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India will have whole of Kashmir someday, says Western Air Command chief

He said celebrating the 75 years of Budgam landing was a historic occasion

Would rather talk to J-K's youth: Shah on NC chief seeking talks with Pak

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday hit out at National Conference president Farooq Abdullah for seeking talks with Pakistan

Police say civilian killed in 'cross-firing' in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

The civilian was killed allegedly in cross-firing after terrorists attacked a CRPF party

Back to square one

Kashmir's future is caught in a vicious circle

PM Modi's personal efforts led to revocation of Article 370: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Sunday said the "discriminatory" Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was scrapped because of personal efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfil the dream of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee. In his first public rally in J&K after the August 2019 revocation of its special status, Shah said Modi restored the grassroots democracy and started a new phase of development in J&K where lakhs of people faced injustice under the garb of Article 370. "After a long gap, I have come to meet my brothers and sisters in Jammu. I was a bit tense because of the inclement weather and was not sure of meeting you. But by the blessings of the Mata Vaishno Devi, the sun came out and we came together," the home minister said at a public rally here. Heavy rains on Saturday had cast a shadow over Shah's scheduled public meeting. However, an improvement in the weather allowed the rally to go through and it was attended by thousands .

Nobody will be allowed to disrupt peace and development in J&K: Amit Shah

Asserting that the government is aiming to wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir and put an end to civilian killings, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said nobody would be allowed to disrupt peace and development in the union territory, which has a place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's heart. He said Rs 12,000 crore worth of investment has already come to the union territory and the government aims at a total of Rs 51,000 crore by the end of 2022 to provide five lakh jobs to the local youth. Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his first after the Centre revoked the erstwhile state's special status and bifurcated it into two union territories of J&K and Ladakh on August 5, 2019. Addressing a public rally at Bhagwati Nagar here, Shah without naming the Congress, National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the three families are answerable to the people for their failure to develop Jammu and Kashmir over the past seven decades. "The new

Ashok Leyland hands over 500 vehicles to 'Project Mumkin' for J-K youth

Ashok Leyland reinforced its commitment towards the youth under the Jammu and Kashmir administration's 'Project Mumkin' by providing them a fleet of 500 small commercial vehicles named 'Dost'.

Time for sidelining people of Jammu has come to an end: Amit Shah

The time for sidelining the people of Jammu has come to an end and now both Kashmir and Jammu will be developed together, Home Minister Amit Shah told a public rally here on Sunday. Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his first after the Centre revoked the erstwhile state's special status and bifurcated it into union territories on August 5, 2019. Addressing the rally in Bhagwati Nagar area, the home minister said no one will now be able to create any hurdle in the development of Jammu and Kashmir. He said Rs 12,000 crore worth of investment has already come to the union territory and the government aims at a total of Rs 51,000 crore by the end of 2022. If the youth join the development of Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists will fail in their sinister design, he asserted. The home minister said the government is aiming that no civilian gets killed in violence and terrorism is wiped out from Jammu and Kashmir. Shah arrived at the well-attended rally amid thunderous appla

Union Home Min Amit Shah reaches Jammu; inaugurates new campus of IIT

Amid tight security, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday arrived here and inaugurated the new campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu, officials said. Shah, accompanied by Union ministers Jitendra Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, reached Jammu airport from Srinagar and started his engagements with the inauguration of the new campus of the IIT-Jammu, they said. Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his first after the Centre revoked the erstwhile state's special status and bifurcated it into union territories on August 5, 2019. They officials said the new campus of IIT-Jammu, built at a cost of Rs 210 crore, has all the facilities like hostel, gymnasium, indoor games, along with higher education for the students. After inaugurating the new campus of the IIT-Jammu, Shah reached the Bhagwati Nagar area to address a public rally. Heavy rains lashed Jammu on Saturday, casting a shadow on the scheduled publ

Sibal slams Shah, says 'stop planned targeting of minorities in UP'

Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Jammu and Kashmir and urges him to "stop strategically planned targeting of minorities in Uttar Pradesh".Taking to Twitter, Sibal said, "Amit Shah in J & K 'sought strategically planned protection of minorities'. Well done! Do the same in Uttar Pradesh. Stop strategically planned targeting of minorities.Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, asserted that no one can obstruct development in Jammu and Kashmir and strict action will be taken against those who want to disrupt the peace and harmony in the Union Territory.

3 security personnel, captured Pak terrorist injured in Kashmir firing

Three security personnel and an arrested Pakistani terrorist were injured on Sunday when militants opened fire

Militant associate of The Resistance Front arrested in J&K's Baramulla

Security forces on Saturday arrested a militant associate of TRF

Shah's J&K visit was necessary in aftermath of recent killings: Abdullah

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said Shah's visit was imperative

Terrorist incidents have declined in Kashmir since Aug 5, 2019: Shah

On his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the revocation of Article 370 in August 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday defended the Centre's decision saying that it has led to a decline in terrorist incidents and ended stone-pelting. Addressing members of Kashmir's youth clubs at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre here, Shah said that August 5, 2019 will be written in golden letters in history as it ushered in an era of peace, development and prosperity in the Valley. The Centre revoked the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and divided it into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh -- on August 5, 2019. On the curfew imposed in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370, Shah said it was like a "bitter pill" that helped save many lives. Shah said that only the youth of J&K can take it forward on the path of peace and development. No change is possible without the involvement of the youth. "From 2004-14, 2,081

Amit Shah in J&K on 3-day visit, first since abrogation of Article 370

Shah on Saturday arrived here on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his first since the revocation of Article 370, during which he will review the security situation in the valley

Fresh snowfall in parts of Kashmir, Ladakh; heavy rains in plains

Parts of Kashmir and Ladakh received fresh snowfall on Saturday while the plains of the valley were lashed by heavy rains, leading to early onset of winter-like conditions, officials said. They said moderate snowfall was witnessed in Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Pahalgam, Shopian and Gurez areas of the valley. Minamarg and Drass, in the Union territory of Ladakh, also witnessed snowfall since Friday night, the officials said. They said light snowfall has also been reported from some areas in Pulwama and Kulgam districts of J&K. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has been going on in Srinagar city and other plains of the valley since Friday night, the officials said. Timely trimming of tree branches by the Power Development department has resulted in minimal disruption of electricity supply. The weatherman has forecast wet weather in the region for the next 24 hours.

J&K administration issues fresh guidelines for Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has set fresh guidelines to regulate pilgrims at Vaishno Devi temple to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic

State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda: 4 PSBs to buy for up to 15% upside

The Nifty PSU Bank index has crossed major hurdle of 2,750 and is ready to surge 5 per cent

4 terrorists eliminated in J-K, were involved in killing of migrant workers

Security forces on Wednesday eliminated four militants, including two commanders of the LeT, police said

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, soldier killed in Shopian encounter

Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Dragad area of Shopian district following information about presence of militants there