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Will the new Governors deliver on expectations?

The recent appointment and transfer of governors in other states can also be best understood for the impact it will have on the general election

Blocking communication helped save lives in Jammu & Kashmir: Governor Malik

In a statement, the Jammu and Kashmir administration also said 1,165 out of 1,666 chemist shops in Srinagar remained open on Sunday

J&K civic body polls: Valley records 8.3% turnout in first phase of voting

Heavy polling was witnessed in Kargil and Leh, which recorded turnouts of 78 per cent and 52 per cent respectively

Modi, Shah might meet J&K BJP leaders before election dates are announced

Earlier, Madhav, who is the party's pointsman for Jammu and Kashmir, had urged the Election Commission to hold polls in the state this year

'De facto Modi rule' in J&K, hold elections as soon as possible: Congress

A day after dissolution of the Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress demanded Thursday that elections be held in the state as early as possible to "restore" democracy, as it termed the Governor's rule in the state as "Modi rule". Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala termed the Governor's rule in the state as a "de facto Modi rule". "The Governor's (Satya Pal Malik) rule in Kashmir is (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi rule. It is BJP rule," he told reporters here. "BJP, in collusion with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ran the show in J&K and Ladakh from behind the curtain. It is all the more important today that democracy is restored there," Surjewala said. "Only elections can pave the way for formation of people's government in J&K," he said, adding, "So Modi-ji and the Governor should get elections held as soon as possible." "This is our direct and clear demand," Surjewala said. The Governor abruptly dissolved the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Wednesday ...

Views of people's representatives of J&K must come to fore: Faizan Mustafa

Assembly's expression of views is not power because those views cannot change anything. Parliament can ignore its opinion, says NALSAR University vice chancellor

EU MPs' J&K visit will help them a clear view of governance priorities: PM

There should be zero tolerance for terrorism, Modi told the delegation that had called on him ahead of its visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

European delegation that toured Kashmir was on 'private visit': Govt

A team of 23 MEPs travelled to Kashmir in October on a two-day visit to have a first-hand assessment of the situation after the state's special status was revoked in August

SC hears pleas on Article 370, information blockade in Jammu and Kashmir

Normalcy is gradually returning to Jammu and Kashmir as mobile and landline services have been restored in both UTs

Pakistan resumes postal mail service with India after three months

India's August 5 decision evoked strong reactions from Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties. Islamabad suspended all communication links with India as well as the trade ties

Allow Farooq Abdullah to attend Parliament: Opposition asks govt

Opposition leaders raised the issue of MPs not being allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of its special status

15th Finance Commission likely to get extension for J&K and Ladakh

Chairman NK Singh says the government is yet to give fresh terms of reference to the panel regarding Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Finance Commission extension depends on terms of reference for J&K, Ladakh

Singh said that the commission will have to work on the devolution formula for the newly bifurcated union territories.

Govt should have consulted RS before converting J&K into UTs, says Manmohan

The Rajya Sabha as the council of states should be given "greater respect by the executive", and should have been consulted before the "drastic measures" were taken of converting a state into Union Territories and redrawing of its boundaries, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday, in direct criticism of the government's move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir.

Kashmir admin shifts 34 political prisoners to MLA hostel as winter begins

Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar City, was reeling under winter chill and witnessed the season's first snowfall earlier this month.

Kashmir train services to resume Sunday, trial runs successful: Officials

Train services in the valley were suspended on August 3, ahead of the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution

Govt explains reasons for J&K curbs to Parliament standing committee

The Home Secretary informed the Committee about the precautionary steps

Army, BRO discuss 'all-weather connectivity' to cut-off areas in JK, Ladakh

Top Army and BRO officials conducted a brainstorming session at a two-day conference on developing all-weather connectivity the to cut-off, far-flung and remote areas in the union territories of J&K and Ladakh, officials said on Thursday. The Northern Command annual road conference was held on November 13and 14 at the headquarters of Northern Command at Udhampur, a defence spokesman said. The event was chaired by Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, GOC-in-C, Northern Command. The Conference was aimed at taking stock of ongoing road connectivity projects in J&K and Ladakh union territories and identifying bottlenecks so as arrive at way forward to provide better road infrastructure, the spokesperson said. The development of connectivity infrastructure by army authorities not only meets operational requirements but also local aspirations, therefore contributing to socioeconomic development of the local populace, he said. The improved roads directly contribute towards employment generation, ...

No interim order on Article 370 issue, will settle all in one go, says SC

The top court also asked the Centre to respond to two fresh petitions which have raised issues related to abrogation of the provisions of Article 370

Modi govt to seek Nabard help for J&K's saffron, peach, walnut producers

To ensure better price to the farmers of newly created union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government will seek help of NABARD in procuring farm produce like saffron, peaches and walnuts from them. Also, she said, the government wants to promote solar energy generation in the union territory (UT) of Ladakh, which is also carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The government has recently procured apples from the farmers of UT of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED). "Now I'm ensuring that I will take the chairman of NABARD to J&K even if it's winter now because I want ... the next crop of saffron, peaches and walnuts and other agri produce of J&K to get that kind of support which through NABARD the central government can extend to Jammu and Kashmir," she said at an event organised by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development