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  Kashmir unrest: Death toll reaches 91 as 13-year-old dies; curfew continues

  India | October 08, 2016 10:53 IST

  The death toll in Kashmir unrest went up to 91 after a 13-year-old Srinagar boy who sustained injuries in clashes with security forces on Friday, succumbed to injuries today. Junaid Ahmad Bhat a resident of

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  Blow to Mehbooba Mufti as PDP MP Tariq Hamid Karra resigns from party, Lok Sabha

  Politics | September 15, 2016 17:01 IST

  senior PDP leader and Lok Sabha member Tariq Hamid Karra on Thursday resigned both from the party and the Parliament.

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  Kashmir unrest: Life remains paralysed for 69th consecutive day in the valley

  India | September 15, 2016 15:07 IST

  For 69th consecutive day, life remained paralysed in the Kashmir valley today.

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  Two protesters killed in fresh Kashmir clashes, death toll rises to 77

  India | September 10, 2016 16:48 IST

  Two men were killed in fresh clashes with security forces on Saturday in the Kashmir Valley that remained shut for the 64th day. Police said the deaths occurred in two south Kashmir villages where hundreds

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  Kashmir unrest: SC to hear plea for stopping government funding of separatist groups

  India | September 08, 2016 19:00 IST

  The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that prayed for a direction to both central and state governments to stop funding the Kashmiri separatist groups and their leaders.

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  Kashmir unrest: Trust will not fall from heaven, says Sitaram Yechury

  Politics | September 08, 2016 18:42 IST

  Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of CPI(M), today pointed out that terms like ‘trust’ and ‘development’ that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi used in the context of Kashmir are meaningless unless they are backed by concrete actions.

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  Kashmir unrest: All Party Delegation meet achieved nothing, says Omar Abdullah

  Politics | September 07, 2016 18:30 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the All Party Delegation (APD) that visited Kashmir this week failed to achieve anything.

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  Kashmir unrest: Hurriyat refusing to hold talks with all-party delegation 'unacceptable', says Congress

  Politics | September 07, 2016 13:10 IST

  The Congress party today slammed the Kashmiri separatist conglomerate ‘Hurriyat Conference’ for refusing to hold talks with the all-party delegation and said that it is unacceptable to India.

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  Death toll rises to 75 after teenager's death, Kashmir closed for 59th consecutive day

  India | September 06, 2016 12:14 IST

  The authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions in the old city areas of Srinagar and some other parts of the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as the toll in ongoing unrest rose to 75, officials said. Musaib Majeed,

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  Separatists should not choose to meet only Pak High Commissioner: Ghulam Nabi Azad

  Politics | September 05, 2016 19:15 IST

  Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday hit out at the separatists, saying they should not choose to meet only the Pakistan High Commissioner.

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  Kashmir unrest: Separatists snub talks with all-party delegation, call it a photo-op

  India | September 05, 2016 7:05 IST

  Attempts made by a breakaway section of all-party parliamentary delegation to reach out to Kashmiri separatist leaders was met with a cold response as the later either refused to meet the delegation or hold peace

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  Pellet guns to be used in “rarest of rare cases”, govt panel suggests PAVA shells as alternative

  India | August 29, 2016 22:14 IST

  Expert panel has suggested chilli-filled grenades and 'stun lac shells' as alternatives to pellet guns

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  Our collective mistakes, mishandling have pushed Kashmir youth to stone pelting: Omar Abdullah to PM Modi

  Politics | August 28, 2016 14:51 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that youth have been pushed towards stone-pelting due to our collective mistakes.

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  Govt signals talk with separatists, all-party delegation may meet Hurriyat leaders next month

  Politics | August 28, 2016 7:23 IST

  As all efforts of the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government to bring normalcy in the Valley so far have gone to vain, the government is mulling bringing separatists back to the talking table.

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  J&K: Curfew lifted from Anantnag, to continue in Srinagar and other parts

  India | August 27, 2016 14:49 IST

  The Jammu and Kashmir government today lifted curfew from South Kashmir’s Anantnag town although the restriction on assembly of people would remain in force.

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  Amidst continued unrest in Kashmir, CM Mehbooba Mufti to fly Delhi for talks with PM Modi

  Politics | August 26, 2016 22:02 IST

  As the Kashmir Valley remained on the boil with one more civilian getting killed in firing by security forces, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will fly to New Delhi for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra

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  Unrest-hit Kashmir suffers Rs 6,400 crore loss during 49 days of curfew, strikes

  India | August 26, 2016 17:26 IST

  Taking a toll on the economy of Kashmir, the unending unrest incurred a whopping Rs 6,400 crore loss to the valley. With businesses being badly hit and separatist-sponsored strikes in most parts for the past

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  Mehbooba Mufti loses cool, ends press conference with Rajnath still seated

  Politics | August 25, 2016 16:31 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday lost her cool during a press conference she was addressing jointly with Home Minister Rajnath Singh when journalists grilled her on her role in dealing with

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  ‘Kashmir unrest’ heading towards ISIS-inspired ‘religious extremism’, warns PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig

  Politics | August 25, 2016 13:22 IST

  Muzaffar Hussain Baig, senior PDP leader and former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has warned that the ongoing unrest in Kashmir is fast turning into ‘religious extremism’ which is being driven by a

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  Rajnath Singh in Kashmir; holds talks with political leaders, reviews security situation

  Politics | August 24, 2016 21:21 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh today visited Kashmir for the second time in a month and held talks with political leaders after reviewing the security situation on the ground.