Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) Amid speculation that curfew will be relaxed in the Kashmir Valley, a state police spokesperson on Thursday said that the restrictions will “remain strictly in place throughout the day till further…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday squarely blamed Pakistan for the present unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and also said the government will set up a panel to find…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said Pakistan is trying to destabilise India by sponsoring terrorism. “Pakistan is trying to destabilise India,” Singh said in the Lok Sabha during…
Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) Life remained paralysed for the 13the day in Kashmir Valley as authorities continued to impose curfew on Thursday, following extension in the separatists called protest shutdown. Separatist leaders, including Syed Ali…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said the genesis of the current Kashmir unrest lies in “broken promises and broken faith”, and that both the state…
Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Indian army chief, General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Wednesday reviewed the overall security situation in the Kashmir Valley. General Suhag arrived here in the morning accompanied by Lieutenant General, D.S.Hooda, general…
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday observed a “Black Day” to express “solidarity” with the people of Kashmir, where over 40 persons have been killed in clashes with security forces following the killing of…
Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Opposition National Conference on Wednesday said there was “no effective leadership” in the Jammu and Kashmir government and refused to participate in an all-party meeting called by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti…
Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Kashmir newspapers are expected to hit the stands on Thursday after the government on Wednesday “apologized” for media curbs and assured Srinagar-based editors that their work won’t be hindered by the…
By Ruwa Shah New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Aamir Amin, a 24-year-old Kashmiri man working in Gurgaon, hopes his parents in south Kashmir don’t ever come to know about his police detention and his being…
Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) One more person, injured earlier in shooting by security forces, died in a hospital here on Wednesday, taking the toll to 45 in the ongoing unrest that has gripped the Kashmir…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government on Wednesday warned Pakistan that it is pursuing a self destructive and “suicidal” policy over Kashmir and said its attempts to push terrorism will harm Islamabad. “If Pakistan…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The use of “brutal, disproportionate force” is not going to solve the Kashmir problem, Communist Party of India-Marxist parliamentarian Mohammed Salim said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Salim also…
Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Kashmir newspapers are expected to hit the stands on Thursday after the government assured editors and publishers that their work won’t be hindered by the heightened security in the Kashmir Valley…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said “militants must be dealt with firmly, even though an introspection was required as to what had driven scores of youths to such levels…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed on Wednesday as another batch of pilgrims was allowed from winter capital Jammu to move to the Valley late on Tuesday evening. A senior police officer…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it can transfer cases being adjudicated by the courts in Jammu and Kashmir to other states in pursuance of the right of citizens to…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) A woman injured in firing a day ago died in a hospital here on Tuesday as the Indian Army expressed “regrets” and ordered an inquiry into the shooting,…
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) No newspaper will come out here on Wednesday after Srinagar-based editors and publishers on Tuesday decided not to go to print in protest against the government’s “propaganda blitzkrieg that there was…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government over the incidents of widespread violence in the aftermath of the…