Jammu and Kashmir

Amarnath Yatra Cancelled For The Second Year In A Row Amid COVID-19

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday June 21, 2021

Amarnath Yatra 2021: The famous Amarnath Yatra has been cancelled. It is important to save people's lives and so Amarnath Yatra will not be held in larger public interest, the Office of the Lieutenant-Governor of Jammu and Kashmir tweeted.

BJP Calls Meeting To Chalk Out "Counter-Strategy" Against Gupkar Alliance

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 21, 2021

Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Monday said he is meeting senior party leaders in Jammu to chalk out a "counter-strategy" against Gupkar Alliance ahead of the all-party meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi

Congress Leader P Chidambaram Demands Restoration Of Statehood To J&K

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 21, 2021

Seeking restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said Parliament should repeal the "offending" laws in the upcoming Monsoon session and restore the status quo ante there.

Top Lashkar Terrorist Among 3 Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Arun Nair | Monday June 21, 2021

Three terrorists, including a top commander of the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, were killed in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore, the police said today.

Gupkar Alliance To Discuss PM's All-Party Meeting On Tuesday: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 21, 2021

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will meet on Tuesday to discuss the Centre's invitation to mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir.

J&K Parties In A Huddle After Being Invited To PM's All-Party Meet

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 20, 2021

Hectic political consultations were on in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday within mainstream regional parties including the National Conference (NC) and the PDP over an all-party meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24

J&K Light Infantry Receives Victory Flame In Commemoration Of 1971 India-Pakistan War

India News | Asian News International | Sunday June 20, 2021

As part of celebrations of 50 years of India's triumph over Pakistan in 1971 war, soldiers and war veterans at Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) Regimental Centre in Srinagar on Sunday recieved the Victory Flame.

Mawya Sudan Becomes First Woman Fighter Pilot In IAF From J&K's Rajouri

India News | Asian News International | Sunday June 20, 2021

Mawya Sudan, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, has become the first woman fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Rajouri district.

Rajnath Singh Meets Lieutenant Governors Of Jammu And Kashmir, Ladakh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 20, 2021

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today held separate meetings with the Lieutenant Governors of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Too Early For Statehood, PM's J&K All-Party Meet On Delimitation: Sources

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 20, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with the political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir is about the delimitation exercise, which has started in the new Union Territory, sources said today, brushing off speculation about restoration of statehood.

Mehbooba Mufti To Decide On PDP Participation In All-Party Meet With PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 20, 2021

The political affairs committee (PAC) -- the highest decision making body of the PDP - on Sunday authorised party president Mehbooba Mufti to take a call on the invitation of the Centre to mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir for talks.

"No Invitation So Far": J&K Congress Chief On All-Party Meet With PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 19, 2021

Jammu and Kashmir Congress president GA Mir on Saturday said his party has not received any invitation from the Centre for participation in a proposed conference of mainstream political parties from the Union Territory in New Delhi next week.

PDP Leader Sartaj Madni Released After 6 Months Of Detention

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 19, 2021

Senior PDP leader Sartaj Madni was released after six months of detention on Saturday, hours after his niece and party president Mehbooba Mufti received an invitation from the Centre for talks with Jammu and Kashmir's regional political parties.

Have Got Invitation To All-Party Meet With PM: Omar Abdullah

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday June 19, 2021

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said they have got a formal invite for an all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

J&K Police Finds Narco-Terror Module, Drugs Worth Rs. 45 Crore Seized

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 19, 2021

The police have busted a narco-terror module in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district and arrested 10 people with a huge quantity of heroin, worth Rs 45 crore, along with arms and ammunition, officials said on Saturday.