Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls soon, statehood to be restored: PM Modi in Udhampur
Apr 12, 2024, at 07:45 pm
Udhampur/IBNS: In a big announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said assembly elections will soon be held in Jammu and Kashmir, which will also get back its statehood.
Article 35A deprived Jammu and Kashmir non-residents of fundamental right: Supreme Court
Aug 29, 2023, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Backing the Modi government's landmark step, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said (now scrapped) Article 35A of the Indian Constitution used to deny non-residents of erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir their fundamental right.
Kashmir has seen real democracy, empowerment post scrapping of Article 370: S Jaishankar
Aug 06, 2021, at 12:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: Marking two years of the abrogation of Article 370 and the changed status of Jammu and Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the newly-formed Union Territory has seen “real Democracy, Development, Good Governance and Empowerment” in the last two years, that has helped to strengthen India’s unity and integrity.
First phase of Kashmir DDC elections underway
Nov 28, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Jammu/IBNS: The first phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir is underway on Saturday.
Apni Party demands release of Kashmiri political activists, NOCs to youth booked on flimsy grounds
Oct 16, 2020, at 07:13 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Stressing on the need for an urgent release of all political prisoners of Jammu and Kashmir, who are still under preventive detention since August last year, Apni Party (AP), on Friday, demanded a review of detentions under Public Safety Act (PSA) in view of the changed circumstances.
Kashmir: High-level meeting reviews security situation ahead of anniversary of Art 370 abrogation
Aug 04, 2020, at 08:37 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A high-level core group meeting reviewed overall security situation and coordinated measures for the month of August ahead of the one-year anniversary of the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, official sources said on Tuesday.
Many historic mistakes corrected: Amit Shah on 1 year completion of Modi 2.0
May 30, 2020, at 01:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who took charge of his office for the second term on the same day a year ago, corrected several historic mistakes in the last six years since assuming power at the Centre.
Former Jammu and Kashmir IAS officer Shah Faesal detained under PSA
Feb 15, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shah Faesal, whose detention following the scrapping of Article 370 had drawn criticisms, has been detained under Public Safety Act (PSA), media reports said.
SC asks Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all restrictions within 7 days
Jan 10, 2020, at 12:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Giving a relief to the residents of the valley, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all its restrictions including communication blockade and curb on internet services, which were imposed since the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A on Aug 5, within seven days.
Rajya Sabha gave direction to country by passing bill to abrogate Art 370, 35A first: Modi
Nov 18, 2019, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Addressing the 250th session of Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it was the parliament's lower house which gave direction to the country by passing the bill which abrogated Articles 370 and 35A, a step which withdrew Jammu and Kashmir's special status on Aug 5 this year.
Oct 31, 2019, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has issued a strong response to China after it called the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories "unlawful and void".
Bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir: India loses one state, gets two more UTs
Oct 31, 2019, at 10:55 am
Srinagar/IBNS: With the official bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, India lost a state but gained two new Union Territories in the form of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh close to three months after the Centre took the historic step of bifurcation along with abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A.
Mobile phone facilities in Jammu and Kashmir to be restored from noon today
Oct 14, 2019, at 11:40 am
Srinagar: More than two months after the Centre abrogated Articles 370, the Jammu and Kashmir government will restore mobile phone facilities at noon on Monday.
Mobile phone facilities to be restored in Jammu and Kashmir from Monday
Oct 12, 2019, at 01:52 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said the mobile phone facilities in the entire valley will be restored from Monday noon, more than two months after the Centre abrogated Articles 370 and 35A to withdraw the special status which the region used to enjoy since Independence.
Abrogation of Articles 370, 35A formed continued state of peace: Amit Shah
Sep 30, 2019, at 11:12 am
Ahmedabad: Defending the Narendra Modi government's historic decision to do away with Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A have formed a continued state of peace.
