Eu Lawmakers Jammu And Kashmir Visit

Questions swirling around the visit of 27 European lawmakers to Jammu and Kashmir, the foreign ministry today said it was in the know about the matter. "It was brought to attention of the government that this delegation is going to visit India," foreign ministry spokesperson Ravish Kumar said amid Congress's sharp comments about the propriety of th...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said in Parliament that the UK's long-standing stance of Kashmir being a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan remains unchanged although the situation in the Valley is of "profound" concern to the country.

Former union minister P Chidambaram was sent back to Tihar Jail again today by a Delhi court in the INX Media case. On his way back to the jail, the senior Congress leader made a jab at the Narendra Modi government over the visit of the lawmakers from European Union, who were allowed to go to Jammu and Kashmir.

As more than 20 European Union MPs visited Jammu and Kashmir - the first international group to do so since the government ended special status to the state - the organiser of the event, a little known NGO, is in the spotlight.

The Shiv Sena today took strong objection to the visit by European Union (EU) MPs to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that Kashmir was not an international issue.

European Union MPs whose visit to Jammu and Kashmir has been criticised by the opposition today said they were not here to interfere in India's politics and "fully supported the country in its efforts for lasting peace and end of terror". The European lawmakers were addressing select media - many, including local Kashmiri newspapers were kept out -...

A group of European Union MPs visited Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with the opposition raising questions about foreign lawmakers being allowed in the state when Indian political leaders had been barred or turned away from the airport. This is the first such international visit since the government ended special status to Jammu and Kashmir and split...

The United Nations expressed its concerns about what it called the "deprivation" of human rights of the people in Jammu and Kashmir today - a remark that coincided with the visit of a group of lawmakers from the European Union to the area. In a tweet, the UN asked India to and asked India to "to unlock the situation and fully restore the rights tha...

Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama today opened fired at the paramilitary personnel deployed at a school in the district. No injuries have been reported.

Chris Davies, a Liberal Democrat MP of the European parliament, has claimed that he was barred from visiting Kashmir after he asked to be allowed to move around freely and speak to local people.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has hit out at the Modi government for allowing the members of European Parliament to visit Jammu and Kashmir. She said it would have been better if the government had allowed Indian MPs to go to the Valley.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today joined the opposition chorus accusing the government of allowing a group of European Union MPs to visit Jammu and Kashmir while denying that opportunity to politicians within the country. The Congress leader called it "unique nationalism".

A group of European Union MPs, which met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday, arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday amid questions raised by the opposition on the visit at a time politicians at home have been barred from the state amid heavy restrictions for over two months.

Three senior leaders from Jammu and Kashmir -- one of them from the PDP and one from the Congress -- were present at Monday's lunch for the lawmakers from European Union, hosted by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

Jammu and Kashmir is expected to be in the focus of the international community on Tuesday as 27 lawmakers from the European Union is expected to visit the state to get a feel of the ground situation. Sources said the team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Questions swirling around the visit of 27 European lawmakers to Jammu and Kashmir, the foreign ministry today said it was in the know about the matter. "It was brought to attention of the government that this delegation is going to visit India," foreign ministry spokesperson Ravish Kumar said amid Congress's sharp comments about the propriety of th...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said in Parliament that the UK's long-standing stance of Kashmir being a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan remains unchanged although the situation in the Valley is of "profound" concern to the country.

Former union minister P Chidambaram was sent back to Tihar Jail again today by a Delhi court in the INX Media case. On his way back to the jail, the senior Congress leader made a jab at the Narendra Modi government over the visit of the lawmakers from European Union, who were allowed to go to Jammu and Kashmir.

As more than 20 European Union MPs visited Jammu and Kashmir - the first international group to do so since the government ended special status to the state - the organiser of the event, a little known NGO, is in the spotlight.

The Shiv Sena today took strong objection to the visit by European Union (EU) MPs to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that Kashmir was not an international issue.

European Union MPs whose visit to Jammu and Kashmir has been criticised by the opposition today said they were not here to interfere in India's politics and "fully supported the country in its efforts for lasting peace and end of terror". The European lawmakers were addressing select media - many, including local Kashmiri newspapers were kept out -...

A group of European Union MPs visited Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with the opposition raising questions about foreign lawmakers being allowed in the state when Indian political leaders had been barred or turned away from the airport. This is the first such international visit since the government ended special status to Jammu and Kashmir and split...

The United Nations expressed its concerns about what it called the "deprivation" of human rights of the people in Jammu and Kashmir today - a remark that coincided with the visit of a group of lawmakers from the European Union to the area. In a tweet, the UN asked India to and asked India to "to unlock the situation and fully restore the rights tha...

Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama today opened fired at the paramilitary personnel deployed at a school in the district. No injuries have been reported.

Chris Davies, a Liberal Democrat MP of the European parliament, has claimed that he was barred from visiting Kashmir after he asked to be allowed to move around freely and speak to local people.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has hit out at the Modi government for allowing the members of European Parliament to visit Jammu and Kashmir. She said it would have been better if the government had allowed Indian MPs to go to the Valley.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today joined the opposition chorus accusing the government of allowing a group of European Union MPs to visit Jammu and Kashmir while denying that opportunity to politicians within the country. The Congress leader called it "unique nationalism".

A group of European Union MPs, which met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday, arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday amid questions raised by the opposition on the visit at a time politicians at home have been barred from the state amid heavy restrictions for over two months.

Three senior leaders from Jammu and Kashmir -- one of them from the PDP and one from the Congress -- were present at Monday's lunch for the lawmakers from European Union, hosted by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

Jammu and Kashmir is expected to be in the focus of the international community on Tuesday as 27 lawmakers from the European Union is expected to visit the state to get a feel of the ground situation. Sources said the team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.