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Military should fund its own modernisation

Boosting its capital expenditure does not require a great deal of money

EC's delimitation commission on J&K likely to hold internal meeting today

The delimitation commission tasked with redrawing parliamentary and assemblies constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to hold an internal meeting

Alert soldiers thwart possible attack on a military station in Jammu

The officials said the whole area outside the military station was cordoned off immediately and a massive search operation was going on when the last reports were received.

The drone challenge

India's attack & detection capabilities need urgent upgrading

Twitter displays distorted India map; J&K, Ladakh shown as separate country

This comes amid a stand-off with the Indian government over compliance with new IT rules

Covid-19: Schools, coaching centres in J&K to remain closed till July 15

Jammu and Kashmir government said that all schools and coaching centres continue to remain closed for imparting on-campus/in-person education to students of all classes till July 15.

Elections before statehood in Jammu & Kashmir: Can a cart pull a horse?

The demand for restoration of statehood before elections is likely to have popular support both in Jammu and in the Kashmir Valley

To close 'dil ki doori' with Jammu and Kashmir, govt on welfare road

It looks to consolidate gains in Jammu and Kashmir and act fast while Pakistan is focused on Afghan developments

Suppression in J&K must end to make PM's dialogue process credible: Mufti

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said dialogue process initiated by PM Modi with J&K mainstream leadership can gain credibility by ending an "era of oppression and suppression"

Explosive-laden drones crash into IAF station at Jammu airport, two injured

Two explosions within a gap of five minutes rocked the high security technical area of Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.

Twin explosions at IAF station in Jammu airport terror attack: Top cop

The police, IAF and other agencies were investigating the attack, he said

Rajnath Singh speaks to Vice Air Chief over explosions at Jammu IAF base

The Indian Air Force is probing whether the two low-intensity explosions at its base in Jammu on Sunday were part of a terror attack, people familiar with the defence and security establishment said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's office said he spoke to Vice Air Chief, Air Marshal HS Arora over the explosions. Investigators are also examining the possible use of drones to drop the explosives at the airport that has various assets of the IAF, they said. In a Twitter post, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said two "low-intensity explosions" were reported early Sunday morning in the technical area of Jammu air force station and one of them caused minor damage to the roof of a building while the other exploded in an open area. "There was no damage to any equipment. Investigation is in progress along with civil agencies," it said. The people cited above said all angles including the possible involvement of terror networks in the explosions are being probed. "Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsi

Restoring Art 370 next to impossible, leaders must stop dreaming: J&K BJP

Some leaders are still dreaming about the restoration of Article 370 which is "next to impossible", Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina said Saturday, advising political parties to leave the chapter behind and take part in assembly polls whenever they are held. Speaking to reporters at his party headquarters here upon his return from Delhi where he took party in an all-party, he also said the Centre is promise-bound to restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. "Some leaders are still dreaming about the restoration of Article 370 which gave birth to separatism, terrorism and Pakistani ideology in J&K and claimed lakhs of lives and caused pain to the people. Its restoration is next to impossible. It cannot be restored till doomsday," Raina told. Raina, his senior party colleagues and former deputy chief ministers, Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta, attended the June 24 all-party meeting on J&K chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Flanked by Gupta and other party .

Upon return from Delhi, Farooq Abdullah says 'level of mistrust' in J&K

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Saturday said there was "a level of mistrust" in Jammu and Kashmir and it was for the Centre to remove it, even as his son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah demanded restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood before holding Assembly polls. Speaking to reporters upon their return from Delhi after attending an all-party meet convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq said he would hold discussions with his party leaders and PAGD constituents before making any further statement on the meeting. He said the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru promised plebiscite to the people of J&K, but went back on it. He also said that before the 1996 elections, the then prime minister P V Narasimha Rao had promised autonomy from the floor of the house. "Narasimha Raoji before elections promised us autonomy and said sky is the limit, but not independence. We said we never asked (for) independence, we have asked for ..

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J-K: Chidambaram slams govt for insisting on polls before giving statehood

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said it is bizarre that the government wants to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir first and grant statehood later. He said the Congress and other parties in Jammu and Kashmir want statehood first and the elections later. "Congress and other J&K parties and leaders want Statehood first and Elections afterward.Government's response is Elections first and Statehood later," he said on Twitter. "The horse pulls the cart. A state must conduct elections. Only such elections will be free and fair. Why does the government want the cart in front and the horse behind? It is bizarre," he added. Nearly two years after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two UTs and revocation of its special status, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held talks with top political leaders from the erstwhile state, and said the Centre's priority is to strengthen grassroots democracy there for which delimitation has to happen quickly so that polls can be

Modi's bid to end 'Dil & Dilli Ki Doori' with J&K: What happened in meeting

Committed to restoring J&K statehood, says PM Modi at all-party meet

Farooq Abdullah overtly flagged a return to the pre-5 August 2019 status of J&K when Article 370 was written down. In an emotional speech he spoke about the loss of trust

Want to remove 'Dilli ki duri' as well as 'Dil ki duri' with JK: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he wanted to end 'Dilli ki duri' as well as 'Dil ki duri' with Jammu and Kashmir, which has been witnessing prolonged spell of militancy and unrest.

'J&K election process will begin after delimitation': PM at all-party meet

Our priority is to strengthen grassroots democracy in J&K. Delimitation has to happen at a quick pace so that polls can happen and J&K gets an elected Government, says Modi