Supreme Court orders Election Commission to hold election in Jammu and Kashmir by September 2024 New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning upheld the Presidential Proclamation of 2019 abrogating Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. In a unanimous verdict, the Five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court said Article 370…
Kashmiri leaders ‘disappointed’ over SC verdict on Article 370
December 11, 2023Srinagar: Kashmir’s mainstream political parties this noon expressed their disappointment after the Supreme Court upheld abrogation of Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Former Chief Minister and National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah said the “struggle” will continue and they are prepared for the “long haul.” “Disappointed but not disheartened. The struggle…
Captain from Karnataka dies fighting terrorists in J&K
November 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Four Army personnel, including two officers, were killed in an ongoing encounter with terrorists in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Among the fallen heroes is Mysuru-based Captain M.V. Pranjal of 63 Rashtriya Rifles. Capt. Pranjal is the only son of retired Managing Director of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals…
‘PM Modi showed to world that J&K is an integral part of India’
February 13, 2023Senior advocate C.V. Keshavamurthy delivers Thathaiah Memorial Lecture Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who showed to the entire world that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is an integral part of India by revoking Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, senior advocate C.V. Keshavamurthy said that this action largely helped in better bonding…
J&K Guv unveils logo of SJCE Diamond Jubilee
February 12, 2023With NEP-2020, India’s institutions must focus on skill-based education, says Manoj Sinha Mysore/Mysuru: Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha has given a call to educational institutions to lay emphasis on skill-based education by incorporating National Education Policy (NEP)-2020. Addressing a gathering of academicians and students during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Sri Jayachamarajendra…
Amarnath Yatra cancelled due to Covid-19
July 22, 2020Srinagar: After weeks of speculations, the Annual Amarnath Yatra has been finally cancelled due to rise in Covid-19 cases all over the country, including Jammu and Kashmir. An official spokesperson said the decision to cancel the pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas was taken during a meeting of Shri Amarnath…
Colonel Ashutosh Sharma SM: A terror to the terrorists
May 7, 2020Coursemate recalls time spent with him during training at Officers Training Academy, Chennai Mysore/Mysuru: Col. Ashutosh Sharma SM, who was killed in action in the recent Handwara Terrorists Operations, had undergone training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai and was from the 2001 batch. Disclosing this to ‘Star of Mysore,’ Major (Retd.) Nayakanda Cariappa,…
CRPF opens Memorial near Pulwama terror attack site
February 14, 2020On February 14, 2019, a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist rammed explosive-filled vehicle on a bus ferrying CRPF jawans New Delhi: Today (Feb. 14) is the 1st anniversary of the gruesome Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans. As the nation mourns and honours the supreme sacrifice of our soldiers, the CRPF has inaugurated a Memorial to…
Our leaders must look at the survival of our country
November 15, 2019[…not at their own personal survival at the cost of the Nation] In the Book Talk column of Star of Mysore dated Nov. 13, 2019, I saw a brief write-up on the book “Kashmir’s Untold Story Declassified” by Iqbal Chand Malhotra and Maroof Raza. Since I am a great fan of Maroof Raza, that highly…
‘Economic face of J&K will change drastically’
October 28, 2019Jammu & Kashmir Studies Centre Member G. Dilip Kachroo lauds Centre for Article 370 abrogation Mysuru: With the Narendra Modi Government abrogating the draconian Article 370 in Kashmir, the people of Jammu and Kashmir will attain the same privileges and rights that are granted by the Constitution to all Indians, said Jammu & Kashmir Studies…
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