Jammu Protests

The government faces fresh challenges in Manipur after the Centre decided to move out two Assam Rifles (AR) battalions from the state to Jammu and Kashmir. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will replace the two AR battalions.

Amid the rising dissent in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and the situation getting grim with every passing day, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that he is "deeply concerned" about it.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday to firefight protests over the death of three civilians being questioned by the Army - also met five others allegedly injured while in military custody.

Parliament on Monday passed two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir as the Rajya Sabha cleared them with a voice vote.

The Gaza crisis has raised the possibility of street protests making a comeback in Jammu and Kashmir. That, coupled with an increase in foreign terrorists, has prompted security agencies to conduct a review of security measures.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has lodged a protest with Pakistan Rangers over unprovoked cross-border firing at a forward post along the Indo-Pak International Border in Jammu, in which two BSF personnel were injured, officials said today.

Activists of the National Panthers Party (NPP) on Monday staged a protest here against the BJP and the Election Commission of India for not holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

A large number of passengers, many of them pilgrims, were stranded at Jammu and Katra railway stations on Friday as seven trains were cancelled and 13 diverted due to a "rail roko" agitation by farmers in different parts of Punjab.

Six bills, including the one to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid protests by opposition members over the violence in Manipur.

Residents of Kauri in Reasi district, the home to world's highest rail bridge over the Chenab, are up in arms in support of their demand for a railway station which they believe will safeguard the future of their coming generations.

Massive protests by job aspirants forced the Jammu and Kashmir administration to postpone recruitment exams being conducted by a controversial blacklisted agency.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has accused local political leaders of previous governments of allegedly giving jobs to terrorists and their relatives.

Massive protests broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district after the police found chopped up body parts of a woman who went missing a week ago.

Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday joined a candlelight vigil by youths against the hiring of a previously blacklisted company by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) to conduct computer-based written tests.

Hundreds of young job aspirants were protesting against a backlisted agency engaged by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to conduct recruitment exams for government jobs.

The government faces fresh challenges in Manipur after the Centre decided to move out two Assam Rifles (AR) battalions from the state to Jammu and Kashmir. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will replace the two AR battalions.

Amid the rising dissent in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and the situation getting grim with every passing day, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that he is "deeply concerned" about it.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday to firefight protests over the death of three civilians being questioned by the Army - also met five others allegedly injured while in military custody.

Parliament on Monday passed two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir as the Rajya Sabha cleared them with a voice vote.

The Gaza crisis has raised the possibility of street protests making a comeback in Jammu and Kashmir. That, coupled with an increase in foreign terrorists, has prompted security agencies to conduct a review of security measures.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has lodged a protest with Pakistan Rangers over unprovoked cross-border firing at a forward post along the Indo-Pak International Border in Jammu, in which two BSF personnel were injured, officials said today.

Activists of the National Panthers Party (NPP) on Monday staged a protest here against the BJP and the Election Commission of India for not holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

A large number of passengers, many of them pilgrims, were stranded at Jammu and Katra railway stations on Friday as seven trains were cancelled and 13 diverted due to a "rail roko" agitation by farmers in different parts of Punjab.

Six bills, including the one to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid protests by opposition members over the violence in Manipur.

Residents of Kauri in Reasi district, the home to world's highest rail bridge over the Chenab, are up in arms in support of their demand for a railway station which they believe will safeguard the future of their coming generations.

Massive protests by job aspirants forced the Jammu and Kashmir administration to postpone recruitment exams being conducted by a controversial blacklisted agency.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has accused local political leaders of previous governments of allegedly giving jobs to terrorists and their relatives.

Massive protests broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district after the police found chopped up body parts of a woman who went missing a week ago.

Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday joined a candlelight vigil by youths against the hiring of a previously blacklisted company by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) to conduct computer-based written tests.

Hundreds of young job aspirants were protesting against a backlisted agency engaged by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to conduct recruitment exams for government jobs.