Tag: Jammu & Kashmir

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Opposition members in the Lok Sabha on February 6 urged the government to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest.Participating in a debate on The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Hasnain Masoodi (NC) demanded ...

“The Army on February 3 opened fire after observing a suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district,” officials said. They said Army troops picked up the suspicious movement in the Sabra Gali area of Mendhar and immediately responded.“The firing was at a ...

The Supreme Court questioned the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir about the non-publication of review committee orders regarding Internet shutdowns in the region. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir about the non-publication of review committee ...

I begin this column on the unassailable premise that India is a Union of States. The States (minus Jammu & Kashmir) are listed in the First Schedule to the Constitution of India. The essence of federalism lies in the fact that the British-ruled provinces and the princely states voluntarily ...

Army chief Gen Manoj Pande addresses a press conference after Army Dary 2024 celebrations, in Lucknow, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande said on Monday that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is under control but an increase in ...

Suspected militants opened fire Friday evening on an army convoy at Khanetar near Krishna Ghati area of the border Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. Confirming the incident, Army’s White Knight Coros on X said: “At around 1800h today, a Security Forces convoy of vehicles was fired upon by ...

The Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education has asked schools up to Class 12 to follow textbooks prescribed by the Board. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has asked all schools up to Class 12 to follow textbooks prescribed by ...

Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, 31 December, announced that Tehreek-e-Hurriyat(TeH), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), has been declared as an 'Unlawful Association' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967 for the next five years, for "fomenting terrorism and anti-India propaganda" in the UT."The outfit is involved in forbidden activities ...

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday declared the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (MLJK-MA) faction — led by separatist-hardliner Masarat Alam Bhat who had masterminded the 2010 stone-pelting protests in Kashmir that killed 112 persons — as an ‘unlawful association’ under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.The notification proscribing MLJK-MA ...

A judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court is the law declared and is binding on all citizens of India. It is therefore entitled to the utmost respect and obedience.  On December 10, 2023, a Constitution Bench of the Court delivered a unanimous judgement upholding the ‘abrogation’ of Article 370 ...