Kashmir Lockdown

P Chidambaram calls SC order on Jammu and Kashmir internet shutdown a rebuff to 'unconstitutional, arrogant' stance of govt

P Chidambaram demanded that the entire team in Jammu and Kashmir that designed and executed "the plan" be changed and a new set of administrators who respect the Constitution be appointed.

Supreme Court tells Jammu and Kashmir govt to review internet ban within a week; full text of judgment

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said that access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory

'Thought I'd wish my friends a happy new year': Kashmiris disappointed as postpaid SMS services resume only for BSNL contrary to govt claims

Many Kashmiris who were waiting for midnight to wish their friends a happy new year were disappointed as SMS services were restored only for BSNL users, contrary to government claims.

Delhi's Azadpur fruit market sees record supply of Kashmiri apples despite terrorist threat to non-local transporters, traders

Despite the spate of attacks against non-Kashmiri apple traders and truckers, the Azadpur wholesale fruit market in Delhi has seen record highest arrival of trucks from the Valley. On Friday morning, 350 trucks full of Kashmiri apples were sold in the market

Kashmir lockdown: Five health services that should not be closed for even a day

While hospitals and other healthcare facilities in Kashmir are still working, the lockdown has made it hard for citizens to access them with ease.

On 65th day after Article 370 abrogation, normal life remains severely affected in Kashmir Valley; Dussehra celebrations muted

Normal life remained severely affected for the 65th consecutive day in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of the Centre's move to revoke J&K's special status under Article 370.

Indian fashion brand faces backlash for campaign exoticising Kashmir amid aftermath of Article 370 abrogation

A recent campaign by Indian fashion brand Raw Mango, based in and inspired by Kashmir, drew heavy criticism on account of insensitively "exoticising" the state two months after the abrogation of Article 370

Caught between diplomatic skirmishes of India and Pakistan, Kashmiris respond with eerie calm that benefits neither

While the situation in Kashmir is not good enough for India to project peace and claim the people’s confidence in its rule, it's not bad enough for Pakistan to corner India diplomatically and highlight popular resistance to New Delhi's rule

US lawmakers urge envoys to facilitate de-escalation of India-Pakistan tensions, call it 'tremendous danger' to global peace

A group of American lawmakers have expressed concern over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the US envoys in India and Pakistan to facilitate de-escalation of tension between the two countries

US lawmakers write to Mike Pompeo on Kashmir, seek immediate end of communication blackout

In a letter to Pompeo dated 11 September, Pramila Jayapal, the first and the only Indian-American Congresswoman in the House of Representatives, and Congressman James P McGovern said the international media and independent human rights observers must immediately be allowed into Jammu and Kashmir