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Congress slams Centre for sending Union ministers to J&K, asks if everything normal in UT, why send 36 'propagandists' to Valley
The Congress on Thursday slammed the government over its decision to send 36 Union ministers to Jammu and Kashmir and said if everything was 'normal' there, what was the need to send 'propagandists'

Amid censorship fears, Delhi-based theatre group puts Kashmir's history into perspective, post Article 370
Aksariyat Akliyat, a one-hour platform theatrical from the Delhi-based Alternative Space Project, traces the mythological and contemporary narratives around the formation of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Police admits 144 minors among those held in Kashmir, but Juvenile Justice Board rejects claims of illegal detentions
Citing one instance which the petition has referred to that in violation of law the juveniles have been picked up by police and lodged in the jail, the DGP report said the averment does not corroborate with information received from the field formations

SC to hear petitions challenging validity of Article 35A starting today: Mood of dread in Jammu and Kashmir, say reports
The Supreme Court has listed for hearing from 26 to 28 February petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir residents.

In the aftermath of the Pulwama massacre, calls to abrogate Article 370 grow louder across India
With the Jaish-e-Mohammad attack which resulted in the death of 42 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, the call for doing away with Article 370 has been rekindled.

After two adjournments in a month, Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging validity of Article 35A today
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday will hear petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A which bars on residents of Jammu and Kashmir from purchasing land in the state. Two such hearings have been adjourned twice this month.

Repealing Article 370: Why J&K's special status is a political tinderbox
Even potential BJP allies such as the PDP agree that loose talk about abrogating Article 370 could be potentially dangerous in the Kashmir valley.