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Amit Shah moves resolution in Lok Sabha to bring Bill for reorganising J-K

Moving the resolution following the President's order abrogating Article 370, Shah sought the permission of the House to bring the bill

Equal rule of law in interest of Kashmiris must apply to J&K: Arun Jaitley

Article 35A, which is constitutionally vulnerable, is used as a political shield by many but it hurt the common citizen of the State the most, wrote Jaitley

Mobile internet services suspended in entire Kashmir; security beefed up

Additional paramilitary forces, which arrived here last week, have been deployed across the city and in other vulnerable areas of Kashmir Valley

We're under house arrest, says Omar and Mehbooba; Cabinet meet today

Sources said the BAT attempt was made on the intervening night of July 31 and August 1

J&K turmoil: Ex-CMs Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah under house arrest

Congress leader Usman Majid and CPI(M) MLA M Y Tarigami claimed they were arrested on Sunday night as Kashmir remained on edge with authorities stepping up security deployment. However, no official confirmation was immediately available. Police officials said former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti would not be allowed to move out of house as strict curfew would be imposed in Kashmir at the crack of dawn amid heightened terror threat and flare up of hostilities with Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC). Sources said that the former CMs have been detained at their respective house. National Conference leader Abdullah tweeted, "I believe I'm being placed under house arrest from midnight tonight & the process has already started for other mainstream leaders. No way of knowing if this is true but if it is then I'll see all of you on the other side of whatever is in store." "To the people of Kashmir, we don't know what is in store for us but I am a firm believer ...

Srinagar-Delhi flights: Air India, IndiGo slash rates after security alert

On Friday, the Indian Army, citing intelligence inputs, had said Pakistan-based terrorists were planning to target the ongoing Amarnath Yatra

Kashmir's political rivals in war of words over triple talaq Bill

A recent Twitter battle between the two titans of Kashmir on the triple talaq Bill was instructive

Vishva Hindu Parishad cancels upcoming Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in J&K

The annual Amarnath yatra has already been suspended due to security reasons

Omar gets Guv's word on J&K special status, wants Centre's statement

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir Governor S P Malik has assured his party that no moves are planned on repealing articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution, or the state's trifurcation. However, the former J&K chief minister said he wants an assurance on these issues from the Centre in Parliament on Monday as "the Governor is not the final word on Jammu and Kashmir". Abdullah and some of his party colleagues met the Governor on Saturday on these issues. "He assured us that there was no movement on (repealing) Article 370 or Article 35A or delimitation (of constituencies in the state)," Abdullah told reporters here. The Governor also issued a statement after the meeting, saying the state has no knowledge of any changes to Constitutional provisions and assured that the deployment of additional paramilitary forces was purely for security reasons. Abdullah said he has asked his party MPs to move a motion in Parliament on Monday seeking a ...

Tourists, pilgrims start leaving Kashmir Valley after govt advisory

Tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims started leaving the Kashmir Valley on Saturday following the state government's advisory asking them to cut short their stay, even as J&K Governor S P Malik said there is no need to panic. Malik urged political delegations led by National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti to tell their supporters to maintain calm and not to believe "exaggerated rumours" being circulated in the Valley. Indian Air Force flights were also pressed into service to bring the visitors home, an official said. Amid rumours of plans to repeal Articles 370 and 35A, which allow Jammu a special status and privileges, the governor said in a statement that the state has no knowledge of any changes to constitutional provisions. Despite the assurance from the Governor, the Congress and the National Conference indicated that they would seek clarifications from the Centre when Parliament meets again on Monday. Abdullah said the party needed the ...

Keep fares from Srinagar in check for Amarnath pilgrims: Aviation ministry

The Civil Aviation Ministry on Saturday advised airlines to keep fares from Srinagar in check as Amarnath pilgrims and tourists prepared to leave the Kashmir Valley, a day after the J&K administration asked them to curtail their stay due to security threats. According to Airports Authority of India (AAI), 6,126 passengers reported at the Srinagar International Airport on Saturday to travel out of the Valley. Out of this, 5,829 passengers travelled by 32 scheduled flights. Remaining 387 passengers were accommodated in four IAF aircraft and flown to various destination like Jammu, Pathankot and Hindon. "The Ministry of Civil Aviation has advised the airlines to rein in the surging ticket prices, on flights coming out of Srinagar, for yatris returning from the Amarnath dham," a source told PTI. Travel websites on Saturday showed the ticket prices on Srinagar-Delhi route between Rs 11,000 and Rs 20,000 for August 4. The ticket prices for Srinagar-Mumbai flights for August 4 started ..

Airfares soar on flights out of Srinagar as pilgrims curtail Amarnath Yatra

Yesterday, a joint press conference was addressed by the Army and police forces in which details of the weapons and ammunition recovered in the Amarnath Yatra route was given

J&K: After Amarnath Yatra, Machail Mata Yatra suspended over terror threat

Authorities have asked people not to start the yatra and those on the way should leave and get back

Any discusstion on Kashmir will only be with Pakistan, says Jaishankar

Meanwhile, President Trump on Thursday said he would "certainly intervene" between India and Pakistan on Kashmir if they wanted him to

J&K administration asks Amarnath yatris to leave Kashmir amid terror threat

IndiGo, Vistara, Air India promise fee waiver on rescheduling

Letter to BS: Why does India resist third-party mediation on Kashmir issue?

The topic has gained attention because of a comment by Donald Trump during Imran Khan's visit to Washington

Tinkering with Article 35A akin to setting powder keg on fire: Mehbooba

Mufti asked her party workers to get ready for a big fight for the protection of Article 35A, which gives special rights and privileges to the state's permanent residents

Rajnath refutes Trump's Kashmir comment, says no question of any mediation

US President Donald Trump had on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to play the role of a mediator on Kashmir

Slain rifleman Aurangzeb's brothers join Army to 'avenge his death'

The duo aspires to join 'operation all out' against terrorists in Kashmir and fight against the enemies of the nation

Trump's disclosure on Kashmir mediation is a huge policy shift: Mehbooba

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump's "disclosure" on third party mediation on Kashmir is a "huge policy shift" and India and Pakistan must seize the opportunity to forge peace through dialogue. Trump claimed during his meeting with Pakistan Premier Imran Khan that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had requested him to mediate in the Kashmir dispute. The Ministry of External Affairs rejected Trump's remarks, saying it has been India's consistent position that all outstanding issues with Pakistan are discussed only bilaterally. "Despite GOI refuting idea of third party mediation on J&K, the disclosure made by Trump marks a huge policy shift. Even though USA doesn't hold a great record in resolving protracted conflicts, hope both countries seize this opportunity to forge peace through dialogue," Mehbooba, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said in a tweet.