Category: IOK – Indian Occupied Kashmir

“I have never justified violence, nor am I the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. LoP should stop making excuses. What is the fault of the people of Jammu and Kashmir?,” he said Srinagar, Sep 26: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reacted sharply to the arrest of Ladakh-based environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, calling it “very […]

Ladakh in Uprising: Demands for Statehood After Deadly Crackdown LEH, LADAKH — A cold wind of outrage has swept across Leh, the capital of India’s isolated Himalayan region, as grief and anger burst into the open, according to Human Right Watch. On September 24, 2025, what began as a largely peaceful hunger strike and protest […]

Violence Erupts in Leh as Ladakh Statehood Protests Turn Deadly Leh, Ladakh – At least four people were killed and more than 70 injured Wednesday as protests demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution spiraled into violence. The unrest, organized by the youth wing of the Leh […]

Leh, Ladakh — A sudden eruption of violence shook Leh on Tuesday as protesters demanding statehood and constitutional safeguards clashed with police, marking the first major breakdown of order in Ladakh’s ongoing agitation, according to NDTV. What began as a hunger strike and a call for a peaceful shutdown escalated into pitched street battles. Hundreds […]

Gunfire Erupts in Kishtwar as Anti-Terror Operation Unfolds in Kashmir KISHTWAR, Jammu & Kashmir — A tense anti-terror operation is underway in the Keshwan area of Kishtwar district, where Indian Army troops exchanged fire with militants Sunday afternoon, military officials said. The encounter began at approximately 1:00 p.m. local time, when alert units of the […]

Kashmir Chief Minister Seeks Legal Counsel Ahead of Supreme Court Statehood Case Srinagar—Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he is consulting lawyers to determine whether a new legal strategy is needed for the statehood case in India’s Supreme Court, highlighting the ongoing political and constitutional fallout from the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special […]

Srinagar, Kashmir — Security forces in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district have destroyed a terrorist hideout after a fierce two-day encounter in the dense Guddar forest, officials confirmed Tuesday, according to Kashmir Media News. The joint operation, led by the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF, and Special Operations Group (SOG), began early Monday on the […]

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 […]