Kashmir

Abdullah rules out pre-poll alliance with any party for J&K elections

Srinagar: National Conference President and former J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said his party would not enter into a pre-poll alliance with any party for the upcoming Assembly elections.…
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter underway in Udhampur district

Jammu: An encounter is underway between the security forces and a group of terrorists in J&K’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. Officials said that an encounter between the security forces and…

Pak PM Sharif urges India to resolve Kashmir issue via dialogue

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged India to resolve the Kashmir issue via dialogue as Pakistan marked the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, which provided special status…
Assembly elections in J-K will be held in September: Kishan Reddy

R S Pura (J-K): The Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in September, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday, urging people in the Union Territory to vote the…
Article 370 abrogation anniversary: Mehbooba claims house arrest

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday claimed that she was placed under house arrest and her party office has been locked amid heightened security on the fifth anniversary of the reading…
Article 370 abrogation: Amarnath Yatra suspended for a day from J&K

Jammu: No fresh batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims was allowed to leave the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for Kashmir as a precautionary measure in view of the fifth anniversary of the…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to introduce J-K appropriation bill in LS today

New Delhi: The discussion on the Union Budget and Budget of Jammu and Kashmir will continue in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, according to the lower house’s list of business. On the…

National Conference MP Mehdi raises demand for assembly elections in J-K

New Delhi: National Conference MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday, July 29, raised the demand for holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest. The Supreme Court had directed the Election Commission…
Kashmir records highest July temperatures in 25 years amid heat wave

Srinagar: Kashmir has been reeling under intense heat wave with several places in the valley recording their highest July temperature in 25 years on Sunday. According to the meteorological office here, Srinagar…
Amarnath Yatra surpasses last year’s record

Jammu: Over 4.51 lakh pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra in the last 29 days, surpassing last year’s record. Officials of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), which manages the annual pilgrimage,…
J&K: 5 children among 8 killed after car falls into gorge in Anantnag

Srinagar: Eight members of a family, including five children, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, officials…
Kupwara encounter: Soldier killed, captain among 4 injured as Army foils BAT attack

New Delhi: An Army personnel was killed and four others, including a captain, were injured as the Indian Army on Saturday foiled an attack by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) in Kamakari…
Ghulam Nabi Azad calls for strong measures to curb terrorism in Jammu region

Jammu: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed concerns on Thursday over the resurgence of terrorism in the Jammu region and demanded strong measures to curb the menace. Azad…
US revises travel advisory for India; says don’t travel to Manipur & J&K

Washington: The US has asked its nationals not to travel to Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border, and parts of central and eastern parts of the country where Naxalites are active.…
Either jail or ‘jahannum’ for terrorists: Union min on J-K terror attacks

New Delhi: Terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir will either land in jail or be sent to ‘jahannum’ (hell), minister of state for Home affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha…