of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar…
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Talk to mainstream to fill gaps, vacuum is hurting Kashmir
At this moment, Kashmir’s landscape is dotted by a host of political apprehensions, there is a need to reopen the dialogue with the leadership, which despite all odds stacked against it, has, time and…
