Today security forces eliminated two terrorists during an encounter in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The gunfight erupted after security personnel launched an anti-terror operation in the Halkan Gali area following reports of militant activity in the region. Earlier in the day a separate encounter took place in Srinagar’s Khaynar area. This was part of ...

Jammu and Kashmir’s former  chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, 75, had launched his Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) after quitting the Congress  hoping that it would emerge him as a key player in J&K politics. But it turned out to be a disaster. Azad’s party, which contested 23 seats out of 90 in the Assembly ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared the dispatch of the “Wed in India” initiative amid the ‘Viksit Bharat, Viksit Jammu & Kashmir‘ program in Srinagar. This activity is pointed at empowering Indian citizens to choose India as the preferred destination for organizing weddings, instead of organizing them overseas. With a vision to boost household tourism ...

The Supreme Court of India has made a landmark decision regarding Article 370, which deals with the special status of Jammu & Kashmir. The Supreme Court has upheld the Central Government’s decision to remove Article 370, which had given special status to Jammu & Kashmir. This is a major ruling that has been awaited for ...

The security forces faced a confrontation with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. This incident took place early in the morning and led to the death of a terrorist named Myser Ahmad Dar.  The killed terrorist Dar was known to have connections with a group called The Resistance Front (TRF), which is recognized as ...

Two terrorists were killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. The place where this happened is the Machhal sector in the Kupwara district. The police said the encounter is still going on. Earlier in the day, the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police worked together to stop terrorists from entering the area.  ...

 Nine locations were raided by the NIA on Thursday in Valley and one in Delhi. The raids were carried out in relation to a case which was related to NGOs and certain trusts that were allegedly diverting funds, originally meant for charitable activities, to “secessionist and separatist activities” in Jammu and Kashmir. Under multiple sections ...

In order to form a united front against the BJP-led central government, seven parties of Jammu and Kashmir formed People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, giving a formal structure to their union. The key agenda of this common alliance was to launch a “constitutional battle” for restoring the rights of people, full statehood and reclaiming the ...

Six parties in Jammu and Kashmir came together under the People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration which will fight for the restoration of Article 370. More than a year ago, anticipating a constitutional earthquake in the offing, political leaders across the spectrum met at Farooq Abdullah’s Gupkar residence to sign a declaration ensuring that regional ...

Seasoned politician Manoj Sinha was given charge of helping the union territory navigate its new political circumstances. Manoj Sinha, a former union minister and BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh was handpicked by the Modi administration to take charge as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. One year after its bifurcation, the union territory ...