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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
TopicJammu and Kashmir

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir cops ‘questioning’ students enrolled in Pakistan colleges, cite radicalisation fear

Police in Kashmir have denied the allegations, which come after Imran Khan govt in Pakistan announced 1,600 scholarships for Kashmiri students.

‘Pakistan obsessed with irredentism’ — India’s response to Pak envoy interview Global Times rejected

India noted that 'administrative machinery of Jammu & Kashmir had been revived, bringing about a revolution in governance and making Kashmiri people masters of their own destiny'.

India slams Pakistan envoy to China for ‘lies and half-truths’ on Jammu & Kashmir

This was in response to Pakistan ambassador to China Moin-ul-Haque's article in state-run Global Times titled 'Urgent actions on Jammu, Kashmir needed' on 7 August.

Pick political advisers, talk to NC & PDP, speed up pending work — BJP wishlist for J&K L-G

J&K BJP leaders have sought time from new L-G Manoj Sinha so that they can meet him and apprise him of all these issues.

Militants fire at Army patrol party in J&K’s Baramulla, 1 jawan injured

They fired upon the patrol party of 52 Rashtriya Rifles unit at Hygam in Baramulla district Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Critics complain about reform delay in post-370 Kashmir. But India’s foes already rattled

One of the reasons China is upping the ante in Ladakh is in recognition of the fact that abrogation of Article 370 can alter India’s strategic periphery.

IT ministry gives no timeline for restoring 4G in J&K at Parliamentary panel meet

Panel members questioned IT ministry for failing to lay down protocols on internet shutdown 7 months after SC order. The ministry, meanwhile, said 5G will be rolled out by March 2021.

Missing Rajouri youth bought salt & chilli, did up house, then ‘disappeared’ into the night 

ThePrint retraces the movement of three missing youth from Rajouri who are believed to have been killed in an alleged encounter in Shopian on 18 July.

What made Shah Faesal change his mind so abruptly, asks Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter 

Mufti’s daughter Iltija, who is operating her mother’s Twitter account, wrote the central govt is ‘pressurising’ political parties & leaders who refuse to accept scrapping of Article 370.

4G internet will resume in 2 J&K districts on trial basis after 15 August, central govt tells SC

One district will be selected each in Jammu and Kashmir regions to start the 4G services. The situation will be monitored for two months before being reviewed.

On Camera

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?