Kishtwar Violence

The fixed-line and mobile internet services were restored in Ramban district, while Doda, Kishtwar district still face curfew as a precaution to avoid communal violence in the valley.

The judicial commission that probed the communal violence that broke out in the Kishtwar town of Jammu and Kashmir in August this year has slammed the police and the then District Magistrate for their alleged failure in maintaining law and order.

After being re-inducted as Deputy Home Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sajjad Kichloo last night said he would stand by the victims of Kishtwar clashes and ensure that all possible help is extended to them.

The RC Gandhi commission probing the August 9, 2013 communal violence in Kishtwar town of Jammu region has given a clean chit to the then minister of state for home Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo.

Cinders of August 9 flames in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar tell the story of mayhem in the mountainous town. Even 11 days after the violence, Kishtwar is still under curfew. A no go area for the media in the aftermath of the clashes, NDTV finally managed to enter the small town only to discover that the anger is not entirely communal, but actually ...

Pained by the criticism over the recent communal violence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today demanded to know why Kashmiris were treated differently.

The pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, suspended following communal strife in Kishtwar, resumed from the Jammu base camp today while it was temporarily stopped from Pahalgam and Baltal camps in Kashmir owing to torrential rains.

Amid repeated adjournments in Parliament over Robert Vadra's land deals and Kishtwar violence, an all-party meeting was called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath today to discuss important legislations proposed to be tabled in the ongoing monsoon session.

The Supreme Court today asked the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary to file a detailed affidavit on Kishtwar clashes and the subsequent steps taken by the state government. The Kishtwar violence continued to remain a political flashpoint with noisy protests in Parliament by the Bharatiya Janata Party members. The party was also engaged in a slangin...

The BJP is especially rattled by Mr Abdullah's claim that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi waited for days before calling in the Indian Army to control the 2002 violence.

When Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo resigned as the junior Home Minister of Kashmir this morning, his announcement made it clear that he was retiring injured. "My conscience is clear, haven't done anything wrong," he said in Jammu this morning.

Three people have died in clashes in the Jammu region, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today and added that the government will not allow any forced migration from the area.

The communal violence in Kishtwar in Kashmir was the focal point of Parliament today, but one MP was able to sleep through it all.

The Jammu and Kashmir government today made the first arrests for the communal violence in Kishtwar which began on Friday, amid a raging political blame-game between the state's ruling National Conference, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Centre. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, criticized for not controlling the violence, accused the BJP of ...

The communal violence in Kishtwar last week has now snowballed into a major controversy with the BJP attacking the Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kashmir government over delayed action. Mr Abdullah's party has invoked the riots in Gujarat in 2002 to fend off allegations regarding the conduct of one of its leaders, Sajjad Kichloo, who has resigned as t...

The fixed-line and mobile internet services were restored in Ramban district, while Doda, Kishtwar district still face curfew as a precaution to avoid communal violence in the valley.

The judicial commission that probed the communal violence that broke out in the Kishtwar town of Jammu and Kashmir in August this year has slammed the police and the then District Magistrate for their alleged failure in maintaining law and order.

After being re-inducted as Deputy Home Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sajjad Kichloo last night said he would stand by the victims of Kishtwar clashes and ensure that all possible help is extended to them.

The RC Gandhi commission probing the August 9, 2013 communal violence in Kishtwar town of Jammu region has given a clean chit to the then minister of state for home Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo.

Cinders of August 9 flames in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar tell the story of mayhem in the mountainous town. Even 11 days after the violence, Kishtwar is still under curfew. A no go area for the media in the aftermath of the clashes, NDTV finally managed to enter the small town only to discover that the anger is not entirely communal, but actually ...

Pained by the criticism over the recent communal violence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today demanded to know why Kashmiris were treated differently.

The pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, suspended following communal strife in Kishtwar, resumed from the Jammu base camp today while it was temporarily stopped from Pahalgam and Baltal camps in Kashmir owing to torrential rains.

Amid repeated adjournments in Parliament over Robert Vadra's land deals and Kishtwar violence, an all-party meeting was called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath today to discuss important legislations proposed to be tabled in the ongoing monsoon session.

The Supreme Court today asked the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary to file a detailed affidavit on Kishtwar clashes and the subsequent steps taken by the state government. The Kishtwar violence continued to remain a political flashpoint with noisy protests in Parliament by the Bharatiya Janata Party members. The party was also engaged in a slangin...

The BJP is especially rattled by Mr Abdullah's claim that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi waited for days before calling in the Indian Army to control the 2002 violence.

When Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo resigned as the junior Home Minister of Kashmir this morning, his announcement made it clear that he was retiring injured. "My conscience is clear, haven't done anything wrong," he said in Jammu this morning.

Three people have died in clashes in the Jammu region, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today and added that the government will not allow any forced migration from the area.

The communal violence in Kishtwar in Kashmir was the focal point of Parliament today, but one MP was able to sleep through it all.

The Jammu and Kashmir government today made the first arrests for the communal violence in Kishtwar which began on Friday, amid a raging political blame-game between the state's ruling National Conference, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Centre. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, criticized for not controlling the violence, accused the BJP of ...

The communal violence in Kishtwar last week has now snowballed into a major controversy with the BJP attacking the Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kashmir government over delayed action. Mr Abdullah's party has invoked the riots in Gujarat in 2002 to fend off allegations regarding the conduct of one of its leaders, Sajjad Kichloo, who has resigned as t...