Bulandshahr (UP): Union Minister Farooq Abdullah said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be revoked in certain parts of Jammu and Kashmir with the approval of both Centre and state government. With the collective consent of Centre and state government AFSPA should be withdrawn from some areas of the state, Abdullah, who is also president of ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, said on the sidelines of...
07:58 AM, Nov 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Union Government on Wednesday said that there was no consensus yet on the issue of lifting the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources while acknowledging that AFSPA had come into force only as a temporary measure to effectively deal with militancy in the border state, however, said it is still being debated whether the time is ripe to...
01:01 AM, Nov 03, 2011
Omar Abdullah's uncle Mustafa Kamal, who controversially blamed the Army for recent grenade blasts in the valley, has on Wednesday suggested militants and even the opposition PDP could have been behind them. ...
03:41 PM, Nov 02, 2011
New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram found nothing wrong with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's move to remove Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) but felt the Congress demand for more consultations on the issue was 'perfectly understandable'. Chidambaram says there is nothing unusual and new in Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statement on AFSPA and that review of AFSPA is part of the CCS decisions...
04:10 PM, Oct 31, 2011
Jammu: The BJP on Saturday accused the National Conference-led government in Jammu and Kashmir of playing politics in the name of army and indulging in 'worst-ever war of words' over the AFSPA. "We warn the state coalition leadership against indulging in dangerous politics and stooping down to worst-ever war of words in the name of army," BJP national executive member and chief spokesperson Jitendra Singh said. He said the army...
07:10 PM, Oct 29, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Opposing the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani said on Friday that nothing should be done that weakens the armed forces' position. He, however, said there was a case for withdrawal of the Act in Manipur which could be examined. "I don't think there is a need to withdraw AFSPA in so far as...
11:57 AM, Oct 29, 2011
Watch all the major news of the day and talking point with Veeraraghav and Anubha Bhonsle. ...
11:02 PM, Oct 28, 2011
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday opposed withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, saying such a step could help extremists who are 'caught in crossfire' in Pakistan. "The BJP is of the opinion that any dilution of the AFSPA or any attempt to nullify it would be a setback to the process initiated to restore normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap...
06:28 PM, Oct 28, 2011
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to put on hold for now the revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from parts of the state. According to sources, the State Cabinet will meet after November 10 in Jammu to take into account inputs from army, Congress and other stakeholders. However, reacting to the report, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the issue was already...
05:42 PM, Oct 28, 2011
The Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Saifuddin Soz has slammed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over Armed Forces Act. ...
10:29 PM, Oct 27, 2011
Srinagar: The big rift between the ruling coalition partners in Kashmir has now become overt. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has hit back at the Congress on the issue of the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state. Omar has told CNN-IBN that state Congress president Saifuddin Soz is free to discuss AFSPA at the coalition's coordination committee meet. Omar also says Home Minister P Chidambaram...
04:49 PM, Oct 27, 2011
Army Chief Gen VK Singh reacted to Farooq Abdulalh's brother Mustafa Kamal's statement accusing the Army of being behind the recent spate of violence in the valley. ...
12:19 PM, Oct 27, 2011
Srinagar: With the Army and Omar Abdullah at loggerheads over Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), the Congress has distanced itself over the Chief Minister's decision to roll it back from some areas in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir state Congress President Saifuddin Soz said that Omar did not consult the party before announcing that AFSPA would be removed from some parts of the state. Abdullah's party National Conference...
11:57 AM, Oct 27, 2011
New Delhi: Amid reports that the Army is opposed to withdrawal of controversial AFSPA from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief General VK Singh on Thursday said the issue is under the purview of the Home Ministry. He said the Army has already given its inputs on the issue. "This (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) is within the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs. They are debating...
11:38 AM, Oct 27, 2011
Srinagar: As the confrontation between the Abdullahs and the Army continues over the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the separatists have called 24-hour bandh in the valley against the Army's presence and will observe a 'black day' on Thursday. A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reached out to the Army saying it is playing a major role in anti-militancy operations in the valley, the Army has said...
11:12 AM, Oct 27, 2011
Srinagar: A day after his party National Conference virtually accused the armed forces of orchestrating terror attacks in Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reached out to the army. Omar said that the army was playing a major role in anti-militancy operations in the Valley. However, he remained committed to the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas of the Valley, though he said that the...
07:51 AM, Oct 27, 2011
Catch the day's top stories on India at 9 with Karma Paljor. ...
11:57 PM, Oct 26, 2011
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir has seen four attacks in the past 24 hours. These attacks come as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah lobbies for the partial removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state. Omar's uncle Mustafa Kamal accused the Army of orchestrating these acts of violence to obstruct the process of removing AFSPA. In Anantnag, Kashmir there was a second attack on...
07:57 PM, Oct 26, 2011
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from certain areas of the state was in no way an effort to undermine the role of the Army. "The army is essentially playing a major role in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir", Omar said in a statement here. "Even the process of removal of AFSPA from certain areas...
06:18 PM, Oct 26, 2011
Srinagar: Diwali got off to a bad start in Jammu and Kashmir. National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah's brother Mustafa Kamal has accused the army of orchestrating the twin grenade attacks that occurred in Srinagar on Tuesday. The purpose, he says was to make the government rethink its decision to partially remove the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Three CRPF personnel were injured in the attack on a CRPF bunker in...
07:36 AM, Oct 26, 2011
