The Taliban on Monday denied claims on social media that it could join Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir, underlining that the Taliban was clear that it “does not interfere in internal affairs of other countries”. “The statement published in the media about Taaliban joining Jihad in Kashmir is wrong…. The policy […]
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NIA takes over probe into J&K DSP Davinder Singh’s terror links
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe involving Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Deputy Superintendent Davinder Singh who was caught with two terrorists on January 10. On Thursday, the Union home ministry had asked the NIA to start the probe into Singh’s case to take a hard and […]
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Amit Shah targets Congress over Ayodhya, Kashmir issue
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the Congress of stalling the decades-old Ayodhya land title case in the Supreme Court and “doing nothing” to resolve the Kashmir issue for 70 years in order to protect its vote bank. Kick-starting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the upcoming […]
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Two exams of classes 5-9 postponed in Kashmir
Authorities in Kashmir have postponed the first two papers of the annual examinations of classes 5-9 which were scheduled to begin on Monday, an official said on Sunday. According to Director School Education, the Urdu/Hindi and English exams were scheduled to be held on Monday and Tuesday respectively, an official […]
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Set up joint control rooms to issue weather alerts during winters in Kashmir: Chief Secretary
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam on Thursday called for joint control rooms to be made functional throughout the winter season to keep the public informed about adverse weather and issue alerts for potential avalanches, an official spokesman said. The chief secretary instructed the Kashmir divisional commissioner […]
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Kashmir Valley witnesses season’s first snowfall, Mughal Road closed
The winds blowing from the Mediterranean Sea and their interaction with Maha Cyclone brought the first snowfall of the season in higher reaches of Kashmir on Wednesday, bringing down the temperature across the Himalayan Valley. From early morning, rains lashed most parts of the Valley, including Srinagar and Kupwara, while […]
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Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh become separate Union Territories from today: 10 points
The state of Jammu and Kashmir ceased to exist at midnight Wednesday and was converted into two union territories under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, 86 days after Parliament abrogated its special status under Article 370. Here are 10 points about Jammu and Kashmir’s conversion into two union territories […]
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Kashmir situation is of ‘profound concern’ to UK: PM Johnson
After describing the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘serious’ in August, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday expressed ‘profound concern’ when asked in the House of Commons about allegations of human rights violations there. Several British MPs have voters with origins and links in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied […]
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‘We are not Muslim-hating Nazis’: EU lawmaker on delegation visiting Kashmir
Member of Germany’s rightwing Alternative for Germany (AFD) and of the European Parliament (EP), Lars Patrick Berg, was on the delegation of European parliamentarians currently visiting Kashmir, met PM Narendra Modi and other dignitaries in New Delhi but had to return to Germany for personal reasons. He spoke to Padma […]
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UN chief calls for dialogue on Kashmir issue
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his stand on calling for dialogue between India and Pakistan for resolving the Kashmir issue, and said that any solution should respect human rights of the people living in the Valley. The UN secretary general will engage whenever he can with the […]
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Scotland Yard clamps down on Kashmir protest on Diwali
Scotland Yard on Thursday announced a series of restrictions on the proposed Kashmir march on Sunday, prohibiting gathering of protestors outside the Indian high commission, which was the scene of violence on August 15 and September 3. The restrictions on the 10,000-strong protest were announced following pressure from New Delhi and the […]
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How many days you want restrictions? Supreme Court asks Centre on Kashmir
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought answers from the government on the timelines for lifting all restrictions in Kashmir that were put in place in the first week of August when Article 370 was scrapped in Jammu and Kashmir and the state was bifurcated it into two union territories. The state was […]