Category: IOK – Indian Occupied Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 25 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah voiced frustration Tuesday over what he described as the indefinite delay in the restoration of statehood, saying the issue is being “dragged” in the absence of a clear timeline from India’s Supreme Court, reported by GK News. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of […]

JAMMU — National Conference leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday vowed to continue pressing for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, after hopes that the issue would be addressed in the recently concluded Monsoon Session of Parliament faded. “Leave it now, the hope has gone, the water has crossed over. […]

On Independence Day, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah delivered a blistering speech in Srinagar, rejecting the notion that terrorist attacks should influence the region’s political status and pledging to take the fight for statehood directly to the people, reported by J&K Media News. His remarks followed a Supreme Court observation that “incidents like […]

KISHTWAR, Kashmir — A massive cloudburst unleashed deadly flash floods in a remote mountain village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 46 people — including two paramilitary personnel — and injuring dozens more, as rescue teams battled treacherous terrain and fading daylight, reported by Kashmir Media News. The disaster struck […]

New Delhi, Aug 13: The Supreme Court would on Thursday hear a plea for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, as reported by GK News. A bench of Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran is likely to hear the matter, according to the causelist. On December 11, […]

Kulgam, Jammu & Kashmir — August 9 The counterterror operation unfolding in the dense alpine forests of Kulgam has entered its ninth day, claiming the lives of two Indian Army soldiers and injuring two more in an intense overnight exchange of fire. The prolonged standoff, one of the longest in recent years, underscores the peril […]

India Raids Kashmir Bookstores After Banning Arundhati Roy, Other Authors Srinagar — Police in Indian-administered Kashmir launched a wave of raids on bookstores and street vendors Thursday, days after authorities banned 25 books for allegedly promoting “secessionism” and “false narratives” about the disputed region, reported by Al Jazeera News. Among the banned authors is internationally […]

Kashmir Opposition Stages Protest on Anniversary of Article 370 Abrogation Srinagar, Aug 5 — The streets of Srinagar remained tense on Tuesday as the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) attempted to march in protest against the 2019 abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A — a constitutional move that stripped the region of its […]

Army Officer Accused of Brutal Assault on SpiceJet Crew Over Baggage Dispute at Srinagar Airport Srinagar — A senior Indian Army officer allegedly assaulted four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar Airport during a boarding dispute on Saturday, leaving two of them severely injured—one reportedly with a spinal fracture and another with serious jaw trauma. The violent […]

Srinagar, July 28 – In a pivotal counter-terror operation that follows months of national anguish and rising Indo-Pak tensions, Indian security forces have successfully neutralized Suleiman Shah, the alleged mastermind behind the Pahalgam massacre that left 26 civilians dead, reported by Kashmir Media News. The strike, part of the ongoing Operation Mahadev, also eliminated two […]