Kishtwar Clash

• Kishtwar clashes: Supreme Court censures J&K government over discrimination in compensation

  Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Jammu and Kashmir government over discrimination in handing out compensation to paramilitary forces killed in the deadly communal clashes in Kishtwar last month.

• We are treated differently as if we aren't part of the mainstream: Omar Abdullah

  Pained by the criticism over the recent communal violence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today demanded to know why Kashmiris were treated differently.

• Omar Abdullah trying to divide people along religious lines: Mehbooba Mufti

  Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of "trying to divide people of the state on religious lines".

• Parliament's focal point is Kashmir violence, this MP sleeps through it all

  The communal violence in Kishtwar in Kashmir was the focal point of Parliament today, but one MP was able to sleep through it all.

• No repeat of forced migration seen in 1990, says P Chidambaram on Kishtwar clashes

  Insisting that the situation in violence-hit Jammu and Kashmir is under control, the Centre today said it will extend all help to the state government in maintaining law and order and asserted that the repeat of forced migration witnessed in 1990 will not be allowed.

• Highlights: P Chidambaram speaks in Parliament on Kishtwar clashes

  After being slammed by the Opposition on the Kishtwar clashes in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, in which three people were killed, the government today made a statement in Parliament.

• Kishtwar clashes: Amaranth yatra remains suspended for third day

  Amarnath yatra from Jammu remained suspended for the third consecutive day today after curfew was imposed in several parts of the valley following clashes in Kishtwar on Friday.

• Highlights: Arun Jaitley speaks in the Rajya Sabha on Kishtwar clashes

  The government and the opposition vied to speak on the communal violence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning, leading to chaos and yet another adjournment of the Rajya Sabha. The BJP is angry that senior leader Arun Jaitley was not allowed to visit the town yesterday and has accused the J&K government of "hiding the truth."

• Kishtwar clashes: Jaitley targets Centre, Jammu and Kashmir government

  The communal violence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, led to several disruptions in Parliament on Monday morning, with an angry BJP protesting over senior leader Arun Jaitley being stopped from visiting the violence-hit town yesterday and accusing the J&K government of "hiding the truth." The Centre has asked the state government for a report ami...

• BJP slams Arun Jaitley's detention in Jammu, asks if state government is hiding something

  The BJP on Sunday lashed out at the Jammu and Kashmir government for detaining party leader Arun Jaitley at Jammu airport and preventing him from going towards riot-hit Kishtwar. Party leaders questioned if the state government was trying to hide something.

• Kishtwar clashes: Curfew imposed in Jammu and Rajouri, Army called in

  The tension in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir following Friday's communal clashes has now spread to other adjoining areas. Curfew has been clamped in Jammu and Rajouri districts following incidents of arson and violence and the Army has been called in to help control the situation.

• Arun Jaitley to lead BJP team to violence-hit Kishtwar today

  BJP leaders led by Arun Jaitley will tomorrow visit Kistwar areas affected by communal clashes to make an on-the-spot assessment of the situation.

• Jammu and Kashmir government orders high-level inquiry into Kishtwar clashes

  Jammu and Kashmir government tonight ordered a high-level inquiry into the Kishtwar clashes in which two people were killed and 20 others injured.

• Hurriyat calls for shutdown in Jammu and Kashmir today after Kishtwar clash

  Hardline Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Gelani called for a general strike in Jammu and Kashmir today after clashes in Kishtwar town on Friday.