Kishtwar Clashes

• Sajjad Kichloo promises all help to Kishtwar victims

  After being re-inducted as Deputy Home Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sajjad Kichloo last night said he would stand by the victims of Kishtwar clashes and ensure that all possible help is extended to them.

• 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.

• One-man Commission of Inquiry to probe Kishtwar riots

  The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed a one-man Commission of Inquiry by Justice (retired) R C Gandhi to probe the Kishtwar communal clashes on August 9 in which three persons died and dozens others were injured.

• After curfew is lifted, Kishtwar holds rally for peace

  After twelve days of curfew following communal clashes on August 9, people from the mountain town of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir came together for a peace rally. Hundreds of people from both Hindu and Muslim communities in Kishtwar held the rally once the police announced that the curfew was lifted. Both communities claim that their mistrust is m...

• Kishtwar violence: Locals blame administration for inaction

  Cinders of August 9 flames in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar tell the story of mayhem in the mountainous town. Even 11 days after the violence, Kishtwar is still under curfew. A no go area for the media in the aftermath of the clashes, NDTV finally managed to enter the small town only to discover that the anger is not entirely communal, but actually ...

• Curfew lifted in Kishtwar after 13 days

  Curfew was lifted in Kishtwar today 13 days after restrictions were imposed after violent clashes claimed three lives.

• Kishtwar communal clashes: Confidence-building measures taken, J&K government tells Supreme Court

  Nearly three weeks after Jammu and Kashmir witnessed one of its worst communal clashes in Kishtwar, the state government today told the Supreme Court that immediate steps had been taken to build confidence between the two communities.

• Mobile internet services resume in Kashmir after Kishtwar clashes

  Mobile internet services were restored in Kashmir valley today after remaining suspended for four days as a precautionary measure after the clashes in Kishtwar district.

• 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.

• Kishtwar violence: Parliament rocked again, curfew continues

  The Supreme Court today asked the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary to file a detailed affidavit on Kishtwar clashes and the subsequent steps taken by the state government. The Kishtwar violence continued to remain a political flashpoint with noisy protests in Parliament by the Bharatiya Janata Party members. The party was also engaged in a slangin...

• 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".

• Won't allow forced migration: Chidambaram on Kashmir

  Three people have died in clashes in the Jammu region, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today and added that the government will not allow any forced migration from the area.

• 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.