Kashmir Politics

J&K Assembly dissolution: Satya Pal Malik played willing hand in BJP's game to subvert institutions

The timing of Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik dissolving the Assembly makes it clear that he moved under orders to forestall the formation of a government that would prove inimical to the BJP's calculations.

Amit Shah's tendentious speech in Jammu could spell an end to J&K's special constitutional status

BJP chief Amit Shah accused the PDP-led Jammu and Kashmir government of discriminating against the Jammu and Ladakh regions.

Jammu and Kashmir newspapers unsurprised by end of BJP-PDP coalition, unmoved by imposition of Governor's Rule

Newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir focused on Mehbooba Mufti saying she had expected the end to the BJP-PDP alliance.

Politicians react to split in BJP-PDP alliance in Jammu and Kashmir; most say they expected it

Some were surprised by the BJP's decision to end its alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, and some welcomed it.

BJP-PDP alliance ends: Jammu and Kashmir braces for Governor's Rule for the eighth time amid political imbroglio

The BJP pulled out of the alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was untenable to continue in this coalition government.

Mehbooba Mufti's brother Tasaduq joins PDP on late father's first death anniversary

Tasaduq Mufti, the son of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a function to commemorate his father's first death anniversary.

Kashmir unrest: Veteran PDP leader Tariq Karra quits party, resign as MP

Karra had been very vocal and expressive about his dissatisfaction in the past too, ever since the new government came to power in Kashmir.

Modi in Kashmir: BJP finds new spring in its step as PM impresses valley

Was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Diwali visit to Kashmir a genuine gesture of concern for the people of the flood-ravaged region or was it his new big pitch for his party before the assembly elections?