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Properties of 4 terrorist handlers operating from Pakistan attached in J-K's Handwara

Properties of four terrorist handlers operating from Pakistan have been attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara on orders of a court, the J-K Police said on Thursday.... read..

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LeT terror associate along with ammunition held in Baramulla: Police

Police alongwith security forces arrested terrorist associate linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT and recovered incriminating materials, arms,ammunition from his possession in Uri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, said an official statement... read..

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J-K: Indian Army, police launch joint operation in Uri; one apprehended

The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police a joint search operation in Uri, Baramulla on Thursday and one suspected individual was apprehended.... read..

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J-K: Suspicious balloon recovered from Samba ahead of second phase of Lok Sabha polls

Ahead of the second phase of polling, an aircraft-shaped suspicious balloon, having the logo of PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) written on it, was recovered in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, police sources said.... read..

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Indian Army unveils selfie point at Hombotingla Pass ahead of 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas

In a tribute to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, a new selfie point was unveiled at Hombotingla Pass in Ladakh on April 24.... read..

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J-K: Police on high alert ahead of polling in Jammu; drones, sniffer dogs being used

Ahead of the voting in Jammu during the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the security personnel are on high alert and are carrying out patrolling in vulnerable areas.... read..

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J-K Police, paramilitary forces hold flag march in Reasi ahead of second phase of LS polls

Ahead of polling for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26, police along with paramilitary forces held a flag march in various parts of the Reasi town in Jammu and Kashmir.... read..

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"I am Azad, will continue to do so:" Ghulam Nabi Azad takes dig at Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad took a dig at former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti and said that he has never been part of any BJP government while both of them had been allies of th... read..

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"We were and will remain united...," Omar Abdullah on PM Modi's statement regarding unity of INDIA bloc

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday asserted that the INDIA bloc is and would remain united.... read..

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Indian Army conducts training for 1104 J-K Police officers, trainees in Doda

In a significant stride towards enhancing security and fostering peace in the region, the Army in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Police has undertaken joint training activities aimed at increasing synergy, interoperability and understanding the stre... read..

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J-K: LeT terrorist 'Abu Hamza' behind Rajouri killing; police announce Rs 10 lakh bounty

The Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed that a Lashkar-e-Taiba affiliated foreign terrorist with code name Abu Hamza was involved in the killing of a government employee in Kunda Tope Rajouri.... read..

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"PDP has joined BJP as its 'C' team": NC leader Omar Abdullah

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah claimed that Mehbooba Mufti-led People's Democratic Party (PDP) has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as its 'C team'.... read..

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Lok Sabha polls: BJP announces Tashi Gyalson as new candidate for Ladakh seat

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced Tashi Gyalson, a former party general secretary of the Ladakh unit, as its candidate from the Ladakh constituency replacing its current MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal from the Lok Sabha seat.... read..

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J-K: Security heightened in Rajouri after man shot dead

Security has been heightened, including the frisking of vehicles in Rajouri, after a man was shot dead by unidentified persons on Monday evening, police said.... read..

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"Battle is to raise voice against our land being captured": Mehbooba Mufti

People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief and Lok Sabha Candidate from Anantnag-Rajouri seat Mehbooba Mufti held a mega roadshow in Bijbeara in Anantnag on Monday and said that this election is not a battle between PDP and NC, but a bid to raise the voice aga... read..

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J-K: High alert in Rajouri, security forces conduct search operation after firing incident

Following a firing incident last evening, security forces have been put on high alert in Rajouri.... read..

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ECI organizes mega voter awareness program in Srinagar under SVEEP

The Election Commission of India (ECI) organized a mega voter awareness program under SVEEP (Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation) at Tulip Garden in Srinagar.... read..

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J-K DGP reviews security preparedness for upcoming LS polls in Anantnag

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, RR Swain reviewed the security preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in a joint officers meeting held at south Kashmir's Anantnag District on Sunday.... read..

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J-K: NIA raids 9 locations in Srinagar in terror case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) personnel conducted raids at nine locations in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday in a case linked to terror activities.... read..

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Jammu-Srinagar National Highway blocked for traffic after landslide at Gangroo

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked for traffic after a landslide at Gangroo area in the Ramban district of Jammu division on Monday morning.... read..

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"Let him stop humiliating people of Kashmir": Sajad Lone on Omar Abdullah contesting from Baramulla

People's Conference President Sajad Lone slammed the National Conference leader, Omar Abdullah, and urged the people of Kashmir to stop him from humiliating the region by defeating him from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.... read..

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"People of J-K are not fools": Altaf Bukhari on NC, Congress claims of restoring statehood

President of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, Altaf Bukhari on Sunday alleged National Conference and Congress of deceiving J-K citizens with false promise to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir if they are voted to power.... read..

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"What worse can he say about Congress?": Mehbooba Mufti slams Choudhary Akram for his 'BJP-Congress same-same' remark

Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that Congress should think about their support to the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir after the leader of the latter Chaudhary Moh... read..

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J-K: Viksit Bharat Ambassador meet-up held in Srinagar

Viksit Bharat Ambassador meet-up was organised in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on April 20.... read..

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J-K: School headmaster working as OGW arrested with pistols, Chinese grenades in Poonch

Jammu and Kashmir Police, in a joint operation with Special Operations Group (SOG), arrested a registered overground worker (OGW), who is also a school headmaster with a foreign-made pistol and Chinese grenades from the Hari Budha area of Poonch district.... read..

