The Latest Breaking News from Jammu and Kashmir

The Indian and Pakistani high commissions in Islamabad and Delhi are being headed by their respective charge d’affaires after Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties following India’s decision to withdraw the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019.

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said Article 35A, which empowered the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature to define “permanent residents” of the State and provide them special privileges, denied fundamental rights to others. The Chief Justice noted that Article 35A had even granted immunity from judicial review to the special…

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also criticised those who opposed the home for homeless scheme by suggesting outsiders were being settled in Jammu and Kashmir.

Senior advocates Dushyant Dave and Rajeev Dhavan on Wednesday argued in the Supreme Court that Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was not a “relic” but a “brilliant articulation of statesmanship” by the Indian Constitution’s framers.

The PDP leader said it is for the top court and the Indian citizens to see whether the country will be run according to the Constitution or “as per the divisive agenda of a particular party”.

On Day 5 of the Article 370 hearing, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said Jammu and Kashmir ceded its sovereignty to the Dominion of India “absolutely and completely”

“We welcome several prominent leaders who joined us today. It is an indication of how the people of Jammu and Kashmir want Jammu & Kashmir Congress to take lead in addressing their issues and usher peace and progress,” the Congress president said.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said “Era of separatist and terror organisations disrupting life in Valley over; ECI to decide on Assembly elections. Ashura procession was allowed and people were free to take out religious processions, Jammu and Kashmir hosted G20 meeting

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan which shook parts of northern India, including the national capital and Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2023 night.