Jammu And Kashmir Unrest

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday highlighted the high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha elections and said Kashmir has given a befitting reply to the enemies of India by breaking polling records of many decades.

The General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, also known as Chinar Corps, Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla also said Pakistan is still trying to stoke unrest in Kashmir.

Village Defence Committees armed with rifles were first formed in 1990s at peak of unrest, lost value later as situation improved; now next generation ready

Trucks were allowed to move on Monday after protests across the valley; growers say 8,000 trucks with apples worth crores were stuck

Pakistan has been instructed by China to push large quantities of arms and ammunition into Jammu and Kashmir to sponsor increased anti-India activity and unrest amid the border standoff in Ladakh, government sources said on Friday, citing intelligence reports.

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday arrested Hyat Ahmad Bhat, who is believed to be the brain behind the unrest in Soura on the outskirts of Srinagar immediately after the centre withdrew the state's special status in August.

Pakistan is indulging in "false propaganda, trying to create a situation in Jammu and Kashmir and tell the international community that there is unrest" in the state, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said today, adding that the terrorists, who are getting support from Islamabad, are trying to intimidate the locals in the state.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for putting "pre-conditions" for a visit to the state and alleged that he was trying to "create unrest" by seeking to bring a delegation of opposition leaders.

In an unprecedented move, a US Congressman has apologised to Indian-Americans for not consulting them before writing a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to express his concerns on human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre scrapped its special status.

The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday told a Delhi court that jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah generated funds from Pakistan and other countries to carry out unrest in the Valley.

During the 2010 civilian unrest in Kashmir, an all-party delegation led by then Home Minister P Chidambaram visited the Valley to reach out to people and find a way to resolve the crisis.

A BJP leader and his brother were shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Thursday evening, the police said, triggering fears of unrest and prompting authorities to impose a curfew in the area.

Expressing satisfaction over the voter turnout in the first phase of Urban Local Body polls in Jammu and Kashmir, union minister Jitendra Singh Monday said time was running out for politicians who thrived on unrest and terrorism in the valley.

Blaming Pakistan for the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today that 90 per cent people in the state would like to participate the panchayat and urban local body polls scheduled this month.

A hearing for a clutch of closely-watched cases challenging Article 35A of the constitution has been deferred by the Supreme Court after the state and the central governments requested it to be pushed back, saying it could trigger unrest and affect efforts to organise long-delayed local body elections by the end of this year.

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday highlighted the high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha elections and said Kashmir has given a befitting reply to the enemies of India by breaking polling records of many decades.

The General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, also known as Chinar Corps, Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla also said Pakistan is still trying to stoke unrest in Kashmir.

Village Defence Committees armed with rifles were first formed in 1990s at peak of unrest, lost value later as situation improved; now next generation ready

Trucks were allowed to move on Monday after protests across the valley; growers say 8,000 trucks with apples worth crores were stuck

Pakistan has been instructed by China to push large quantities of arms and ammunition into Jammu and Kashmir to sponsor increased anti-India activity and unrest amid the border standoff in Ladakh, government sources said on Friday, citing intelligence reports.

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday arrested Hyat Ahmad Bhat, who is believed to be the brain behind the unrest in Soura on the outskirts of Srinagar immediately after the centre withdrew the state's special status in August.

Pakistan is indulging in "false propaganda, trying to create a situation in Jammu and Kashmir and tell the international community that there is unrest" in the state, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said today, adding that the terrorists, who are getting support from Islamabad, are trying to intimidate the locals in the state.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for putting "pre-conditions" for a visit to the state and alleged that he was trying to "create unrest" by seeking to bring a delegation of opposition leaders.

In an unprecedented move, a US Congressman has apologised to Indian-Americans for not consulting them before writing a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to express his concerns on human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre scrapped its special status.

The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday told a Delhi court that jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah generated funds from Pakistan and other countries to carry out unrest in the Valley.

During the 2010 civilian unrest in Kashmir, an all-party delegation led by then Home Minister P Chidambaram visited the Valley to reach out to people and find a way to resolve the crisis.

A BJP leader and his brother were shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Thursday evening, the police said, triggering fears of unrest and prompting authorities to impose a curfew in the area.

Expressing satisfaction over the voter turnout in the first phase of Urban Local Body polls in Jammu and Kashmir, union minister Jitendra Singh Monday said time was running out for politicians who thrived on unrest and terrorism in the valley.

Blaming Pakistan for the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today that 90 per cent people in the state would like to participate the panchayat and urban local body polls scheduled this month.

A hearing for a clutch of closely-watched cases challenging Article 35A of the constitution has been deferred by the Supreme Court after the state and the central governments requested it to be pushed back, saying it could trigger unrest and affect efforts to organise long-delayed local body elections by the end of this year.