Page 7 - Jammu Kashmir Crisis

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

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

China objects to J&K's bifurcation into UTs, calls it 'unlawful and void'

China had earlier objected to the Indian government's August 5 order of the revocation of Article 370 and the formation of Ladakh as Union Territory

Truck driver shot dead in Anantnag district ahead of EU panel visit

The government has said the diplomatic outreach will allow EU leaders to "see things for themselves" in Kashmir and help it counter Pakistan's narrative

Jay Panda and Yechury to face off in Oxford debate on Kashmir issue

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice-President Baijayant Panda (pictured) will speak in favour of the motion and Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury will talk ag

Normalcy eludes Kashmir for 82nd straight day; Jamia Masjid remains closed

Friday prayers have not been allowed at any of the major mosques or shrines, including the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta, in the Valley for the past more than two months now

Institutions of democracy working in India: US official on Article 370

The statement came at a US Congressional hearing during which concerns were raised over the humanitarian crisis and the human rights situation in Kashmir

India's 'go slow' on Turkey, Malaysia ties likely to affect IndiGo, AirAsia

Turkish Airline has a code-share pact with IndiGo, AirAsia owns 49% in AirAsia India

Identity and separatism

In Kashmir, the Hindus held most of the land and the accompanying political power, while the Muslims were the peasants and powerless

52 errors in J&K Act: One of many cases of poor drafting of Cabinet notes

On September 11, the Cabinet Secretariat wrote to all ministries and departments to complain that they do not share draft cabinet notes, which makes it difficult to detect 'deficiencies'

Flea market reopens in Srinagar; normal life remains affected in Kashmir

Security forces were deployed along the axis to keep an eye on miscreants who might try to force vendors to wind up the stalls, the officials said

Pak continues with its narrative; Friends of Kashmir holds event with MEP

Event turned out to be little more than a propaganda exercise unmindful of its role in sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and kashmir and its own human rights violations in PoK

India briefs UNHRC chief on Kashmir, blames Pak for cross border terror

Vijay Thakur Singh met Bachelet on Thursday in Geneva, days after the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed "deep concern" over the impact of restrictions in Kashmir

World does not believe Pak, but India on Kashmir issue, says Pak minister

Shah's remarks came after Prime Minister Khan claimed that 58 countries had supported Pakistan over its stand on the Kashmir issue

Ind-Pak tensions less heated now than weeks ago; ready to help them: Trump

Tensions between the two neighbours escalated after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status by scrapping provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution

Sitaram Yechury's affidavit in SC challenges govt's claims on Kashmir

Yechury said that the situation on the ground in Kashmir, to the extent that he saw, was completely contrary to what the government is indicating

Best of BS Opinion: No room for optimism as history snaps at our heels

It is not just that politics and economics are at war. History is always snapping at our heels

What kind of petition is this? SC on pleas against Article 370 revocation

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the petition by advocate M L Sharma challenging the scrapping of Article 370 has "no meaning"

China seeks 'closed consultations' in UNSC on India's Kashmir move: Report

Pakistan formally called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss India revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir

UN Security Council to meet on Friday on India's moves in Kashmir

It is extremely rare for the Security Council to discuss Kashmir