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Boy from J&K's Bharot village secures AIR-388 in UPSC after cracking NEET and JKAS exams

Ghulam Maya Din, hailing from Bharot, a remote hilly area of Pirpanjal of Thanamandi tehsil, Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, has secured an AIR 388 in the recently announced UPSC CSE 2023.... read..

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"Words are not sufficient to...": Jitendra Singh lauds BJP booth in-charges for braving elements, reaching hilly areas of Doda

Coming out in glowing praise of the BJP's booth in-charges for braving heavy rainfall and unforgiving terrain to reach their designated polling stations in the Doda district, the Union Minister and the party's Udhampur candidate, Jitendra Singh, on Sunday... read..

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J-K: Security forces recover arms, ammunition during search operation in Rajouri

The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir recovered several rounds of arms and ammunition in the Thannamandi area of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday.... read..

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Emraan Hashmi shooting for 'Ground Zero' in Kashmir

Actor Emraan Hashmi is currently busy shooting for his film 'Ground Zero' in Kashmir.... read..

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Police bust terrorist hideout in J-K's Arnas area, seize arms and ammunition

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturdaybusted a terrorist hideout in the Arnas area.... read..

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LS polls: 25 candidates file nominations from J-K's Anantnag-Rajouri constituency

Anantnag Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid announced that 25 candidates submitted nomination papers for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir.... read..

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Lok Sabha polls: 68.27 per cent polling recorded in J-K's Udhampur amid rains

Udhampur constituency recorded a voter turnout of 68.27 per cent as the polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded on Friday.... read..

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"Bharat cannot be Viksit without Viksit Kashmir", says Union Minister Hardeep S Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas, emphasized the crucial role of Kashmir in India's development at the 'Viksit Bharat Ambassador meetup' held in Srinagar on Saturday.... read..

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J-K: BJP in danger of losing Udhampur, claims Omar Abdullah

Responding to the BJP's claim that it was on course to win the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat, which it currently holds, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah claimed on Saturday that the ruling party at the Centre was in danger of losing the con... read..

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IGP Kashmir Zone chairs joint security coordination meeting at J-K's Awantipora

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, VK Birdi, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and General Officer Commanding, Counter Insurgency Force (GOC Victor Force), held a joint security review meeting at District Police Office (DPO) Awantipora, an offic... read..

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Lok Sabha polls: PDP manifesto focuses on empowering women, youth in J-K

Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday released the party's manifesto "Apna Vote, Apno Kay Liye" for the Lok Sabha elections and vowed to empower women and youth.... read..

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Azad expresses confidence of DPAP candidate Parray's victory from Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) candidate from Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat, Mohammad Saleem Parray filed his nomination papers on Friday. He was accompanied by DPAP chairman and former union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.... read..

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LS poll: BJP leader Jitendra Singh arrives at polling booth in J-K's Kathua to cast vote

Union Minister and Udhampur constituency BJP candidate Dr Jitendra Singh arrives at a polling booth in Kathua to cast his vote.... read..

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"Cowardly attack": Lt Governor Manoj Sinha condemns killing of civilian in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the terror attack in the Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday, where terrorists shot dead a civilian from Bihar.... read..

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"I am making a series on soldiers": Sandeep Singh shares details about his upcoming project

After 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar', producer and filmmaker Sandeep Singh is all set to come up with a new project, based on soldiers.... read..

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"They are even worse than BJP": Ghulam Nabi Azad rips into Congress, NC over thier Udhampur-Doda choice

Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday lashed out at Congress for fielding Choudhary Lal Singh from Udhampur-Doda in the Lok Sabha elections, saying that Mallikarjun Kharge-led party is even "worse" than th... read..

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Security forces avert major tragedy: IED recovered in J-K's Poonch

A major tragedy was averted with the timely detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) in a terrorist hideout in the Gursai top area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said.... read..

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Command, Control center established by CEO in J-K to monitor Election related activities

With just a day left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 19, a command and control centre has been set up by the Chief Electoral Office (CEO), Jammu and Kashmir, to monitor election-related activities all around J-K, aiming ... read..

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"Not shocking...": Omar Abdullah on Ghulam Nabi Azad not contesting the Lok Sabha Elections

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Ghulam Nabi Azad not contesting the Lok Sabha Elections was not "shocking" to him adding that he was already aware of it.... read..

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Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hits J-K's Kishtwar

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Jammu Kashmir's Kishtwar region on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed.... read..

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IGP Kashmir chairs security review meeting of security arrangements ahead of LS polls

The Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, VK Birdi chaired a meeting on Thursday at Police Control Room, Kashmir, to review the necessary security arrangements for the smooth and successful conduct of upcoming elections.... read..

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LS polls: Festival of democracy returns to J-K, nearly 5 years after abrogation of Article 370

Almost five years to the historic abrogation of Article 370, stripping the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special constitutional privileges, the Union Territory will take its first steps towards the restoration of statehood while the people w... read..

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LS polls: Festival of democracy returns to J-K, nearly 5 years after abrogation of Art 370

Almost five years to the historic abrogation of Article 370, stripping the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special constitutional privileges, the Union Territory will take its first steps towards the restoration of statehood while the people w... read..

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Lok Sabha Elections: Government employee placed under suspension for violating MCC in Srinagar

Acting tough against the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines, the authorities in Srinagar placed a government employee under suspension on Thursday.... read..

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Ladakh: Earthquake of 3.2 magnitude strikes Kargil

An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude struck the Kargil district of Ladakh on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.... read..

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J-K: Civilian shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag

A civilian, hailing from Bihar, was shot dead by the terrorists in the Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday evening.... read..

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