Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), June 21 (IANS) Extraordinary security arrangements were in place for Wednesday’s polling in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag assembly constituency, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is in the fray, against the backdrop…
Jammu, June 20 (IANS) The Indian army Monday handed over the first concrete bomb shelter to villagers living near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. “As part of civic activities…
Srinagar, June 20 (IANS) A gunfight between militants and security forces broke out late Monday evening in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district after a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was arrested there, police…
Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) A militant was killed during an ongoing gunfight on Sunday between security forces and militants in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “Following specific information about the…
Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) A gunfight started on Sunday between the security forces and the militants in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “Following specific information about the presence of some…
Jammu/Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar recorded the hottest day of the season on Wednesday, but winter capital Jammu got a respite as the maximum temperature dropped a few notches, the…
Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) Three civilians were injured when suspected militants hurled two grenades in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian town on Wednesday, police said. “Three civilians were injured in Shopian town where militants lobed two…
Jammu, June 15 (IANS) Separatism and communalism are two faces of the same coin, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday. Addressing students and teachers at the Jammu University here, she said:…
Jammu, June 14 (IANS) Tension prevailed in a part of Jammu and Kashmir’s winter capital on Tuesday after some Hindu youth beat up two Muslim youth on allegations of vandalising a local temple and triggered…
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) Indian army chief, Gen. Dalbir Singh on Tuesday briefed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on the overall security situation in the state, a defence statement said. “Following his meeting…
Jammu/Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar on Tuesday recorded the season’s highest temperature at 32 degrees while winter capital Jammu scorched at 40.2 degrees, the met department said. “Srinagar recorded this…
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday confirmed that the person killed in a firing incident in Kud town of Udhampur district was a militant who had fired at the security…
Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) The boatman who drowned here last week while saving a tourist family is the real symbol and hero of the eclectic culture known as ‘Kashmiriyat’, said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister…
Srinagar, June 12 (IANS) Six policemen were injured on Sunday in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. “Six policemen were injured when militants fired at a police party at Bonigam Qazigund (Kulgam),” a…
Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said the Union government has approved the setting up of two All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state. Responding to a…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted the government and people of Portugal on the eve of their National Day. In his message to the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo…
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and recovered some arms and ammunition. Defence sources told IANS in Jammu city that the “timely recovery”…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Dr. Shahid Rasool, a communication technology specialist, has taken charge as the new director of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA). A Fulbright Fellow with an MS in…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, June 7 (IANS) The 30-day-long holy month of Ramadan began here Tuesday as Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir started their longest daily fasting period in three decades. The devout Muslims keeping…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti addresses at Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Srinagar on May 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on…