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Security forces responded strongly to crush the rebellion, termed by New Delhi as terrorism unleashed from across the western borders.

After Aug 5, journalists in J&K finding it hard to do their work

The militants intensified their campaign and the revolt became spectacular, making headlines in the international press.

19 Dec 2019 5:19 AM

Kashmiris have shown grace under pressure

The decade in question was the 1990s and the event was the battle for Bosnia.

07 Dec 2019 1:36 AM

Home Minister Amit Shah addressing the upper house. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Govt must recognise J&K not yet ‘normal’

An official claim of normality in such circumstances can only make us the world’s laughing stock.

26 Nov 2019 12:00 AM

A delegation of civil society group led by former Union minister Yashwant Sinha interact with the members of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries to assess the situation in the Valley in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

J&K situation contrasts Shah’s claim: Yashwant Sinha

Sinha, touring Valley with Concerned Citizens Group, says economy chain of state lies shattered.

23 Nov 2019 1:14 AM

Security personnel patrol a deserted street in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Habeas corpus is habeas carcass in Kashmir Valley

The time is come to consider the basics of the legal outrage of imprisonment without trial called ‘preventive detention’.

11 Nov 2019 12:27 AM

Train services in Kashmir Valley to resume from November 11

The authorities are also contemplating to restart the Short Messaging Service (SMS) facility on post-paid mobile phones soon.

07 Nov 2019 4:37 AM

A policeman walks past a pool of blood at the spot of a grenade explosion at a market in Srinagar on Monday. (Photo: AP)

UP vendor killed, 44 hurt in Srinagar grenade blast

The powerful blast caused commotion in the area and many people were seen running for safety.

05 Nov 2019 1:13 AM

Members of European Union Parliamentary delegation during a shikara ride at Dal Lake in Srinagar, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Euro MPs in Srinagar was a sorry spectacle

Of the 27 MEPs invited, four declined to go to Kashmir with the rest of the group.

30 Oct 2019 6:13 AM

The government had also then announced the bifurcation of J&K into two Union territories. (Photo: File)

EU MPs to go to J&K today as row erupts

The move was also criticised by the Left parties and BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.

29 Oct 2019 1:06 AM

Friday prayers have not been allowed at any of the major mosques or shrines, including the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta, in the Valley for the past more than two months now. (Photo: File)

Kashmir: Normal life continues to be hit for 82nd day, Jamia Masjid remains closed

The gates of the Jamia Masjid were shut and security forces' personnel were deployed in strength in the area.

25 Oct 2019 2:30 PM

Congress leader and former J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was in Baramulla about three weeks ago.

Big brother handles media in Kashmir

Local journalists got their stories by talking to them, but these could not be filed, some of them told me. The unofficial censors would not let them.

25 Oct 2019 12:51 AM

National, anti-national and the new politics in Kashmir

Military fixation, and throwing out the old, is the new politics for Kashmir that the Centre is busy crafting.

24 Oct 2019 7:07 AM

Security personnel patrol the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: Has the trust of 70 years gone?

The speech of Pakistan PM Imran Khan at the UN General Assembly last month elicits nothing but praise.

21 Oct 2019 2:44 AM

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik (Photo: PTI)

J&K gov: No plan yet to restore Net, pre-paid mobiles

Post-paid mobile phone service was made operational also in the Kashmir Valley from October 14 noon.

19 Oct 2019 1:30 AM

Mobiles back in J&K soon, Net block to remain

It is now learnt that the govt has decided to ask the service providers to restore mobile phone connectivity across the Valley in a phased manner.

10 Oct 2019 6:14 AM

While public transport remains off roads, increased movement of private cars and other vehicles enlivens various areas during daytime.

‘Survival instinct’ helping Kashmiris cope with crisis

Traders and transporters have been observing a spontaneous strike for the past 56 days and all efforts to persuade them have failed.

30 Sep 2019 2:16 AM

And this includes the repetition from the highest levels of government and the ruling party the canard that Article 370 of the Constitution was a “temporary” provision. (Photo: PTI)

Dissecting govt’s approach on J&K at a New Delhi meeting

And it is this which makes the whole thing vicious, irrational and hard to reverse when circumstances dictate a change of course.

30 Sep 2019 1:31 AM

Kashmir Valley under siege again, lockdown in many areas

The police also warned residents of “action under law” if they defied the restrictions.

28 Sep 2019 2:11 AM

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval (Photo: AP)

J&K on high alert after Ajit Doval’s review

Security of vital installations in Kashmir stepped up.

27 Sep 2019 6:42 AM

Kashmiri youth take ‘torch’ procession in Srinagar’s Anchar area on Thursday evening to demand “freedom” from India and also protest against the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

Kashmir Valley on edge ahead of UNGA meet

PM Modi is slated to speak at UNGA before Imran Khan today.

27 Sep 2019 6:36 AM

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