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Omar slams BJP for delay over statehood to J&K

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and deputy CM Surinder Choudhary during a public rally titled "Delhi Chalo! We Want Our Statehood", at Maharaja Hari Singh Park, in Jammu, on Sunday. (PTI)

Updated 12 hours ago

'Enough is enough': Omar Abdullah takes J&K statehood campaign to Delhi

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the 'Delhi Chalo- We Want Our Statehood' rally, at Maharaja Hari Singh Park in Jammu, Sunday, July 12.

Updated 22 hours ago

Omar claims his MLA was offered ₹20-30 crore to switch sides; BJP reacts

Omar Abdullah alleges BJP attempted to buy NC MLA with <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20-30 crore, ministry

Updated 1 day ago

'Want to light a fire?': Omar attacks Centre on delay in restoring J-K statehood

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah addresses a convention, demanding restoration of statehood, on the death anniversary of his grandmother, at Hazratbal in Srinagar on Saturday.

Updated 2 days ago

BJP will not participate in NC’s statehood protest: Sunil Sharma

Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir assembly Sunil Sharma. (File)

Published 2 days ago

2-member panel of home ministry to hold talks with Ladakh bodies

A two member team from the ministry of home affairs is scheduled to hold talks with the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance over Ladakh’s demand of sixth schedule and statehood with legislature. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Updated 11 days ago

Determined for Jantar Mantar protest for J&K statehood: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (File)

Published 27 days ago

What keeps me awake is that we are a UT : J&K CM

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah. (File)

Published 37 days ago

Ladakh’s struggle for constitutional protection finds resonance in Kashmir

The struggle of Ladakh for protections to the union territory has found resonance in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre agreed for providing constitutional safeguards to the Ladakh leadership during their Friday talks. ((Shutterstock) Representational image)

Published 49 days ago

Ladakh ‘understanding’ sparks fresh political row over J&K statehood

A grave injustice was done to us all when our constitutional guarantees were snatched and then the state of J&K was divided into two UTs, president of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee Tariq Hamid Karra said. (File)

Published 50 days ago

Jammu demolitions happened as bureaucracy not under elected govt: J&K dy CM

Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary. (File)

Published 52 days ago

J&K opposition corners NC government over ‘unfulfilled promises’

Chief minister Omar Abdullah

Published 56 days ago

Interview| Ready to fight till last breath, ball in Centre’s court: Sonam Wangchuk

Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was released from Jodhpur prison on March 14 after being detained under the National Security Act (NSA), has emerged as the moral compass of a movement demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards.

Published 70 days ago

In Ladakh, Shah pushes for peace & middle path

Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacts with a novice monk during the inauguration of the first international exposition of holy relics of Lord Buddha on the occassion of Buddh Purnima, in Ladakh. (PTI)

Published 72 days ago

Shah unlikely to meet Ladakh-based groups

Shah unlikely to meet Ladakh-based groups

Published 74 days ago

Amit Shah lands in Leh today on 2-day visit, may bypass Ladakh groups

Home minister Amit Shah greets onlookers after voting during the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections (AFP FILE)

Updated 74 days ago

Ladakh bodies push for dialogue with Amit Shah during Leh visit

While hailing the creation of five more districts in the union territory, Ladakh representative bodies have sought a high-powered committee meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah on his Leh visit to push for some ‘meaningful dialogue’ on their demands of statehood and protections under sixth schedule. (ANI File)

Published 75 days ago

NC abandoned fight for constitutional guarantees: Mehdi

Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday charged at his party National Conference-led union territory government for allegedly forsaking the fight for Article 370 and constitutional protections to Jammu and Kashmir. (AP File)

Published 77 days ago

MHA to resume talks with Ladakh bodies, sub-panel meet on May 22

The central government has convened another meeting of the sub-committee on Ladakh for a political dialogue with Ladakh bodies on May 22, lieutenant governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena said on Sunday. (File Photo)

Published 77 days ago

Ladakh pollical dialogue: Centre to resume talks on May 22, says LG

Saxena took charge as the lieutenant governor of Ladakh in March. (X/lg_ladakh)

Published 78 days ago

Won’t give up on statehood, Sixth Schedule demand: Ladakh bodies

In an X post on Monday, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk had urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah for timely resolution of the issue. (File)

Published 88 days ago

Activist Sonam Wangchuk calls for a ‘win-win’ outcome over Ladakh issue

Sonam Wangchuk and Gitanjali Angmo in a photo the latter shared on social media.

Updated 117 days ago

Protests in Ladakh for statehood and inclusion in Sixth Schedule

People during protest call given by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, in Kargil on Monday. (ANI Video Grab)

Published 118 days ago

Ladakh agitation: Rally in Leh, shutdown in Kargil two days after Wangchuk's release

Ladakh agitation: Rally in Leh, shutdown in Kargil two days after Wangchuk's release

Updated 119 days ago

Hailing Wangchuk’s release, Ladakh leaders demand release of remaining detainees

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk (File)

Published 120 days ago

Ladakh leaders welcome Wangchuk's release, demand others' freedom

Ladakh leaders welcome Wangchuk's release, demand others' freedom

Published 121 days ago

Over 7 months on, Kavinder Gupta steps down as Ladakh LG

Seven and a half months on, Kavinder Gupta has stepped down from the post of lieutenant governor of Ladakh union territory, a region which had been embroiled into a protracted agitation demanding statehood and safeguards under the sixth schedule of the Constitution. (HT File)

Published 129 days ago

Central panel-Ladakh bodies meeting fails to end impasse

During the meeting, the leaders from Leh and Kargil raised several key demands such as statehood for the Union Territory, inclusion under the Sixth Schedule, and the release of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk. Today’s meeting is seen as significant amid continuing demands for constitutional safeguards and political assurances for the region. (ANI File)

Published 158 days ago

BJP MLAs trigger uproar in J&K assembly over National Law University for Jammu

BJP MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia speaking during the budget session in the assembly in Jammu on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

Published 160 days ago

Ladakh: Union ministry to meet High Powered Committee in Jan-end

In 2023, the Union home ministry formed a high-powered committee under minister of state for home Nityanand Rai to discuss ways to protect Ladakh’s unique culture and language, considering its location and strategic importance. (File)

Published 184 days ago

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