External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who is on a pre-scheduled three-day visit to China, made it clear that Kashmir is an internal matter, though both sides primarily focussed their talks on the recent developments in Kashmir and Ladakh. The visit of Jaishankar, the first Indian minister to tour China after the Modi government began its second term, is taking place in the aftermath of India’s decision to revoke special status to Jammu and Kashmir and its division into two Union Territories -Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. An External Affairs source confirmed that India stated that we agreed differences on Ladakh…
Author: Jaydeep Sen
After the lockdown for the last six days, the Kashmir valley woke up to the public moving about freely as the curbs imposed had been lifted before EiD festival. People were seen buying the essential stuff necessary for the festivities. Many people stepped out to buy sheep for the oncoming Eid festival. The situation is now returning to normalcy as curfew has been lifted in Jammu. All government and private schools of Jammu division also opened today. Though the mobile and internet services have still not been restored but gradually the valley got up to see normal life. Prior to…
Veteran BJP leader and Former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Friday admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after complaining of breathing problems. Currently, he is in the Intensive care unit where a multidisciplinary team of doctors are attending on him. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had rushed to the hospital to see the ailing leader of BJP. “Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS today morning. He is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit under the supervision of a multidisciplinary team of doctors. At present, he…
The entire nation was proud to watch the highest civilian award conferred on the former President Pranab Mukherjee. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed former President Pranab Mukherjee for receiving Bharat Ratna. PM Modi tweeted, “I felt honoured to have witnessed former President Pranab Mukherjee receiving India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. Reknowned folk singer Bhupen Hazarika and social-activists Nanaji Deshmukh received the highest civilian award posthumously. The Prime Minister tweeted: “Dear Pranab Mukherjee, It was an honour to witness you receiving the Bharat Ratna, a fitting recognition of everything that you have done for the nation. Thank you…
China expressed its strongest resentment as Indian government went ahead to make Ladakh a Union Territory. Earlier this week China mentioned in a statement with that India should avoid actions that unilaterally change the status quo which will accelerate tensions between the two neighbouring countries. External Affairs spokesperson RaveeshRaveesh Kumar said, “India does not comment on the internal affairs of other country and similarly expects other countries to do likewise.” With the Indian government making a landmark change by scrapping the Article 370, and making Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh a Union Territory , the Chinese government came out vociferously expressing…
With the final nod coming from the parliament to scrap Article 370, the Modi Government received a lot of appreciation for with 370 voting for it and 70 voting against it. Replying to opposition in the debate in the parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “The history will decide if the decision to repealing special status to Jammu and Kashmir is right or wrong.” The bill (Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019, now has Rajya Sabha’s nod and will waiting for Presidential assent before it becoming an act. With the scraping of the Article 370, the Bill strips Jammu…
Modi governments’ strong move of making Jammu and Kashmir as Union territories was lauded by the Kashmiri Pandits. Innumerable Kashmiri pundits were seen dancing and distributing sweets after learning about the scrapping of Article. They are now hopeful of returning to their ancestral house in Kashmir. “Scrapping of Article 370 is a historic decision by the Modi government. The minority community of Kashmiri Pandits will benefit from this move. The people who were forced to leave the Kashmir will finally be able to go back to the valley” said an elated Sumeer Chrungoo, President of Kashmiri Samithi Another member of…
Amid all the turmoil in J&K for the last few days, the tension has built up even more as leaders like former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad Lone have been placed under house arrest. All services in the J&K have been shut down including the internet, mobile and BSNL. There has been a bar on movement for the public and public meetings have been restricted for the time being. In several parts of Kashmir, Section 144 has been imposed. All the educational institutes including schools and colleges have been closed. There is a…
A Massive evacuation process were started in valley and around 6,200 passengers were flown out from Srinagar by Civil and Military Aircraft in the last 48 hours. This is confirmed by the Airport Authority of India on Saturday. On Friday Jammu and Kashmir government issued a security advisory over possible terror attack on valley and Amarnath Pilgrims.Taking the advisory in a serious note, over 6,216 passengers reported at Srinagar International Airport on Saturday for travelling out from the valley. The AAI said that while 5,829 passengers travelled by 32 scheduled flights, 387 passengers were transported on four Indian Air…
Indian Army eliminated five Pakistani Soldiers along with terrorists who were trying to infiltrate across the LOC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Keran sector. The attempt was carried out by Pak Army’s BAT (Border action team ) who were trying to escort terrorists for successful infiltration. An army source in Saturday confirmed, “In the last 36 hours, a number of attempts by Pakistanis have tried to disturb the peace in the valley and target the Amarnath yatra. A BAT attempt was made on one of the forward posts in Keran sector and foiled by alert troops resulting in neutralising of 5…