The Centre had repealed provisions of the article that gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated it into union territories of Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir
The locals who disappeared from the platform have long been active participants in Whatsapp groups sharing news and updates. No one was quite sure of what was happening
The ruling BJP's strong unitary view of the Indian Union has little place for Constitutional asymmetry, which had allowed different states of the Union to define Centre-State relationships differently
Until now, it was Pakistan that always set the pace on Kashmir. Modi has turned the tables by scrapping Article 370 and Pakistan is struggling for a response
What PM Modi must now do with the economy - move the government out of the way in the same spirit as he moved Article 370 out of Kashmir's way
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he believed both Pakistan and India "understand the consequences of a conflict"
The 300-km long highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed
People throughout the Kashmir Valley greeted the snowfall that will replenish the perennial water reservoirs in the mountains
Aksai Chin is a vast area in Ladakh which is currently under Chinese occupation
Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit has taken responsibility for the attack, but the Kashmir police said it will have to verify the claim
The IED was apparently planted by 'enemy forces within Indian territory' in Naushera sector and set off when an Army officer, along with his men, was patrolling the area
Four launch pads in Neelam valley of PoK were targeted and fatalities have been reported, says report
Two messages from Mr Modi came out loud and clear -one for the bankers and the other for industry leaders
He also attacked the Congress on the Kartarpur Corridor issue, saying for 70 years the devotees had to seek 'darshan' of the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara using binoculars
The Centre announced abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 of the Constitution on August 5
The cases against those lodged in various jails were related to murder, attempt to murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rape, theft, burglary, dowry death
The celebrations were under threat as intelligence inputs had suggested that a non-Kashmiri female suicide bomber might try to disrupt the parade
2 civilians were also killed in one of the biggest counter-offensives in recent times against terror groups
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday slammed former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi for meddling in India's internal matter.When asked about Afridi's comments about Kashmir, Tendulkar said, "We have got capable people to manage and run our country. No outsider needs to know or tell us what we need to do."After security forces in Kashmir killed 12 terrorists, Afridi took to Twitter and said "innocents" were being shot down in Kashmir."Appalling and worrisome situation ongoing in the Indian Occupied Kashmir.Innocents being shot down by oppressive regime to clamp voice of self determination & independence. Wonder where is the @UN & other international bodies and why aren't they making efforts to stop this bloodshed?" Afridi tweeted on Tuesday.Earlier, Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said his priority stays with his nation and that he would never support anyone who opposes his country."As an Indian you want to express what is best for your nation and my interests
General Rawat said people in Kashmir incite security forces by pelting stones at them, in a bid to disrupt operations