Category: IOK – Indian Occupied Kashmir

New Delhi, Dec. 01 — In a pointed and emotionally charged maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha, National Conference (NC) leader and newly elected Member of Parliament Chowdhary Mohd Ramzan warned that Jammu and Kashmir’s democratic mandate is being undermined, alleging that real authority in the Union Territory lies not with the elected government but […]

JAMMU – Indian authorities on Thursday raided the Srinagar office of the Kashmir Times, one of the region’s oldest English-language newspapers, in what editors and press-freedom advocates are calling an escalating attempt to smother independent journalism in India-administered Kashmir. The search was carried out by the State Investigation Agency (SIA), which is pursuing a case […]

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said Wednesday that violence and civilian deaths continue to haunt the region despite repeated government assurances that the 2019 constitutional changes would usher in lasting peace, according to GK Kashmir News. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Abdullah said residents were told the cycle […]

Two Militants Killed in Foiled Infiltration Along LoC, Amid Renewed Scrutiny of Kashmir Encounters Kupwara, Indian held Kashmir — The Indian Army said on Saturday that two militants were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, according to […]

MIRPUR, AJK: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (Y) has filed a formal petition before the United Nations Special Procedures Branch (UNSPB) and the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD), seeking urgent intervention for the release of its incarcerated chief, Yasin Malik, who has been imprisoned in India’s Tihar Jail for more than six […]

Srinagar, Oct 27 — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday voiced deepening frustration over the prolonged delay in restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, saying that optimism is giving way to resignation as time drags on. Speaking to reporters, Abdullah lamented that the promise of reinstating statehood — stripped away after the abrogation of Article 370 […]

Kashmir’s Statehood Now Rests With Supreme Court, Says Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary Jammu, Oct 11 — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said Saturday that the people of the Union Territory now look to the Supreme Court as their “last ray of hope” for the restoration of statehood, accusing the BJP-led central government […]

Security forces in north Kashmir foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara’s Keran sector, killing two suspected militants on Sunday, according to Kashmir News Media. According to officials, troops observed armed movement across the heavily guarded frontier and engaged the infiltrators before they could slip into Indian territory. “Both the […]

“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 […]