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Indefinite strike by lawyers greets newly formed J&K Union Territory

Following the strike by lawyers, work in all courts remained affected

Restrictions lifted from Srinagar, normal life remains affected in Kashmir

The efforts of the state government to open schools over the past three months have not borne any fruit

What is the biggest problem haunting Pak? Definitely not J&K, says survey

Pakistan's economy has struggled in the last few years

Jammu & Kashmir ceases to be a state; two Union Territories are born

History will be created on Thursday when Jammu and Kashmir, which has been part of the Union of India since 1947, will cease to be a state and will be bifurcated into two Union Territories. IAS officers Girish Chandra Murmu and R K Mathur, who have been appointed the new Lieutenant Governors (LG) for the Union territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh respectively, will be sworn-in at separate functions to be held in Srinagar and Leh on Thursday. Both Murmu and Mathur will be sworn in by Chief Justice of J&K High Court Gita Mittal. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the appointed day for the two UTs is October 31 and these will come into existence in the midnight (Wednesday-Thursday), nearly three months after the announcement in Rajya Sabha. This is for the first time that a state is converted into two UTs even though there are numerous example of a UT becoming a full state or a state bifurcating into two states. The total number of states in ..

EU MP delegation in Kashmir says Article 370 is an internal issue for India

The delegation is the first high-level foreign visit to Kashmir after the August 5 decision of the Centre to revoke the state's special status

Germany's Merkel to discuss bilateral issues with PM Modi, sign 20 deals

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be visiting Raj Ghat on Friday and also visiting Gandhi Smriti

Security heightened in Kashmir after terror attack leaves 5 labourers dead

Clashes also broke out at several places in Kashmir on Tuesday, leaving several persons injured.

UN urges India to ease Kashmir situation, fully restore Kashmiris' rights

Although some of these measures have been relaxed, their impact on human rights continues to be widely felt, UN said

1.6 lakh students to appear in JKBOSE board exams amid incomplete syllabus

Students are in a dilemma as almost half of the syllabus is yet to be completed due to the prolonged closure of schools

Govt employees of J&K, Ladakh UTs to get salaries as per 7th pay commission

Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the proposal of payment of all 7th CPC allowances to the government employees of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh

Phones ring in Kashmir after 70 days as postpaid mobile services restored

People were seen using mobile phones on roads, market places, inside offices and banks talking to each other

NowTrending: Did a 14-year-old really just write a book on Kashmir?

In the Times of Article 370, by self-publishing company Notion Press, claims to be about life in the Indian Army

We are concerned, says UN spokesperson on situation in Kashmir

Dujarric was asked about a New York Times report that had said people in Kashmir are unable to get medical help due to the communication blackout

China paying 'close attention' to situation in Kashmir: Xi tells Imran

Khan's visit to China comes at a time when tensions have spiked between Pakistan and India after New Delhi ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5

PM Modi speaks about 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' in UNGA speech

Modi outlines India's views about the world and calls for a collective fight against terrorism.

Forces on high alert along LoC as 500 militants wait to infiltrate: Report

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday said Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot terror camp very recently

We are building a more prosperous Kashmir: India's ambassador to the US

Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan can run his own economy into the ground, but not those of his neighbors

India expects to gain control over Pak occupied Kashmir one day: Jaishankar

No need to "worry" beyond a point about what people will say on Kashmir, says External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Farooq Abdullah devoted to India's unity, I condemn his arrest: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who is lodged in Tihar Jail here on corruption charges, on Tuesday condemned the detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and said no one in the valley was more devoted to the idea of a united India than the NC leader. "I have asked my family to tweet on my behalf the following: I condemn the detention of Shri Farooq Abdullah under PSA. There is no one in Kashmir more devoted to the idea of a united India of which J&K is an integral part than Shri Farooq Abdulla," Chidambaram said on Twitter. In another tweet, the former Union finance minister said the fight for freedom was a never-ending process as he cited examples of public movements across the world. "I have been reading news stories about protest movements across the world in Moscow, Hong Kong, France, Slovakia, Algeria, Myanmar, Romania and so on. "The cry is for freedom. As a young Slovakian said, 'The fight for ...

Amnesty chief says group will defy Modi govt's bid to 'crush' criticism

"We are not intimidated," says Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International's Indian-origin secretary-general.