Jammu & Kashmir

The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced a withdrawal of support from the PDP-BJP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir. On Tuesday, BJP spokesman Ram Madhav said that it was not possible for the coalition government to go ahead in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that such a consultation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah has been done.

The BJP has sent a letter of withdrawal of support to the Governor. Simultaneously, the BJP ministers have also sent their resignations. After which the PDP-BJP coalition government's fall in the state is now certain. It is believed that by the evening Mehbooba Mufti will resign from the post of Chief Minister.

Ram Madhav said that with the consent of all, it was decided to abolish this alliance. Ram Madhav said that there was an alliance with PDP for peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The Central Government has given a lot of help to the development in Jammu and Kashmir.

He said that PDP had the leadership of the coalition. The PDP did something to hinder. Mehbooba has failed completely in carrying out the liability. The development of Jammu and Ladakh was ignored. In this way, the BJP ministers could not work properly.

Ram Madhav, in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir BJP said that the BJP has demanded President's rule here. He said that now Presidential rule is expected to improve the condition of the state. He said that despite the withdrawal of support from the government, the operation will continue against the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

It is significant that BJP President Amit Shah called all the BJP ministers and state president of Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi. It was believed that Amit Shah could take a big decision on the PDP-BJP coalition.

In the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections of 2014, the People's Democratic Party got 28 seats, BJP 25 and National Conference 15 seats out of 87 seats. Whereas Congress got 12 and others got 9 seats.

Shujaat Bukhari, the editor of the English newspaper 'Rising Kashmir', was buried to his native village today and thousands of people participated in his funeral. Unidentified gunmen shot him dead outside the newspaper office yesterday.

Despite heavy rains, in this village of Baramulla district thousands of people were walking along with the last journey of Bukhari with damp eyes. In his native village joining the last journey of Bukhari, Opposition leader Omar Abdullah and the PDP and the BJP ministers were also involved. People participating in the Janaja (last journey) said that no one has ever seen such a janaja (last journey) before that in which so many people have joined.

The traffic was blocked due to the large number of people reaching here. Bukhari and his two bodyguards were shot and killed by unidentified gunmen outside Rising Kashmir's office in the Press Enclave near Lal Chowk shortly before the Iftar yesterday evening. Bukhari played an important role in the events organized for peace in the Kashmir valley. He was also a part of the track-2 process with Pakistan.

A CBI court in India has sentenced five persons, including a former DIG of Border Security Force (BSF) to 10 years in the 2006 Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal case. The sentence was pronounced by Special CBI Judge Gagangeet Kaur.

The persons who have been sentenced. They include K C Padhi, former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of BSF, former Deputy Inspector General of Jammu and Kashmir, Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Maqsood Ahmed, Shabir Ahmed Langu and Shabir Ahmed Lavay.

The court also imposed a penalty of one lakh rupees on KC Padhi and Mohammad Ashraf Mir. If they do not pay the fine, they will have to suffer an additional rigorous imprisonment for one year. The court also imposed a penalty of fifty thousand rupees on Maqsood Ahmed, Shabir Ahmed Langu and Shabir Ahmed Lavay, and if they do not pay them then they will have to suffer further imprisonment for six months. The court had convicted the five on May 30 in the case.

The court acquitted two convicts, including the then Solicitor general of Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu and Kashmir, sex scandal was made headlines in 2006, when the Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered two CDs in which Kashmiri minor girls were shown sexually harassing. These five persons were convicted under section 376 of the Penal Code.

The main accused, Sabina and her husband Abdul Hamid Bulla, who allegedly used to run a brothel, died during their hearing. During the investigation Jammu and Kashmir Police prepared a list of 56 suspects for alleged involvement in sex scandal, which included some high profile people. The case was handed over to the CBI in 2006, when there were also names of some ministers.

Later this year, the Supreme Court had transferred the case to Chandigarh. The then Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, submitted his resignation in 2009, when an opposition leader linked him to this matter. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, however, did not accept his resignation.

Indian Army has ordered the Court of Inquiry against Major Nitin Litul Gogoi. After further investigation, further action will be taken. Earlier, Indian army chief Bipin Rawat said today that if Major Litul Gogoi is found guilty of any crime, he will be given a severe punishment. According to a police officer, on May 23, when Major Gogoi was trying to enter in the Hotel Grand Mamta with a minor Kashmiri girl of Budgam in Srinagar, the police had detained him for a while after complained by the hotel.

