North Kashmir Gunfight: Exchange of Fire Resumes After Overnight Pause

SRINAGAR: Exchange of fire resumed between militants and security forces on Friday morning in Sagipora, North Kashmir's Sopore, after an overnight lull. A senior police...

ADGP Jammu Zone Reviews Security, Operational Preparedness in Doda

JAMMU: Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone, Anand Jain, on Thursday visited Doda district and reviewed the security situation, operational preparedness and reinforcing...

West Pakistan Refugees Protest Passage of Special Status Resolution in Kashmir Assembly

JAMMU: West Pakistan refugees on Thursday took out a protest march here against the Omar Abdullah government over the passage of a resolution in...
Lt Governor Shri Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chief Minister Shri Omar Abdullah at the swearing-in-ceremony held at SKICC, Srinagar (5)

LG, CM Condemn Killings of Village Defence Guards in Jammu Kashmir’s Kishtwar

JAMMU: Two Village Defence Guards were on Thursday executed by terrorists after their abduction in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district,...

Jammu Kashmir Govt Wants to Appease Separatists: BJP Minority Wing Chief

INDORE: Bharatiya Janata Party minority front chief Jamal Siddiqui on Thursday claimed the Jammu and Kashmir government passed a resolution seeking restoration of the...

Government Schools in Jammu Kashmir Face Imbalance in Staff, Low Student Enrolment

SRINAGAR: Education Minister Sakina Itoo has said that some government schools in Jammu and Kashmir are either reeling under a dearth of teaching faculty...

Assembly is Voice of Jammu Kashmir’s Aspirations, Rights, Says Ruhullah Mehdi

SRINAGAR: Senior National Conference leader and Member of Parliament, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday said the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s primary function is to...

Great Bittern Sighted for First Time in Kashmir’s Wular

SRINAGAR: Wildlife authorities on Thursday said the elusive Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) has been sighted for the first time in Kashmir at the renowned...

Special Status Resolution in Assembly Told World What Jammu Kashmir People Want, Says CM...

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said the resolution passed by the legislative assembly on the restoration of the special status...

No Imaginary Line Can Divide Kashmir From Kargil, Omar Tells Delegation

SRINAGAR: A delegation from Kargil district, Ladakh UT, led by Member of Parliament Haji Mohmad Haneefa Jan and former Minister Qamar Ali Akhoon, called...

Two VDG Guards Killed in Jammu Kashmir, Bodies Yet to be Recovered

SRINAGAR: Two Village Defence Group (VDG) guards have been kidnapped and killed in Kishtwar district on Thursday evening, official sources said. It is suspected to...

Encounter Starts in North Kashmir’s Sopore

SRINAGAR: Encounter has started between security forces and militants in Sagipora, Sopore of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday. Joint security forces launched a massive...

20 Years After Snowstorm Erased Kashmir Village, 44 Waltengoo Families Still Await Rehabilitation

SRINAGAR: Out of the 120 families affected by the 2005 Waltengoo snowstorm in District Kulgam, 70 have been rehabilitated, while 44 families still await...

Cop, Two Wives Arrested with Heroin in Jammu Kashmir

JAMMU: Police arrested a constable posted in the Crime Branch and his two wives during a raid on their house here on Thursday, and...

Jammu Kashmir Bank Enhances Campus Mobility, Banking Access at IIM Jammu

SRINAGAR: In a move to promote safe, eco-friendly mobility and enhance banking convenience, J and K Bank has provided four electric vehicles (e-vehicles) to...