Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) NEW DELHI: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa), which grants sweeping powers to the military in “disturbed areas,” has been extended in eight districts of Nagaland, three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, and several other regions for an additional six months. The decision comes after a review of the law…
SRINAGAR: For the first time since their ancestors migrated from Pakistan to J&K during the 1947 Partition, over 5,000 Hindu families will vote in the ongoing assembly elections.Forced to live in 39 squalid camps near Jammu for over seven decades because Article 370 on J&K’s special status denied them land and other rights, these refugees…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said no bunkers in Jammu and Kashmir were needed as the government would respond with a shell if even a bullet is fired from across the border — an apparent reference to Pakistan, which has a notorious past for violating ceasefire agreement.“Now, bunkers are not needed…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a blistering attack at Mehooba Mufti’s PDP, Farooq Abdullah’s NC and the Congress party, saying the “three families” armed the youth of Jammu and Kashmir while BJP handed them laptops. During a rally at Mendhar in poll-bound J&K, Amit Shah said the Valley witnessed unprecedented…
NEW DELHI: The left-wing extremist groups seeking to overthrow the Indian government, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) warned on Thursday and added that the most significant terrorism threats appear to relate to ISIL or AQ-linked groups active in and around Jammu and Kashmir.FATF in its India’s mutual evaluation report said that the terrorist financing…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched an attack on the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, accusing it of aligning with Pakistan’s interests. PM Modi warned that a vote for Congress would lead to the reinstatement of Article 370, which he said would pave the way for violence to return…
SRINAGAR: “Azadi (freedom)” and greater autonomy, stirring slogans of Kashmir Valley in earlier elections, have given way to calls for restoration of special status under Article 370 and statehood ahead of J&K’s Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly polls.In a sign of the change, National Conference (NC) president and ex-CM Farooq Abdullah vowed Monday to fight for…
NEW DELHI: India on Monday sharply reacted to Iran‘s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei‘s post on X, in which he wrote, “The enemies of Islam have always tried to make us indifferent with regard to our shared identity as an Islamic Ummah. We cannot consider ourselves to be Muslims if we are oblivious to the…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that there will be no trade or talks with Pakistan until complete normalcy is restored in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah, during an election rally in J&K’s Ramban, launched a scathing attack on opposition parties National Conference (NC) and Congress, accusing them of fostering terrorism in…
NEW DELHI: The assessment of top BJP politicians that established parties in Jammu and Kashmir, including Congress, will have no role in government formation is based on the possibility of a good performance by seven local parties and 32 Independents in the fray, who are said to be strongly placed.Sources said Independents and local parties…
