Mufti asked her party workers to get ready for a big fight for the protection of Article 35A, which gives special rights and privileges to the state's permanent residents
He asserted that Article 370 is essential and unassailable until a final resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir is reached
He blamed former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Congres for the political problems and terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
No investor is willing to set up an industry, hotel, private educational institutions or private hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir, says Arun Jaitley.
Any move towards scrapping Article 35A has been opposed by Kashmir's political parties and Separatist leaders
The state administration had in August announced the schedule for elections to the local bodies in the state
The Article was incorporated in the Constitution in 1954 by an order of President Rajendra Prasad on the advice of the then Cabinet headed by Jawaharlal Nehru
All shops, public transport, other businesses and educational institutions remained closed in Srinagar and other places in the valley
The official said security forces are on the job to control the situation
The court said the three judge bench needed to determine whether these matters were required to be referred to a five-judge Constitution bench
The apex court has listed the matter for hearing in the week commencing August 27
The State government had on Friday moved an application before the top court and sought to defer the hearing of the case, citing upcoming panchayat and urban local body elections
Omar says the Centre should file a counter affidavit in the SC to defend Article 35A
Interview with former member of a committee of interlocutors on J&K
People will lose jobs and scholarships not only in the valley but also in Jammu and Ladakh: Abdullah
Apex court was hearing a plea filed by Charu Wali Khanna challenging Article 35A of the Constitution
The Article defines the state's permanent residents and their privileges