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Soldier killed in Pakistan firing on LoC in Rajouri

An Indian soldier was killed on Monday in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, defence sources said.... read..

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Youth gunned down in Kashmir

Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot dead a youth in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.... read..

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J&K politicians indulge in 'freestyle wresting' (Dangal 2019)

Political temperatures have steadily risen in Jammu and Kashmir and rival parties are now engaged in a no-holds-barred battle to score brownie points against one another to win the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.... read..

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Army pays tribute to soldier killed on LoC

The Army on Monday paid tribute to the soldier killed in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir' s Sunderbani sector.... read..

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Officers backing early Assembly polls harassed: Omar

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah alleged on Monday that officers of Jammu and Kashmir favouring early Assembly elections were being harassed by a lobby of senior officers who oppose such a move.... read..

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NC politics hostage to cricket scam, alleges PDP

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said the politics of their rival National Conference (NC) was hostage to its Chief Farooq Abdullah's alleged involvement in a cricket scam.... read..

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Miwaiz ready for NIA questioning, but in Srinagar

Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is ready to cooperate with the National Investigation Agency but wants that he be questioned by the agency here, a Hurriyat spokesman said.... read..

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Mehbooba Mufti calls PDP workers 'real Mujahideen'

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday called her party workers the "real Mujahideen" (real holy warriors).... read..

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Heavy firing on LoC in Rajouri district

Heavy firing was reported between Indian and Pakistani soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Sunday.... read..

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Accidental fire at NC meet causes concern (Lead)

An accidental fire on Sunday causing injuries to personal security guard (PSO) of a National Conference (NC) leader at the venue of a party meeting that was to be addressed by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in Anantnag caused flutter.... read..

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Omar NC's face for CM post: Farooq Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday Omar Abdullah, his son, will be the party's chief ministerial candidate at the Assembly elections.... read..

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Newbies may test regular J&K parties (Lead, correcting para 18) (Dangal 2019)

Although the main battle in the Lok Sabha and the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be between traditional rivals, yet the fate of many new faces who have thrown their hats into the ring would be keenly watched.... read..

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BRO engineer goes missing in J&K's Kupwara

A Border Roads Organization (BRO) engineer has gone missing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said on Saturday.... read..

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11 killed in J&K road accident (Lead)

At least 11 persons were killed in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Saturday, police said.... read..

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Police woman shot dead in J&K's Shopian district

Militants killed a woman Special Police Officer (SPO) on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.... read..

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5 killed, 8 injured in J&K road accident

Five people were killed on the spot and eight others injured on Saturday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, police said.... read..

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Newbies may test regular J&K parties (Dangal 2019)

Although the main battle in the Lok Sabha and the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be between traditional rivals, yet the fate of many new faces who have thrown their hats into the ring would be keenly watched.... read..

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Lt Gen Singh visits forward locations in Ladakh

Northern Command Commander Lt General Ranbir Singh on Saturday visited the forward locations in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region.... read..

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Free stay for 4,000 Vaishno Devi pilgrims soon

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a building that would provide free accommodation daily to 4,000 pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.... read..

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Kashmir condemns mosques bloodbath, prays for victims

The Kashmir Valley, never immune to violence, on Friday came together to denounce the massacre of 49 people in two New Zealand mosques saying the brutality proved that there is no place terrorism cannot reach.... read..

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Stranded traffic moves on Jammu-Srinagar highway

No fresh traffic will be allowed to move on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Friday unless all stranded traffic is cleared, an official said.... read..

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Gunmen kill civilian in J&K's Pulwama district

After attacking a National Conference leader in Anantnag a day ago, unidentified gunmen struck again on Friday klling a civilian in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.... read..

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J&K: NC-Congress poll pact remains half-baked idea

Despite continuing parleys between the National Conference (NC) and the Congress, a pre-poll alliance between the two parties in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to remain only a half-baked cake.... read..

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Army porter injured on LoC in Pakistan shelling

An Army porter was injured on Friday in heavy firing exchanges between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said.... read..

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J&K Assembly polls likely before Amarnath Yatra

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections can take place ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra that begins on July 1, state government sources said on Thursday.... read..

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NC team not to meet EC observers in Srinagar

The National Conference said on Thursday that it will not send any delegation to meet the Election Commission observers in Srinagar as the party's demand for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections remained unchanged.... read..

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China veto on Masood, no J&K polls Modi's failures: Omar

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that China's veto against JeM chief Masood Azhar being declared a global terrorist and not holding Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were "big failures" of the Modi government.... read..

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NIA serves fresh summons to Mirwaiz Umer Farooq

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday issued fresh summons to senior separatist leader, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, asking him to appear before the agency in New Delhi on March 18.... read..

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IT raids at over 30 places in Jammu, Srinagar

Income tax (IT) Department teams carried out simultaneous raids at over 30 places in Jammu and Srinagar on Thursday, based on IT surveys carried out earlier in the state, an official said.... read..

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NC leader shot at by gunmen in Anantnag

A National Conference block President was shot at and injured by unidentified gunmen on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.... read..

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Militants kill soldier in Pulwama

Militants shot dead a soldier on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.... read..

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Youth killed in Pulwama not a soldier: Army (Lead)

The Indian Army on Wednesday said that a youth killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district was not a soldier but a deserter.... read..

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Over 20 shops buried in Doda landslide

Over two dozen shops were buried following a landslide on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, police said. No loss of life was reported.... read..

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Again a Kashmiri dad shoulders his son's coffin

For a father to shoulder the coffin of his son is believed to be the heaviest and the most painful load in the World, but for Farooq Ahmad Khan, the father of slain militant Mudasir Ahmad Khan, the tragedy has been even more painful.... read..

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Pakistani jet fighters fly close to LoC in Poonch

An air alert was sounded along the international border and the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistani fighter jets were detected close to the LoC.... read..

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Omar flays Modi for not holding Assembly polls in J&K

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not giving the people of Jammu and Kashmir the right to choose a state government.... read..

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Juvenile board rejects claim grenade thrower is 'adult'

The Juvenile Justice Board on Wednesday rejected a medical report that said that the militant who threw a grenade at the Jammu bus stand killing two persons was an adult.... read..

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Indian, Pakistani armies trade fire on LoC in Poonch

Indian and Pakistani armies traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said.... read..

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NIA arrests three in Srinagar weapons loot case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested three accused in the loot of over half a dozen automatic weapons from the residence of a Jammu and Kashmir legislator in Srinagar last year, officials said.... read..

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Kashmiris unhappy with Mirwaiz summons

The Kashmiri business community on Tuesday took strong exception to NIA summons issued against Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, terming it an "act of harassment" and said the government must "act more cordially" in the prevailing "abnormal conditions".... read..

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Jammu varsity begins golden jubilee celebrations

Jammu University on Tuesday started the golden jubilee celebrations by honouring Gulzar, the legendary Urdu poet and writer and film maker.... read..

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