Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) A top Hizbul commander active in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was arrested here on Friday, police sources said. “Amir Wagay, top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit, was arrested with some…
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) Clashes erupted in parts of the Kashmir Valley after the congregational Friday prayers as protesters assembled outside mosques shouting pro-Islamic and “freedom” slogans. Soon after the Friday prayers ended in Jammu…
Srinagar, March 29 (IANS) Life across the Kashmir Valley was affected on Wednesday by the separatist-called protest shutdown against the shooting death of three civilians during security operations against militants and clashes broke out in…
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) The Army said on Tuesday that its timely rescue has saved 71 tourists in the Ladakh region, who were trapped in a mountain pass blocked by an avalanche. “Indian Army troops…
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) A militant was killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday while three local youth protesting the operation were also killed, officials said. Defence ministry spokesman, Col….
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central and the Jammu and Kashmir governments to sit together to decide the issue of identification of religious and linguistic minorities and whether…
Srinagar, March 27 (IANS) A Hizbul Mujahideen module aiming to disrupt the forthcoming bypoll to the Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag parliamentary constituency was busted with seven militants arrested from Kulgam district on Monday, police said….
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) A wanted commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen was among the two militants shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district after a brief gunfight on Sunday, police said. “The militants, travelling…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed on Sunday after a brief gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “The militants, travelling in a vehicle, were challenged at a ‘naka’…
Srinagar, March 25 (IANS) G.A. Mir, Congress candidate for the bypoll to Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag Parliamentary constituency, on Saturday raised questions over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the state on April 2….
Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling PDP on Friday questioned the moral right of the NC and the Congress to champion the rights of Kashmiris alleging that the woes of the people came…
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday put on hold the appointments of vice chairmen in PSUs of the Jammu and Kashmir government in view of the Model Code of Conduct that is…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi will inaugurate country’s longest highway tunnel on NH-44 in Jammu and Kashmir on April 2, said Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday….
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) There has been a reduction in ceasefire violations and casualties on the Indian side of the Line of Control after India conducted surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a minister said…
Srinagar, March 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had the mandate to solve the bigger issues and problems faced by the people of the…
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S.P.Vaid on Tuesday said that he regretted the recent incident when a police officer physically prevented a senior photojournalist from covering separatist protests in Srinagar. Vaid…
Cairo, March 19 (IANS) The Egyptian military killed 18 militants during recent air raids in restive North Sinai province bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the military spokesman said in a statement on Saturday….
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday urged people from rest of India to visit the state and “enjoy the spring” and its natural beauty to better connect with…
Jammu, March 15 (IANS) After eight days, the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored for one-way traffic on Wednesday as vehicles were allowed to move from Srinagar to Jammu. Authorities had re-opened the highway for…
Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) Police on Monday recovered the body of a former village head — Sarpanch, who had been kidnapped and later killed by gunmen in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said some unidentified…