Naeem Akhtar

Jammu and Kashmir govt collapses after BJP pulls out of alliance with PDP; Mehbooba Mufti resigns

The three-year-old Jammu and Kashmir government collapsed on Tuesday with the BJP pulling out of its alliance with the PDP.

Spiralling Kashmir unrest exposes BJP-PDP govt as clueless, impotent and an utter failure

That the PDP, which faces an unprecedented crisis, would resort to this isn't surprising. Crucially, it seems the BJP is ready to forego India's stated Kashmir policy and its own ideology at the altar of power.

Kathua rape case: Jammu and Kashmir minister Naeem Akhtar accuses protesting students of 'hurting image' of state

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said those pelting stones in the name of the eight-year-old victim of Kathua rape and murder case were only hurting the image and interests of the state

China ups strategic game in Pakistan, Maldives, Nepal: Is India alert enough to the clear, grave and present danger?

Xi Jinping's China relies on a combination of gunboat and chequebook diplomacy for regional hegemony, and where it cannot employ this coercive playbook, Beijing tries to either bribe its way in or intensify discord where unrest will serve its long-term purpose.

Jammu and Kashmir: Grenade hurled at PDP MLA Mushtaq Ahmad Shah's house; no injuries reported

Terrorists hurled a grenade at the house of PDP MLA Mushtaq Ahmad on Friday in Tral district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Tral grenade attack : J&K minister Naeem Akhtar condemns killing, says attackers are not friends of Islam

After his narrow escape in the militant attack in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir minister Naeem Akhtar said those behind the strike were friends of neither Kashmir nor Islam.

Tral attack: Amid political will to rekindle touch with citizens, Kashmir security apparatus gears up for more terror strikes

A year since Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter, the Jammu and Kashmir state government has embarked on an ambitious plan to connect with the people

Tral attack may augur escalation in violence in Kashmir, as militancy continues to rise after Burhan Wani's killing

The attack on the motorcade of Jammu and Kashmir’s Public Works Minister Naeem Akhtar on Thursday is one more indication that a horrifically lethal militancy lies ahead.

Jammu & Kashmir minister asks 'social media leader' Omar Abdullah to counter negative publicity against state

A Jammu and Kashmir minister has appealed to former chief minister Omar Abdullah to leverage his fan following on social media to counter "negative publicity by a section of national electronic media" against Kashmir.

J&K by-polls: PDP faces internal turmoil as Shia MLA protests against key Mehbooba Mufti aide

The split within the PDP came to the fore on Friday with party’s important Shia leader protesting against Mehbooba Mufti's aide chairing party leaders' meet.