While emphasising that Armed Forces Special Power Act is a must for security forces in J&K, Army Commander, Northern Command, B.S. Jaswal on Thursday extended an open invitation to the stone-pelters to join the forces.

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Friday dared the Congress to approve autonomy or self-rule or restoration of pre 53 situation, aiming at weakening the constitutional, political relationship of J&K with the Centre, and get it passed by Parliament.

India was paying for the blunders of the “Nehruvian vision on Jammu & Kashmir” where in the last few years the separatists adopted a methodology of mass protests and stone throwing — an alternative form of violence.

The panel of interlocutors appointed by the Centre on Kashmir on Sunday stated that they would recommend regional council for the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, which are very different

Former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) and the member of panel of interlocutors on Kashmir, M.M. Ansari said that contrary to the dominating view in the Valley, people of Poonch are more inclined towards India as probably they are actually the sufferers of war.

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz on Thursday tried to play down the reports of bad blood between the alliance partners in the aftermath of venomous statements of NC MLA Dr Mustafa Kamal against Congress leadership and controversial “Azadi for Kashmir” remarks of Congress minister Sham Lal Sharma.

The incumbent Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Prof Saifuddin Soz in all probability will retain his post for yet another term.

In a shocking incident, a seventh grader made a suicide bid by consuming insecticide in the school toilet allegedly to escape “persisting harassment” by her physical education teacher in Samba district of Jammu region.

Hinting at the tough time ahead for the beleaguered CM Omar Abdullah following Durbar move in the winter capital, BJP and J&K National Panthers Party joined by other pro-Jammu parties, organisations a

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, in his usual maverick way, has suggested the “stressed out, beleaguered” J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah to perform “Pranayaam to de-stress himself and thus avoid controversie