Army Chief Rawat told reporters at Pahalgam while going to Army Goodwill School, "If any officer of Indian Army is found guilty of any crime, we will take strict action." He said, "If Major Gogoi has done something wrong, then I assure you that he will be punished as soon as possible. This sentence will set a precedent."

Jammu-Kashmir Police has started investigating this incident related to Gogoi. A dispute arose over Major Gogoi's decision because of tied a Kashmiri youth on the bonnet of his vehicle in Kashmir last year. Later, Major Gogoi was given a clean chit and the government had also given an award to Gogoi.

Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, attacked the Center's Modi government. On Monday (August 7th) Farooq said that BJP and RSS together want to end the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir.

Farooq Abdullah said that this is the plan of RSS. Abdullah further said, Mehbooba has said that if Article 35A is tampered with, she will leave the chair, hopefully she will stand on her point.

Abdullah said referring to the attack on the Amarnath pilgrims, remember, people stood in front of night and night. Now there will be protests and large scale.

Under the Article 35A of the Constitution of India, there is a privilege in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir to decide the definition of a permanent citizen on their own basis, and also mark them as well to give various privileges.

Significantly, Jammu and Kashmir is connected to the Indian Union by Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Article 370 gives Jammu and Kashmir some special rights.

Article 35A was added to the constitution by the constitution amendment in 1954.

In the past, there were reports that the Modi government could make some changes in it. For this, the Modi Government will have to amend in the Article 35A of the Constitution of India.

There has been an encounter between militants and security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. Two militants were killed today in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir.

"Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces this morning in Gopalpora area of Kulgam," a police official said.

He said that one of the killed terrorists was involved in the case of looting cash from a bank van on May 1 in Kulgam.

Five policemen and two security guards of the bank were killed in this incident.

The official said that the security forces have recovered two weapons from the spot. He told that detailed particulars about the incident are being awaiting.

Terrorist attack in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir Two soldiers of the security forces have died in this attack.

According to the police, one Major and one soldier died in the attack. After receiving information from Intelligence in Jaipora area of Shopian, the army launched the search operation on Wednesday late night.

Meanwhile, the terrorists started firing on the security forces. The injured jawans were rushed to the hospital in Srinagar. The Major and the soldier died in the hospital.

The encounter between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir has ended. Security forces have killed all the terrorists in Hakkirpora village of Pulwama district of south Kashmir.

Lashkar commander Abu Dujana has also been killed in this encounter. According to the news agency ANI, the police has confirmed the killing of Abu Dujana of Pakistan, who was also the commander of the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiyyaba, in the encounter.

About the dead terrorists, DGP SP Vaidya of Jammu and Kashmir Police had said, "The bodies of the terrorists are yet to be recovered. Only after the body has been recovered can be identified and will tell whether Abu is going to die in the terrorists killed.

Dujana's death has been confirmed there.

Let tell that the security forces achieve a big success in the encounter that started after the search operation launched on July 31. According to reports, the search operation was started around 4 o'clock in the morning. As soon as security forces siege them, the terrorists attacked them. Meanwhile, Internet service has also been closed in the area so that the law system is maintained.

A big terrorist attack has occurred today (Friday, June 16) on the police party in Achabal of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. Six jawans have been killed in the attack, while some have also been injured.

The terrorists have ambushed the police party. Those who were martyred include SHO Feroz Dar. However, the death of the SHO has not yet been confirmed by the police.

Explain that terrorists are constantly targeting the police in Jammu and Kashmir. On Thursday, the terrorists also attacked on the police at two separate places in which two jawans were martyred. On Thursday evening, terrorists also attacked on the police patrol team in Hyderpora of Srinagar.

Explain that operation in Jammu and Kashmir is being conducted in large numbers against the terrorists. During this, a civilian died in firing between militants and security forces on Friday in Kulgam. This person was shot to the spot near the encounter site.

Police sources said that Mohammad Ashraf was shot in Arvani village of Kulgam.

According to sources, the injured was taken to the district hospital, where he succumbed to severe injuries.