Page 5 - Jammu Kashmir Crisis

Sangh meets two of three objectives with Supreme Court ruling on Ayodhya

Of the Sangh Parivar's core agenda, provisions of Article 370, that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, were scrapped on August 5

J-K abolishes toll tax from New Year, to incur annual loss of Rs 1,500 cr

Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced abolition of toll posts, including at Lakhanpur along Jammu-Pathankot highway, a move that will lead to a loss of Rs 1,500 crore to the exchequer annually. The decision of the abolishment of the toll tax from the New Year was welcomed by traders while industrialists termed the withdrawal of toll tax as a "Black Death Warrant for J&K Industrial Sector". Announcing the decision at a press conference here, Principal Secretary, planning, monitoring and development Rohit Kansal said the government has decided to set up a High Powered Committee under the chairmanship of Advisor KK Sharma to interact with various stakeholders and to suggest measures to improve the competitiveness of local industry. "The administration has decided to abolish toll tax at Lakhanpur and all other posts including at Railway Stations and Airports with effect from January 1, 2020. The abolition of the toll tax will lead to an annual loss of around Rs 1,500 ..

Opposition delegation led by Rahul Gandhi sent back to Delhi from Srinagar

The delegation comprising oppn parties like Cong, CPI, DMK, RJD, TMC, NCP and JD(S) was visiting the city in Jammu and Kashmir to see the ground reality days after the Centre abrogated Article 370

UNSC will not disuss Kashmir issue on Tuesday, says French diplomat

In the days following the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in August, China had formally asked for closed consultations in the Security Council

Indian Hindu pilgrims visit Pak notwithstanding tensions over J-K situation

Tension between India and Pakistan escalated once again after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status on August 5

US Congress Committee urges India to lift 'devastating' Kashmir curbs

Restrictions were first imposed across Kashmir on August 5 when the Centre announced its decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcate J&K into two union territories

Shutdown in Kashmir continues a day after Shah said everything is normal

The posters calling for shutdown also appeared a day before Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament that normalcy had returned to the valley

Concerned over restrictions on 'fundamental freedom' in Kashmir, says EU

Astuto, at a media briefing, said the European Union's position has been that India and Pakistan should resolve all issues through dialogue.

Why are Kashmiris disappearing from WhatsApp amid internet shutdown?

The locals who disappeared from the platform have long been active participants in Whatsapp groups sharing news and updates. No one was quite sure of what was happening

Pak's foreign minister says there is risk of 'accidental war' over Kashmir

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he believed both Pakistan and India "understand the consequences of a conflict"

BJP has zero tolerance towards terror, says Home minister Amit Shah

The new Home minister also attacked Congress and former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for being responsible for the situation in Jammu & Kashmir

Cong seeks PM's reply on Trump's Kashmir mediation claim; walks out of LS

s opposition parties were shouting slogans in the well, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla gave them time to raise the issue

Pakistan rules out military option to counter India's Kashmir move

He says he will soon travel to China to inform Beijing about the situation after India downgraded the special status of Kashmir

Kashmir situation under control but curbs to continue for a while: J&K ADG

The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is totally under control and there have been no major injuries to anyone, Additional Director General Munir Khan said

Kashmiris have been humiliated, feel betrayed: Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami

The government claims there is normalcy since there is no bloodshed. Yes, there is silence in the graveyards. Don't make my Kashmir, our Kashmir a graveyard; he said

'Shutting down phone, internet in J&K for 90 days not temporary measure'

Anuradha Bhasin has challenged the restrictions imposed in the valley and alleged that those violated the freedom of speech and expression of the press

5,000 preventive arrests in J&K since Article 370 move; 609 still in jail

"Out of these, 609 people are presently under detention and out of which approximately 218 are stone pelters"

Why govt allowing EU MPs to visit J&K, but preventing Indian leaders: Cong

The Congress on Monday questioned the government for allowing a European Union delegation to visit Jammu and Kashmir while preventing Indian leaders from going to the state, and claimed that it was an insult to India's Parliament and democracy. Senior party leader Jairam Ramesh asked as to why the "chest-beating champion of nationalism", in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has allowed European leaders to visit Jammu and Kashmir. "When Indian political leaders have been prevented from meeting the people of J&K, what possessed the great chest-beating champion of nationalism to allow European politicians to visit J&K. This is an outright insult to India's own Parliament and our democracy," he tweeted. A delegation of 25 Parliamentarians of the European Union are set to visit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to assess the ground situation there after abrogation of Article 370. They seek to talk to locals in Jammu and Kashmir and ask them about their ...

All J&K school, colleges are open, healthcare facilities operational: Govt

There is 98 per cent attendance in schools and colleges, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in a written statement to Rajya Sabha

State GST Act will continue in Jammu & Kashmir for the time being: Experts

Later, the UT GST Act has to be made for Ladakh and state GST Act for J&K