Rebel groups opposing Indian rule have waged an insurgency along the border controlled by New Delhi since 1989, demanding either independence or merger with Pakistan. Thousands of soldiers, rebels and civilians have been killed in the conflict in the decades since, including in gunfights between suspected rebels and security forces in the past month. Violence…
“Today, I wish the entire nation from Kashmir a very happy Ramzan,” Modi said ahead of the Muslim holy month of fasting starting in the coming days. Thousands of armed police and paramilitary forces were deployed, and checkpoints were set up across Srinagar. Modi also remotely inaugurated several development projects and government schemes to boost…
The abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which ensures the special status of the disputed region, was challenged by Kashmir’s pro-India political parties, local bar associations and individual litigants, culminating in Monday’s verdict. The court upheld the scrapping of the territory’s autonomy and called for Jammu and Kashmir to be restored to statehood “as…
Rebels kill three Indian soldiers in Kashmir
In an interview later broadcast to India Today TV channel, Bhutto-Zardari said Islamabad was ready to accommodate and address any concerns of New Delhi, but New Delhi would also have to address Islamabad’s concerns. Both countries claim Kashmir in full but rule only a portion of it, and have fought two of their three wars…
“Even though the government intends to provide benefits to us by creating these new IDs, their authoritarian behavior towards the people of J&K has made us doubt their intention,” he added. ‘Lack of trust’ Kashmir is claimed in full but is ruled in part by India and Pakistan, which have fought two wars over the…
Ten people have been killed within six days in a sudden increase in violence in the usually more peaceful Hindu south of disputed Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said Monday. Rebel groups in the Muslim-majority Himalayan region have fought for decades for their own independence or a merger with Pakistan, which controls a small part of the…
Indian and Pakistani soldiers has exchanged fire at de facto international border known as line of control (LoC) today. Indian media has accused that Pakistan has broken ceasefire along the line of control. Indian media has also reported, an Indian soldier was killed and Indian troops have retaliated with their guns. Exchange of fire and…
Fresh new allegation of rape has risen against two Indian security personnel in the Indian administrated Kashmir. A 25 year old married woman alleged that she was abducted and raped by two Indian army personnel. This new incident created tension in the revolt hit region. Several Kashmiri groups fighting for independence called strike demanding independent…