Kashmir

EU moves resolutions against Citizenship Act, Kashmir; India says 'matter is internal'

Out of 751 members of the EU Parliament, 626 have moved six resolutions on both the issues ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Brussels for the India-EU summit in March.

19 hours ago

Internet, cellphone services snapped in Kashmir on Republic Day

While mobile data services were suspended hours after their restoration on Saturday, mobile phone connectivity was suspended in the wee hours of January 26.

1 day ago

A Shaheen Bagh for Kashmiri Pandits? 'Shikara' filmmaker Vidhu Vinod believes so

Vidhu Vinod Chopra says that Kashmiri pandits too need a Shaheen Bagh!

1 day ago

Meerut set to host India's first war memorial dedicated to service animals

The animal war memorial will acknowledge heroic animals on the battlefield for their contribution to military service alongside soldiers mainly during counter-insurgency operations in J&K and their role in the Kargil War.

4 days ago

Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for UN action on dispute with India over Kashmir

Kashmir is claimed in full by both India and Pakistan. The two countries have gone to war twice over it, and both rule parts of it.

4 days ago

Not again, Trump says US ready to mediate between India-Pakistan over Kashmir dispute

Kashmir, which sits high in the Himalayas between India and Pakistan, has been in dispute between the nuclear-armed neighbours since they gained independence in 1947.

5 days ago

India plans cuts to imports from Malaysia, Turkey in Kashmir row: Report

India, the world's biggest buyer of edible oils, has already effectively stopped importing palm oil from Malaysia by asking Indian importers to look elsewhere.

11 days ago

China-backed Pakistan draws blank at UN Security Council meet on Kashmir

Beijing's Permanent Representative Zhang Jun acknowledged that Kashmir is a bilateral issue.

11 days ago

US describes envoys' visit to Kashmir as an 'important step'

US Ambassador Ken Juste rand diplomats from 15 other countries made a two-day visit to the Union Territory on Thursday and Friday to see the conditions there after the abrogation of Article 370.

15 days ago

16 foreign diplomats including US envoy visit Kashmir to assess ground situation; EU skips

All 16 envoys, who will be briefed on the security situation in Kashmir, are mostly from Latin American and African countries.

18 days ago

Chillai Kalan: Kashmir shivers at minus 5 degree, records season's coldest night

On Friday, December 27 Kashmir witnessed the coldest night with the temperature dropping down to minus 5.6 degrees. Some portions of the Dal Lake were frozen. Gulmarg and Pahalgam recorded minus 9.6, minus 12 degrees temperature, respectively.

Dec 27, 2019

UNSC members thwarts China's attempt to discuss Kashmir

It is to be noted that the development has come just ahead of Wang Yi's expected trip to India this month for special representative (SR) talks over the boundary issues.

Dec 18, 2019

'Projects worth Rs 80,068 crore underway in J&K, Ladakh': Home ministry on economic situation

On speaking about the economic situation of Kashmir in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy said that 63 major development projects in various sectors were underway.

Dec 3, 2019

No curfew in Kashmir, internet to be restored soon: Amit Shah presents proof in Rajya Sabha

Replying to questions over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah defended internet ban in the Valley and said that internet services would resume soon.

Nov 20, 2019

Robots will now help Indian Army fight terror in Kashmir

From helping in cordon-and-search ops, negotiating obstacles to lobbing grenades at terrorists holed up in buildings, the Ministry of Defence has started procuring around 550 robotics surveillance units.

Nov 14, 2019

India gears up for second US Congress hearing on 'human rights situation' in Kashmir

This will be the second congressional hearing on Kashmir after the Indian government decided to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate J&K on August 5, which was effective as of October 31, 2019.

Nov 13, 2019

No more Kebabs for Babus: Jammu govt bans non-veg food in civil secretariat

The ban was imposed to maintain the sanctity of the Bua Datti temple located adjacent to the Secretariat premises.

Nov 8, 2019

Sheen Mubarak: Kashmir blanketed in fresh snowfall [Breathtaking pics & videos]

Heavy snowfall has already started in Sonamarg and at the ski resort of Gulmarg while heavy rains lashed the valley during the night on Wednesday, November 6.

Nov 7, 2019

Mamata Banerjee condoles death of labourers in Kashmir, says 'help will be extended to families'

Five labourers from Sagardighi area in Murshidabad district were killed and another injured in a terror attack in Kashmir's Kulgam district

Oct 30, 2019

'Curated, Sanitised picnic': Mufti slams centre over EU delegation Srinagar visit; Here are reactions from other leaders

The European Union lawmakers will meet the residents, traders, state government officials and the houseboat owners to 'see the ground situation.'

Oct 29, 2019