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To close 'dil ki doori' with Jammu and Kashmir, govt on welfare road

It looks to consolidate gains in Jammu and Kashmir and act fast while Pakistan is focused on Afghan developments

Thaw on the western front

Talks with Taliban, J&K leaders, thaw with Pakistan are strategic imperatives for Modi govt. It can't covet US as Quad ally in the east and work at counter-purposes with them in the west

Committed to restoring J&K statehood, says PM Modi at all-party meet

Farooq Abdullah overtly flagged a return to the pre-5 August 2019 status of J&K when Article 370 was written down. In an emotional speech he spoke about the loss of trust

PM Modi's all-party meet on J&K: No big expectations, say experts

"It is a sequel to the democratic process of elections already on in the region and should be seen as just that: nothing more, nothing less," say top government sources

Most leaders invited for PM's Thursday meet on JK reach Delhi

Most of the 14 leaders including four ex-chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir invited for an all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the union territory on June 24 have arrived here by Wednesday evening. The Thursday's meeting will be the first between the Centre and mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians after the abrogation of Article 370 and the divisions of the erstwhile state into two union territories in 2019. With no agenda announced for the Thursday meeting, the J&K leaders said they will go with an open mind. "We have not been given an agenda. We will be attending the meeting to know what the Centre is offering, said CPM leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, who is also a spokesman for the six-party People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Tarigami is among the 14 leaders invited for the all-party meeting convened by Modi. Others invited include four former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. The ...

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah accuses BJP of spreading lies

National Conference president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah on Sunday accused BJP of spreading lies and attempting to pit leaders of other parties against each other

Days after talks of ceasefire, Pak PM Imran Khan rakes up Kashmir issue

Days after the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan announced the implementation of the 2003 ceasefire, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan once again raked up the Kashmir issue.Imran Khan tweeted, "I welcome restoration of the ceasefire along with the Line of Control (LoC). The onus of creating an enabling environment for further progress rests with India. India must take necessary steps to meet the long-standing demand and right of the Kashmiri people to self-determination acc to UNSC resolutions.""We also demonstrated to the world Pakistan's responsible behaviour in the face of India's irresponsible military brinkmanship, by returning the captured Indian pilot. We have always stood for peace & remain ready to move forward to resolve all outstanding issues through dialogue," he further said in his tweet.The United States, United Nations, and Hurriyat have all welcomed the reinforcement of the 2003 ceasefire between India and Pakistan.India ..

J-K: 24 foreign envoys to visit Jammu today after visiting Kashmir

This is the first visit by foreign diplomats to Jammu and Kashmir since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic

20-member delegation of foreign diplomats begins 2-day visit to J&K

A delegation of 20 Ambassadors of foreign countries is starting its two-day visit to J&K on Wednesday.

Rajya Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill

The Rajya Sabha on Monday cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre of civil services officer with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. The bill was introduced in the Upper House of the Parliament last week. Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said the Constitution of India is now fully applicable on Jammu and Kashmir, and that the bill will enable availability of officers in Jammu and Kashmir who have experience of running union territory administration. He said around 170 central laws are being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the bill will increase the strength of officers in the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Leh.

Focussed on providing jobs to 80% J&K youth within 5 years: LG

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said his focus is on providing job opportunities to 80 percent of the young population within the next five years. Delivering the keynote address at the Harvard US-India Initiative (HUII) annual conference virtually, Sinha said development has replaced terrorism which was being exported relentlessly by the neighbouring country. My goal is to reach out and engage about 80 percent of the young population of Jammu and Kashmir within the next five years and make it possible for them to be an engine of growth for the overall socio-economic transformation of the UT, he said. I would like to see each child of J&K prosper into a mature, successful and good human being. The potential of the youth is harnessed in a way that everyone contributes towards the prosperity of the UT. Together we will achieve the desired goal, he added. HUII aims to engage students around the world in a dialogue about India's most pressing political, social, ...

Parl panel urges tourism ministry to promote JK through social media

A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Jammu and Kashmir administration, the Ministry of Tourism and other stakeholders must try to remove 'negative publicity' in the press of the region

We haven't let China play procedural games over J&K: French Prez's advisor

Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, said that France has not let China play any procedural games regarding the security concern in Kashmir

J&K mainstream parties have become 'favourite whipping boy' for all: Mufti

Accusing the Centre of pushing Jammu and Kashmir's mainstream parties "to the wall", Mufti said sadly, these parties have become "scapegoats and everybody's favourite whipping boy"

J&K DDC results LIVE: Gupkar Alliance bags 110 seats, BJP 75, Congress 26

Jammu and Kashmir local election result: BJP emerged as the single largest party by getting 75 seats after securing the largest vote share in Jammu and Kashmir. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

15 per cent independent candidates won DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir

Forty-two independent candidates have registered their victory in the District Development Council (DDC) elections, the counting for which was under progress late on Tuesday night in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The elections to 280 DDC seats 14 in each of the 20 districts -- were held in eight phases in the Union Territory from November 28 to December 19 and so far the results of 240 seats have been declared after the counting of votes began Tuesday morning, the officials said. The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has so far won 95 seats followed by BJP at 68, while Congress had got 21 seats till the last reports came in. Among the 42 successful independent candidates, the Kashmir valley elected 28 of them while the rest were elected in Jammu region. Both Kashmir and Jammu divisions have 10 districts each. Seven independent candidates won from Srinagar, the highest in any district in J&K, followed by four each in Pulwama, Shopian and Poonch and three each in ...

DDC polls: J&K people gave full support to Gupkar alliance, says Abdullah

Omar Abdullah said the results of the just concluded District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir should act as an "eye-opener" for the BJP which had made these polls a prestige issue

PAGD alliance ahead in 73 seats, BJP in 50 in J-K district polls

This is the first election after Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 was revoked last year and it was reorganised into a union territory

Jammu and Kashmir DDC polls: Early trends show Gupkar alliance ahead of BJP

Early trends in counting of votes for the DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir show PAGD, an anti-BJP alliance formed post abrogation of article 370, in the lead followed by the BJP

Counting of votes for first-ever DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir begins

Counting of votes for the first-ever DDC elections, which concluded on December 19, began at 9 am at all district headquarters across the Union Territory amid tight security