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Article 370 rollback is irreversible and Gupkar declaration is destined to fail: Ram Madhav

Article 370 rollback is irreversible and Gupkar declaration is destined to fail: Ram Madhav

Srinagar, Aug 28: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) national General Secretary Ram Madhav Friday termed the Gupkar declaration a mock-up of Sheikh Abdullah’s Plebiscite front stating that the new move of National Conference and other regional parties was destined to fail as seen in the past. Madhav stated this while holding deliberations with the party leaders, […]

UN experts call for urgent action to remedy “alarming” human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir

UN experts call for urgent action to remedy “alarming” human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir

GENEVA, August 04: A year after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, UN human rights experts today called on India and the international community to take urgent action to address the alarming human rights situation in the territory. “Urgent action is needed,” the experts said. “If India will not take any genuine […]

UN Special Rapporteur expresses concern over “criminal proceedings” initiated against four Kashmiri Journalists

UN Special  Rapporteur expresses concern over “criminal proceedings” initiated against four Kashmiri Journalists

 Srinagar, July 15: The office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) has made public its letter to the Government of India, voicing “strong concern at the criminal proceedings and investigations initiated” against the four well-known Kashmiri journalists.David Kaye, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion, […]

UN expresses “grave concern” over “ongoing human rights violations’ in its third publicized communication on J&K

UN expresses “grave concern” over “ongoing human rights violations’ in its third publicized communication on J&K

Srinagar, July 08: United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteurs have made public their third communication forwarded to India since the August 5, 2019 decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. In its communication, the UN had expressed “grave concern over alleged excessive use of force, ill treatment during arrests and detentions”. “We would like to […]

Refrain from any action to escalate situation at LAC: China on PM Modi’s Ladakh visit

Refrain from any action to escalate situation at LAC: China on PM Modi’s Ladakh visit

Beijing, July 3: China on Friday said no party should engage in any action that may escalate the situation at Line of Actual Control (LAC) after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Ladakh and met the soldiers there. “India and China are in communication and negotiations on lowering the temperatures through military and diplomatic […]