Kashmir

Grand Diwali celebration held at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk

Srinagar: For the first time, a grand Diwali celebration was held near the historic clock tower at Lal Chowk here on Thursday as hundreds of locals and tourists lit diyas to mark…
J-K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away at 59

Jammu: Senior BJP leader and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana, brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad. He was 59. According to a…

Kashmiri Muslims will regret exodus of Pandits one day: Union min

Jammu: Asserting that the majority community in Kashmir will one day regret the “exodus” of Kashmiri Pandits, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Kashmir is incomplete without their presence. Singh said…
Today is ‘black day’ for people of J-K: Mehbooba on UT Foundation Day

Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said the Union Territory Foundation Day is a “black day” for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as it marks “disenfranchisement and not…
J-K: Omar Abdullah govt reverts to November academic session

Srinagar: In a major decision, the newly formed Jammu and Kashmir government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reverted the academic calendar from March session to November. This is the…
Kashmir siblings make CM Omar Abdullah’s portrait using Rubik’s cubes

Srinagar: Three siblings from Kashmir are making waves on social media with their portrait of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah made with Rubik’s cubes. Abdullah, who re-posted a video of…
Help release prisoners held without trial: MP Aga Ruhullah to Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: Srinagar Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Tuesday, October 29 urged Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah to facilitate the release of prisoners “who have been held without trial”…

J-K: 1 terrorist killed in operation after army convoy targeted in Akhnoor

Jammu: One terrorist was killed on Monday, October 29 as special forces were mobilised to neutralise a group of recently infiltrated ultras who attacked an army convoy in a village in the…
2 more terrorists killed in Jammu encounter following attack on army convoy

Jammu: Security forces on Tuesday morning gunned down two terrorists holed up in a forest area near a village in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number of militants…
J&K: Fresh gunfight in Akhnoor as security forces look to kill 2 terrorists

Jammu: A fresh gunfight erupted in a village in the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu region on Tuesday morning as security forces made a push for a final assault against two terrorists…
MP Engineer Rashid surrenders to Tihar after interim bail expires

New Delhi: Baramulla Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, commonly known as ‘Engineer Rashid’, surrendered to Tihar authorities on Monday after his interim bail expired and a court here reserved its order…
J&K: Terrorists fire at army vehicle, encounter starts in Akhnoor

Jammu: Terrorists tried to ambush an army vehicle on Monday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Akhnoor area in Jammu district. Subsequently, an encounter started there. Officials said that terrorists fired at an army…
Engineer Rashid seeks clarity on J-K CM’s meetings with PM Modi, Shah

Srinagar: Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Sunday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah if restoration of Article 370 and the release of political prisoners were discussed during his…
J-K terror attack: LG pays tributes to slain soldiers, porters

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid floral tributes on Friday, October 25 to the soldiers and porters who were killed in a terror attack in Gulmarg a day before.…
J&K L-G vows to avenge every drop of innocent blood spilled by terrorists

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha said on Saturday, October 26 that the security forces have devised a new strategy to deal with the emerging terrorist threat and assured…