No bar in publication of newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 10, 2019, at 02:23 pm
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IBNS): Defeating the rumours in the wake of scrapping Article 370 and a security lockdown in Kashmir Valley, the newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir are getting published regularly, IBNS has learnt.
Omar Abdullah's National Conference moves Supreme Court against Centre's Kashmir move
Aug 10, 2019, at 01:53 pm
Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Omar Abdullah's National Conference (NC) on Saturday moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's step to do away with the special status of Jammu Kashmir and bifurcate it into two Union Territories.
Amid tension over Kashmir, PM Modi to address nation at 8 pm
Aug 08, 2019, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Amid tension over Jammu and Kashmir after it has lost its special status, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm on Thursday.
Anyone can be bought with money: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Ajit Doval's outreach to Kashmiris
Aug 08, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Srinagar, Aug 8 (IBNS): In a fresh row stirred by the grand old party, Congress Rajya Sabha leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said anyone can be bought with money while commenting on National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval's outreach to local Kashmiris after the valley lost its special status.
Kashmir Cauldron: India urges 'alarmist' Pakistan to review its decision on snapping bilateral ties
Aug 08, 2019, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): A day after Islamabad downgraded its bilateral ties with India in the aftermath of the revocation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, India has urged Pakistan to review its decision.
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Kashmir today
Aug 08, 2019, at 11:44 am
New Delhi/Srinagar, Aug 8 (IBNS): Couple of days after the Centre withdrew Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Congress Rajya Sabha leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will visit the valley on Thursday.
Mamata's reaction to BJP-led Centre's Kashmir move is most innocuous submission: CPI-M's Md. Salim
Aug 06, 2019, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): Hitting out at Mamata Banerjee, CPI-M leader Mohammed Salim on Tuesday said the West Bengal Chief Minister's reaction to the entire issue of scrapping of Articles 370, 35A and detaining former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers- Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti- is the most innocuous submission in her four-decade long political career.
Aug 06, 2019, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): In what is seen as a major faux pas in Parliament on behalf of the Congress, Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised a question on whether Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter of the country leading to a heated argument with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Amit Shah exchange heated words over Jammu and Kashmir issue
Aug 06, 2019, at 02:21 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Embarrassing his party, Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raised a question on whether Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter of the country leading to a heated argument with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in parliament.
Rahul Gandhi terms bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir as 'abuse of power'
Aug 06, 2019, at 01:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has termed the Narendra Modi government's historic step to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories as an "abuse of executive power" which will have "grave implications" on the "national security".
Opposition divided as several non-Congress parties support BJP's Kashmir move
Aug 05, 2019, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Months after losing to Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha polls, the Opposition unity went for a toss as several non-Congress parties have supported the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s move to scrap Articles 370, 35A and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir.
Hope BJP's Kashmir move will bring peace in valley: Arvind Kejriwal backing scrapping of Article 370
Aug 05, 2019, at 02:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): In a surprising statement, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, Arvind Kejriwal, said he hopes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's scrapping of Articles 370, 35A and bifurcation of the state will bring peace in the valley.
Aug 05, 2019, at 01:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): The politically-volatile and terrorism wracked Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, a bone of contention and military disputes for over seven decades between two nuclear armed neighbours of India and Pakistan, will not enjoy any special status anymore, as the ruling BJP-led government scrapped Article 370, in a move to integrate the Muslim-majority region with the rest of the country and bifurcate the state into two.
Amit Shah to address parliament over Kashmir amid speculations of scrapping of Article 35A
Aug 05, 2019, at 11:00 am
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): As the situation in Jammu and Kashmir remained tensed over the last few days, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will give his statement in the parliament on Monday amid speculations that the Narendra Modi government will scrap the Article 35A ahead of the August 15 Independence Day.
Cabinet meeting over Kashmir ends, Amit Shah to give statement in parliament
Aug 05, 2019, at 10:26 am
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be giving his statement in both the houses of the parliament over the Kashmir issue as the cabinet meeting of the Narendra Modi government has ended.