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J&K Budget bugle: Uniform Labour Code, State Finance Commission, and more

Total expenditure for 2018-19 is estimated to be Rs 803.13 billion, a 15.2 per cent increase over the revised estimates of 2017-18

Kashmir firing: Death toll touches three; Army orders probe

Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti also called for strict actions, saying such incidents have a negative impact on the govt's efforts for peace

3 militants killed, army officer injured in J&K

Police sources said an Army Major was also injured during the fierce exchange of gunfire

Firing on schoolchildren not befitting any army: India to Pak DGMO

Lt Gen A K Bhatt told Pak counterpart to exercise strict control, refrain from nefarious activities

Review security, deploy CRPF in J&K prisons: Centre after terrorist escape

The move came following a high-level meeting which was convened after the escape of Pakistani terrorist Naveed Jatt, who was lodged in Srinagar central jail

Abandoning Kashmir

BJP-PDP divorce smacks of political opportunism

UK updates travel advisory asking British nationals to be 'vigilant' in J&K

The government's advice extends to "all but essential travel" to the city of Srinagar and between the cities of Jammu and Srinagar on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.

Jammu & Kashmir special status: Decoding Article 35A and Article 370

While popular notion is that Article 35A and Article 370 give J&K a special state status, the Centre has similar arrangements with several others. We explain the two statutes to demystify the issue

What's happening in Kashmir: 10 points you should know in just 3 minutes

Home Minister Amit Shah will make a statement in Parliament on Monday, amidst speculation that it could be on Jammu and Kashmir.

CRPF man who killed 3 terrorists despite bullet injury gets Kirti Chakra

Singh, a Deputy Commandant in the CRPF has won five gallantry awards since 2004 when he joined the CRPF

Terrorists kill five migrant labourers from West Bengal in Kashmir

The attack happened on a day a delegation of parliamentarians from the European Union is visiting Kashmir to talk to locals

Pak told militants in Kashmir to cause unrest or receive bangles: NSA Doval

Doval told a select group of journalists that there are Pakistani communications towers along a 20-km stretch of the border from where they are sending messages to terrorists

Will the new Governors deliver on expectations?

The recent appointment and transfer of governors in other states can also be best understood for the impact it will have on the general election

Blocking communication helped save lives in Jammu & Kashmir: Governor Malik

In a statement, the Jammu and Kashmir administration also said 1,165 out of 1,666 chemist shops in Srinagar remained open on Sunday

J&K civic body polls: Valley records 8.3% turnout in first phase of voting

Heavy polling was witnessed in Kargil and Leh, which recorded turnouts of 78 per cent and 52 per cent respectively

Modi, Shah might meet J&K BJP leaders before election dates are announced

Earlier, Madhav, who is the party's pointsman for Jammu and Kashmir, had urged the Election Commission to hold polls in the state this year

'De facto Modi rule' in J&K, hold elections as soon as possible: Congress

A day after dissolution of the Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress demanded Thursday that elections be held in the state as early as possible to "restore" democracy, as it termed the Governor's rule in the state as "Modi rule". Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala termed the Governor's rule in the state as a "de facto Modi rule". "The Governor's (Satya Pal Malik) rule in Kashmir is (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi rule. It is BJP rule," he told reporters here. "BJP, in collusion with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ran the show in J&K and Ladakh from behind the curtain. It is all the more important today that democracy is restored there," Surjewala said. "Only elections can pave the way for formation of people's government in J&K," he said, adding, "So Modi-ji and the Governor should get elections held as soon as possible." "This is our direct and clear demand," Surjewala said. The Governor abruptly dissolved the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Wednesday ...

Views of people's representatives of J&K must come to fore: Faizan Mustafa

Assembly's expression of views is not power because those views cannot change anything. Parliament can ignore its opinion, says NALSAR University vice chancellor

EU MPs' J&K visit will help them a clear view of governance priorities: PM

There should be zero tolerance for terrorism, Modi told the delegation that had called on him ahead of its visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

European delegation that toured Kashmir was on 'private visit': Govt

A team of 23 MEPs travelled to Kashmir in October on a two-day visit to have a first-hand assessment of the situation after the state's special status was revoked in August