Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Jammu and Kashmir

J&K: Security heightened in Kishatwar after killing 2 village guards

After terrorists killed two Village Defence Guards in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

J&K Assembly passes resolution for restoration of Article 370

'That this legislative assembly reaffirms the importance of the special status and constitutional guarantees, which safeguarded the identity, culture, and rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.' Read Further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

J&K: Uproar in Assembly as PDP submits resolution to restore Article 370

An uproar erupted in the Assembly when PDP leader Waheed Para introduced a resolution against the revocation of Article 370 and to restore the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

J&K: First ever Assembly session of UT begins Monday

The first Assembly session of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is set to begin on Monday here under tight security arrangements. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

J&K: Encounter between security forces, terrorists underway in Khanyar

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Srinagar's Khanyar area of Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

J&K: Encounter breaks out between security forces in Bandipora

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Under new J&K govt, journalists uncertain about press freedom hope, ‘change in policy’

The oath ceremony last week in Jammu and Kashmir was a crucial moment for the region’s press. It had come after a poll campaign featuring promises on press freedom, increased restrictions on the media, and after a decade of political turmoil.

Newslaundry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

J-K: Cabinet passes resolution for statehood

The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet has passed a resolution urging the Union Government to restore. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

SC to consider plea for statehood restoration in Jammu and Kashmir

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list for hearing an application seeking direction for restoration of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir within two months. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

J&K: Akhilesh Yadav, among other dignitaries, at Omar Abdullah swearing-in as CM

Omar Abdullah took oath as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir since it became a Union Territory. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Hope returns to Kashmir after elections, but the ultimate power still belongs to Narendra Modi’s government

This year’s local elections in India’s northernmost territory of Jammu and Kashmir were the first since the national government controversially stripped the region of its semi-autonomous status in 2019. It’s also the first local election in Muslim-majority Kashmir since 2014.

The Conversation

NC-Cong alliance wins Jammu and Kashmir elections

BJP could win 29 seats while the PDP secured three seats. Seven Independents were also declared winners. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

India’s BJP wins Haryana, Kashmir favours Congress alliance: What to know

Congress’ unexpected loss in Haryana and its gains with ally National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, explained.

Al Jazeera

J&K Assembly Polls: Security tightened in Udhampur ahead of counting

Udhampur police tightenend security across Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of counting of votes on October 8. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 268: Israel-Iran tensions, Govinda misfire, Elon-Meloni dating rumours

It was an eventful week in the world of TV news, and Manisha is back to hosting duties after covering the elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

Al Jazeera

Modi’s Kashmir statehood promise. Poll rhetoric or genuine outreach?

Modi promises Kashmir statehood amid regional elections, but analysts doubt full autonomy will be restored.

France 24

Jammu and Kashmir local elections: Separatists turn to mainstream politics

Voting continues in India's contested province of Jammu and Kashmir, with the second phase of the election to renew the 90 seats of the legislature. This is the first vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government revoked the region's semi-autonomous status which guaranteed its own flag, constitution and statehood; downgrading…

Dynamite News

2 killed, 1 injured after poll duty vehicle met with accident in Reasi

Two people were killed and one was injured after a poll duty vehicle met with an accident near Tuksan in the Gulabgarh area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

In Jammu and Kashmir, a high-stakes election for a low-power assembly

In one sense, not much is at stake in the ongoing election to the legislative assembly of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Dynamite News

"LG is outsider, cannot do what is in hearts of people of J-K": Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi asserted that the democratic rights of the Jammu and Kashmir people have been snatched. Read further on Dynamite News:

Radio France Internationale

Kashmir holds first regional election since India scrapped its special status

India this week kicked off Jammu and Kashmir's first legislative elections in 10 years, with high turnout reported. It is the first time the disputed Himalayan territory has voted since India revoked its autonomous status five years ago, a change residents want to see reversed.

Newslaundry

‘Our future generations will also vote for BJP’: Muslims in Poonch-Rajouri amid political shift

In the election campaign for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, scheduled for September 25, the issues of inflation, unemployment, and development are dominating the discourse.

Newslaundry

‘BJP opened a new front of terrorism in Jammu’: Omar Abdullah on shift in J&K politics, polls

Omar Abdullah, chairperson of the National Conference, has served as the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and even Union minister. In the recent Lok Sabha polls, Abdullah conceded defeat in the Baramulla constituency in North Kashmir against independent candidate Engineer Rashid. Now his party is in the fray…

Newslaundry

‘Things have deteriorated’: Kashmiri youth on political stability, jobs, Article 370

In the decade since the last assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the region’s political landscape has undergone a major shift – marked by the abrogation of Article 370, the bifurcation of Ladakh and JK, extensive lockdown, the house arrest of its heavyweight leaders, and the emergence of a new…

Dynamite News

Statehood, right to vote snatched; today time to change this: Priyanka

"Your every vote will strengthen Jammu and Kashmir and your rights. Use your right to vote in maximum numbers and make India win with a huge majority," Priyanka Gandhi said in a post on X.

1 … 3 4 5 6

People

Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Supremo Akhilesh Yadav

20 stories

Sheikh Abdullah

11 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

the Legislative Assembly

the National Conference

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.