According to government reports, the number of security force personnel killed in Maoist-affected areas was more than that in conflict-hit Jammu and Kashmir. The report further added that the left-wing insurgency accounted for the death of 67 soldiers out of 106 casualties in the first seven months of 2017. According[Read More…]
Tag: Kashmir
Supreme Court admits plea challenging J&K’s Article 370 status
The Apex Court on Monday admitted a plea that challenges the legality of Article 370. The plea challenges the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. The plea says that Article 370 has lapsed and urged that the separate constitution of Jammu and Kashmir[Read More…]
Seven, including Geelani’s son-in-law arrested for terror funding in Valley
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven people on Monday, for allegedly funding terror groups in Kashmir. Son-in-law of separatist leader SAS Geelani, is also among the seven arrested. Among the arrested are Altaf Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Mehraj Kalwal, Shahid-ul-Islam, Naeem Khan and Bitta Karate. Shah is the[Read More…]
Government policies are burning Kashmir, says Congress VP Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi reiterated on Friday that the Narendra Modi government’s policies are “burning” Jammu and Kashmir. He said no third party intervention was required to resolve India’s internal matters. “India is Kashmir and Kashmir is India,” Gandhi told reporters. “It is being said there should be a discussion[Read More…]
India must involve third parties to resolve Kashmir issue, says Farooq Abdullah
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that India should approach third parties, such as the United States and China, to mediate in the Kashmir issue and sustain peace. Abdullah said India has so many allies across the globe, which can be approached for settling the[Read More…]
Kashmir must be handed over to Army, says Pravin Togadia
Pravin Togadia, the international working president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was in Kashmir after the Amarnath attack. While addressing the meeting of state-level VHP activists on Sunday, he said, “Kashmir should be handed over to the Army for giving a befitting reply to stone pelters and bank robbers. Once that[Read More…]
Watch: Militants play cricket using ‘AK47’ as wicket in Kashmir
In a shocking incident, a video clip showing militants playing cricket using rifles, probably AK47s as wickets was posted on Youtube on Thursday. Believed to be recorded in Southern Kashmir, the video showed six militants, including the cameraman, enjoying the game. The source of the video, which was posted on[Read More…]
Amarnath attack aftermath: Sangh wants Valley under president’s rule
In an unfortunate incident, 7 Amarnath pilgrim lost their lives due to an alleged terror attack. Condemning the act and slamming the Kashmir state government, a growing section within the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), including some of its affiliates such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), believes that the BJP’s power-sharing[Read More…]
Amarnath pilgrim attack: 7 killed, 5 were women
On late Monday, 7 pilgrims were killed and at least 15 injured in a terror attack against the Amarnath Yatris in Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The militants fired upon the bus ferrying the pilgrims back from Baltal. This attack drew sharp criticism across political circles. The pilgrims, returning Baltal, were attacked[Read More…]
Almonds are being used to fund terror?
In a surprising instance, the Indian security agencies speculate that the Californian almonds (badam) which are usually exported from Pakistan to Jammu & Kashmir via Line of Control are being used to fund terror in Kashmir valley. In fact, it is also assumed that these funds could also be used[Read More…]
India to have world’s highest railway bridge taller than the Eiffel Tower
The highest railway bridge in the world will stand tall at 359 metres, it will be 30 metres higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, and will soar above the bed of river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. Almost 66% of the work on the bridge being built on[Read More…]
Documentaries on national controversies censored, director to move court
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s decision to deny censor exemption certification to three documentaries has come under fire. The central government denied permission to screen three documentaries at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, which is based on recent national controversies including Rohit Vemula suicide, unrest in[Read More…]
India should recover Pakistan occupied Kashmir: Baba Ramdev
On Saturday, India’s favourite Yoga Guru, Baba Ramdev, said that India should immediately reclaim Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), calling it the root of all the problems originating from Pakistan. He further added that India should destroy all terrorists camps operating from PoK. “All the problems emanating from Pakistan is because[Read More…]
India inherited terrorism and Maoism from Congress: MoS Hansraj Ahir
On Saturday, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir said that India has acquired terrorism and Maoism from Congress. Speaking to the media, he said, “Ye dono (Terrorism & Maoism) cheezen Congress sarkar ki ek viraasat mein desh ko mili hui hai, humen (sarkar) mili hui hai (Terrorism and[Read More…]
ISIS has not been able to establish itself in India, says Rajnath Singh
On Saturday, Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, said that the NDA government has successfully completed three years in power under the strong and decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking about defence and security in the country, Singh said that security condition in India has improved, as the Centre has[Read More…]
Dialogue only when stone-pelting stops: Amit Shah
Acknowledging the unrest in Kashmir, BJP president Amit Shah ruled out dialogue on the Kashmir. Asked if the government will speak to the Hurriyat (separatists) too as was done by the previous NDA government, he responded, “Once violence ends and an atmosphere of dialogue is created, we will talk to[Read More…]
J&K govt suspends internet services in Kashmir valley
The J&K government once again suspended the internet services in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, hours after the ban was lifted after Months. The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department on Friday lifted a month-long ban on 22 social media sites and applications, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, in Kashmir. The[Read More…]
Stone-pelters admire Arundhati, she supports their ideology: Paresh Rawal clarifies
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Paresh Rawal triggered a controversy recently saying that tying the leftist writer Arundhati Roy to the Army Jeep would bring peace in Kashmir. The veteran actor clarifies that he does not hold any grudges against Roy, but suggested her to be used as human shield.[Read More…]
PEN Delhi condemns the comments made on Roy
In the wake of the recent comment made about author Arundhati Roy, the Delhi unit of PEN has issued a press release condemning the statements made about the author. BJP MP and actor, Paresh Rawal had made the comment about her, in regard to the act of soldiers of the[Read More…]
Kashmir: Former PM Manmohan Singh, Sharad Yadav to hold national conclave of stakeholders
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav along with BJP veteran, former union minister Yashwant Sinha is in talks to hold a national conclave of stakeholders in Kashmir amid ongoing unrest in the valley. Yadav has also talked about the proposed conclave with CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury[Read More…]
Kashmiri Pundits and Muslims: The equivalence of sufferings
The recently concluded by-polls for the Srinagar Parliamentary seat in Jammu and Kashmir saw a voter turnout of 7.1%, 8 deaths and hundreds injured in the ensuing violence. The re-polls saw an even more miserable turnout of hardly 2%. This abstention by the citizens of Srinagar is akin to an[Read More…]
It is high time Mehbooba Mufti should hand over Kashmir to President: Defense expert
Defense expert demanded Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to recommend President rule in the Valley after Mufti’s statement that ‘not every youth in Kashmir is a stone pelter’ and for blaming media for making the condition worse in the state. By making such statements, Mufti was only demoralising[Read More…]
J&K: 12-year-old boy detained by army near LoC
A 12-year-old boy from Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (PoK) has been detained on Saturday by the Indian Army after he crossed over the Indian territory along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. “A patrol of the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC) apprehended a[Read More…]
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to Congress’ women’s wing bangle protest
Following the Congress’ women’s wing protest on Friday outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarter in Delhi with bangles over a recent attack that claimed lives of security personnel in Kashmir, Twitterati are debating about the significance of using bangles in the protest. While a section of people called it[Read More…]
Attacks on jawans: Congress women’s wing protests with bangles outside BJP office
Congress women’s wing protested on Friday outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarter in Delhi with bangles over a recent attack that claimed lives of security personnel in Kashmir. Recently, the opposition lashed out at Union minister Smriti Irani over the “barbaric” killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers saying,[Read More…]