Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he had never questioned the accession of the state to the Union of India.

"I have never said accession of Jammu and Kashmir to rest of

Syed Ali Geelani, the hardline separatist leader and chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat group, was placed under house arrest here on Friday.

The grievance cell set up by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has disposed of over 90 per cent of the 12,000 complaints received since its inception two years ago.

"As many as 11,011 co

The Kashmir Valley was shut on Saturday and tensions were high on the anniversary of Tufail Ahmed Mattoo, a 17-year-old student whose killing in police action here on this day last year set off widesp

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday termed Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev’s campaign against corruption a “circus in Jantar Mantar and Ramlila Grounds” but was critical of the way the UPA gove

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday termed Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev’s campaign against corruption a “circus in Jantar Mantar and Ramlila Grounds” but was critical of the way the UPA government handled the recent events.

In a significant development, a fervent appeal was made on Friday from the pulpit of Srinagar’s Grand Mosque to Kashmiri pandits, who fled the Valley following the outbreak of separatist violence more than two decades ago, to return home and “live here with their Muslim brethren without any fear”.

Tension is mounting in Srinagar ahead of the death anniversary of Tufail Ahmed Mattoo, a 17-year-old student killed in police action here on June 11, 2010. The incident had set off widespread civil unrest in Kashmir Valley in which more than 110 people died.

In a significant development, a fervent appeal was made on Friday from the pulpit of Srinagar’s Grand Mosque to Kashmiri pandits, who fled the Valley following the outbreak of separatist violence more than two decades ago, to return home and “live here with their Muslim brethren without any fear”.

Life across the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital was affected on Saturday following a shutdown called by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, whom the authorities placed under house arrest to maintain law and order.