Kishtwar violence: J&K is not anyone`s private property, says Arun Jaitley

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 13:40

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley of the BJP on Monday hit out at the J&K government.

Judicial inquiry ordered into Kishtwar violence

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 12:52

J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Monday said the state government has decided to order a judicial inquiry into the communal clashes in Kishtwar district.

Kishtwar clashes: Sajad Kitchloo resigns as J&K MoS Home

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 09:48

Jammu and Kashmir Home Minister, Sajad Kitchloo, tendered his resignation over the issue of Kishtwar violence on Monday.

J&K minister`s role in Kishtwar violence should be probed: Congress MLC

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 21:15

Demanding a judicial inquiry into the Kishtwar clashes, a Congress MLC on Sunday sought a through probe in the alleged involvement of a state minister in the matter.

Omar orders strong action against those fomenting

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 20:45

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday directed officials to take stern action against anybody trying to disturb peace in the state in the wake of the recent communal clashes in Kishtwar district.

JKLF appeals for peace in clash-hit regions of Jam

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 17:04

Separatist Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik on Sunday appealed to people in communal clash-hit regions of the state to maintain peace and brotherhood.

Arun Jaitley, Mehbooba Mufti not allowed to travel to Kishtwar

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 10:52

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley, who had planned to lead a party team to trouble-torn Kishtwar in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, was detained at Jammu airport on Sunday.

Curfew clamped in five more districts of Kashmir, Jaitley sent back

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 10:25

Curfew was clamped in 5 more districts in Jammu and Army staged flag march as administration declared violence-rocked Kishtwar out of bounds for politicians, detaining BJP`s Arun Jaitley at airport.

Indefinite curfew continues for second day in Kishtwar

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 00:34

An indefinite curfew continued for the second day Saturday in communal tension-ridden Kishtwar town of Jammu region, as the district magistrate and police chief were removed in a nocturnal reshuffle by the J&K government.

BJP demands Kitchloo be sacked for Kishtwar clash

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 00:33

Protests disrupted ministerial meeting to discuss situation arising out of communal clash in Kishtwar of Jammu and Kashmir, as leaders of political parties demanded that Sajjad Kitchloo be sacked.

Probe will be held into Kishtwar clashes: J&K Govt

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 00:32

Jammu and Kashmir has government said that the communal clashes which occurred in Kishtwar on Friday will be thoroughly probed as there was zero tolerance on such incidents in the state.