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Sena slams BJP-PDP breakup; says BJP starting 'election politics' again
The Shiv Sena today slammed the BJP over the BJP-PDP break-up in Jammu and Kashmir and accused the BJP of again starting "election politics" in J&K.
Mehbooba meets J&K-Governor, discusses need for political-parties to join hands
Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti today called on Governor NN Vohra in Srinagar and discussed important issues related to the growth and development of the state.
Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement on J&K gets support from LeT
Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba has supported Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement on alleged atrocities carried by India in Jammu and Kashmir.
Alliance with PDP was compulsion, says BJP's Ram Madhav
After Bharatiya Janata Party dumped Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir, the saffron party's leader Ram Madhav said forging the alliance earlier was a compulsion as otherwise people would have been disappointed.
As BJP dumps PDP, Governor's rule imposed in J&K
In a major development, President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday morning approved Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
BJP quits PDP alliance in J&K, CM Mehbooba Mufti resigns
In a major development, the BJP has pulled out of its alliance with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
'Rising Kashmir' hits the stand despite assassination of Editor Bukhari
English newspaper 'Rising Kashmir' published its daily edition today even after losing its Editor-in-Chief Shujaat Bukhari yesterday in an assassination, which also left two of his personal security officers (PSOs) dead.
Hours after Shujaat Bukhari's murder, J&K Police release suspects' photos
Hours after the murder of 'Rising Kashmir' editor Shujaat Bukhari, J&K Police have released photos of three suspects.
Kashmir grenade attack: 14 civilians and 2 cops injured
At least 14 civilians and 2 cops were injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, this morning.
Mufti asks separatists to respond positively to Center's dialogue offer
J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday asked the separatists in the state to come forward and respond positively to the dialogue offer made by the Center recently.
Stop the bloodshed; hold DGMO-talks again: Mehbooba after fresh ceasefire-violation
J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti today termed as "unfortunate" the fresh ceasefire violation along the International Border in Jammu region, adding the DGMOs of India and Pakistan should hold dialogue again and stop the bloodshed.
Centre orders ceasefire in J&K for holy month of Ramzan
In a surprise announcement, the Union government has ordered security forces in Jammu & Kashmir to halt operations for 30 days for the holy month of Ramzan which starts later this week.
Stop operations in J-K during Ramzan: Home Ministry to forces
The central government has asked security forces not to launch operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the holy month of Ramzan.
Ahead of Ramzan, Amarnath Yatra, J&K parties call for ceasefire
An all-party meet in Srinagar on Wednesday urged the Centre to announce a unilateral ceasefire, ahead of Ramzan and Amarnath Yatra, which would begin in a few days.
The missing objective of the PDP-BJP alliance
Like a square peg in a round hole, the BJP-PDP alliance is an obvious misfit.
J&K: Omar Abdullah condemns the killing of tourist from TN
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the killing of a tourist hailing from Tamil Nadu during a stone-pelting incident in Narbal area on Srinagar-Gulmarg road.
Mehbooba should break her party's 'unholy' coalition with BJP: Chidambaram
With violence and unrest continuing in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader P Chidambaram today asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to quit the PDP-BJP coalition government saying the "unholy" alliance was the gravest provocation to the people of the Valley.
Kashmiri stone-pelters now attacking tourists, children: One Chennai visitor dead
Stone-pelting in J&K claimed the life of a person, a young tourist from Chennai, whose vehicle was attacked at Narbal on the Srinagar-Gulmarg highway yesterday.
Srinagar: Administration spruces up roads, pedestrian-walkways ahead of 'Darbar Move'
This summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir has been given a facelift ahead of "Darbar Move", the 140-year-old practice of bi-annual shifting of the state capital between Jammu and Srinagar.
At least 45 Kashmiri youths joined militancy this year
At least 45 youths from the Kashmir Valley, including an MBA and a Ph.D. scholar, have joined militancy this year till mid-April, according to officials, as the unusual surge in numbers takes the security establishment by surprise.
Kavinder Gupta, seven others sworn in as J&K ministers
The Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu and Kashmir cabinet was reshuffled on Monday, with Governor NN Vohra administering the oath of eight ministers.
'Race 3': Salman Khan reaches Kashmir, meets CM Mehbooba Mufti
Salman Khan, along with the team of 'Race 3', arrived in Kashmir on Monday to finish the last shooting schedule of the action-packed thriller.
President Kovind arrives in Jammu for two-day maiden visit
President Ram Nath Kovind has today arrived in Jammu on his two-day maiden visit to the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
'Speak like you advised me': Manmohan Singh to Modi
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in an interaction with the Indian Express, hit out at PM Narendra Modi over his silence on Kathua, Unnao rape cases.
Mehbooba Mufti wants fast-track court to hear Kathua rape case
J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti has requested the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to set up a fast track court to expedite the trial of the ghastly Kathua gangrape and murder.
Kathua rape-murder: BJP Minister VK Singh assures justice
Union Minister VK Singh has become the first central minister to address the brutal Kathua gangrape-murder of an 8-year-old girl.
J&K CM apprises PM Modi of overall situation in state
J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called on PM Narendra Modi in Delhi and apprised him of overall situation in Jammu and Kashmir, stressing on the need to end the cycle of violence by addressing alienation among the youth.
Article 370 has become permanent, cannot be abrogated: SC
Article 370 has acquired permanent status due to its years of existence, and hence its abrogation is impossible, the SC has said.
CM thanks Tendulkar for sanctioning Rs.40L for North Kashmir school
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday thanked cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for sanctioning over Rs. 40 lakh from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for construction of a school building in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.
J&K CM demands probe after assault on Kashmiri students
After reports of two Kashmiri college students getting assaulted in Haryana surfaced, Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti demanded a probe into the issue, and urged the Haryana government to take stringent action against the perpetrators.
Strike disrupts life a day after civilian killings rock Kashmir
Separatists in Kashmir have called for a strike today after two youths were killed allegedly in army firing in Shopian.
363 terrorists, 71 civilians killed in J&K in 2016-17
As many as 363 terrorists and 71 civilians were gunned down in the last two years in Jammu and Kashmir.
With four-day visit, Rajnath Singh carries forward Modi's Kashmir outreach
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has kicked off the Centre's four-day 'Mission Kashmir'. It is his first visit to the strife-torn region since PM Narendra Modi said the Kashmir issue can't be solved through 'goli' (bullets) or 'gaali' (abuses).
Cross-LoC trade will not stop: Mehbooba Mufti tells centre
Suggesting that she won't commit a blunder, Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti recently defied the centre's wishes and proclaimed that she won't allow for the trade across Line of Control (LoC) to be halted.
Using kids in terror: Govt plans de-radicalization programs in Kashmir
To counter the alarming trend of using children for terror, the government is planning de-radicalisation programs with teachers and elders in Kashmir.
National media a mouthpiece for official narrative
An article from the University of Kashmir stated that the 'partial journalism' exercised by national media has disregarded the voice of objection from Kashmir to support the official narrative.