The Latest Breaking News from Kashmir

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…

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the main city in Himalayan Kashmir to campaign for his party in the staggered local election in a first such vote since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in 2019

Unusually high turnout expected in what is also first vote since Indian PM stripped region of statehood five years ago

Despite strong ties, Khamenei’s past criticisms include India’s handling of Muslim issues and the Kashmir region.

Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir prepare for local elections amid political shifts and tensions, seeking empowerment and change. The polls offer a ch...

For decades, the Jamaat-e-Islami boycotted elections. Now, the banned group has upended its position—and the campaign.

In the 2014 assembly elections, when Jammu and Kashmir was still a state, the Bharatiya Janata Party got its highest tally of 25 out of 37 assembly seats. In 2019, the region lost its autonomy and was cleaved into two demoted union territories (Ladakh not having an elected assembly).

Military scrambling to thwart insurgency that contradicts Delhi government claims to have brought peace to region

The assembly elections have brought political excitement back to Jammu and Kashmir.