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Jammu, November 13:It took Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah 22 years to learn that participation in elections was the real test of popularity of any leader or his party. Fortunately, leaders of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) have learnt that lesson in only a month, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari said in Srinagar on Thursday.He was commenting on

Jammu, November 9:Eight rounds of talks later, Indian and Chinese forces appear to be no closer to backing off in Ladakh from their entrenched positions then they were after the first round of talks. A couple of days ago, senior commanders from both sides met for 11 hours to discuss various issues. At the end of the discussions, the two

Jammu, November 3.Once Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession with India on October 26, providing troops for the defence of Jammu and Kashmir became the responsibility of the Indian government. Shedding past lethargy and diffidence to help the state, some soldiers of 1 Sikh landed in Srinagar early on October 27, the very next day.Once it became clear

Jammu, November 3:Come elections and the Congress, along with other opposition parties, used to taunt the BJP about its electoral promises. The BJP’s repeated inclusion of removal of Article 370 and construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya in the manifesto were favourite taunts.These parties often used to ask the BJP in mocking tones as to why these things find mention

9th September 2020 What are SKIMS, SKUAST and SKPA? Oh, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology and Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy in Jammu and Kashmir. So did countless other government institutions and buildings are named after Sher-e-Kashmir, a title conferred on Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah by his supporters. The gallantry medal awarded for conspicuous bravery by

28th October 2020 Those making constitutional changes in Jammu and Kashmir seem to have a deep sense of history. So it seems when one looks at major changes scrapping Article 35 A and restating 370 that were brought in on August 5, 2019. In 1965, August 5 was the day when war with Pakistan due to its Operation Gibraltar had

26th October 2020 Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession on October 26, 1947, to accede to India. After that, Jammu and Kashmir became a part of India officially, and Indian troops landed in Srinagar to repulse the tribal Pathan lashkars led by Pakistani army personnel. That was perhaps one of the

23th October 2020 At her maiden press conference after being released from a long custody of 14 months, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday did what she is best known for: Making dramatic announcements. Expressing regrets for trusting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she asserted that she wouldn’t hold any other flag (a reference to Tricolour) until “our

18th October 2020 Jammu and Kashmir has remained a critical issue before the Indian government ever since independence and creation of Pakistan on August 14/15, 1947. Officially, the Pakistan government had started preparing for forcefully annexing the Princely State of J&K the moment it came into existence. A Sikh officer, Major O S Kalkat, had learnt about Operation Gulmarg plan

 14th October 2020 Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, now released, is back to using her trademark expressions which have always bordered on soft separatism. She has promised to come out with her plan in a press conference on Friday though it is no brainer she wants restoration of Article 35A and 370. But whether it’s by seeking