Restrictions imposed across Kashmir Valley, School colleges to remain shut

Srinagar (IANS) Restrictions have been imposed across the Kashmir Valley from early Monday, it was announced here.

"Government has imposed restrictions under section 144 CrPC in District Srinagar with effect from 1200 Hrs on…

Omar, Mehbooba under house arrest in Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti will not be allowed to move out of their houses as strict restrictions are imposed in the Kashmir Valley from early Monday morning, police sources said.

Shah proposes in RS to revoke Article 370 in J&K

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday proposed in the Rajya Sabha to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir, ending the special status to the state.

Shah moved the amendment amid uproar by opposition…

Article 35A inserted by Presidential Order, can be struck down

New Delhi (IANS) Even as the new BJP government explores all options to bring an end to the brutal cage match taking place in Kashmir, with the setting up of a Delimitation Commission as one of the prongs available on the table to correct the regional…

VHP plans to take out 500 processions in WB on Janmashtami

Kolkata (IANS) The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) is planning to take out 500 processions at more than 1,500 locations in West Bengal as part of its efforts to celebrate Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, later this month.

The three-day celebrations…

Kashmiri Pandits hail axing of Article 370

New Delhi (IANS) Hindu Pandits who have been displaced from the Kashmir Valley on Monday hailed the decision to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said they hoped this will help them return…

Modi's Mission Kashmir: How Shah & Co executed the 'top secret' task

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's actual countdown for revoking Article 370 and bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir began during the third week of June, when he chose 1987 batch IAS officer of Chattisgarh cadre, B.V.R.…

Diwan of Ajmer Sharif welcomes scrapping of Article 370

Jaipur (IANS) The diwan of the Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti dargah in Ajmer, Saiyad Jainul Obedin, on Monday welcomed the government's move to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, terming it…

CBI searches over dozen places in UP, including Sengar's

Lucknow/New Delhi (IANS) A day after the CBI questioned expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, the agency on Sunday said it searched over a dozen places in four districts in Uttar Pradesh including the residences of Sengar and…

Take slain soldiers' bodies: India tells Pakistan

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army on Sunday offered its Pakistani counterparts to take the dead bodies of its soldiers who were killed in a foiled infiltration attempt in Jammu and Kashmir.

"The Pakistan Army has been offered to approach…