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IAF airlifts 388 stranded passengers from Jammu to Ladakh

Jammu: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday airlifted 388 stranded passengers from Jammu to the Union Territory of Ladakh, a defence spokesman said. The IAF provided the facility of IL-76 aircraft…
Madrasa teacher among 2 held for abducting girl in J-K: Police

Jammu: Two people, including a Madrasa teacher, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The girl, who was pursuing Arabic studies in the Madrasa,…

J&K LG condemns killing of Kashmiri Pandit by terrorists in Pulwama

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday strongly condemned the dastardly terror attack in Pulwama district that left a civilian dead. He said the administration is standing strong with…
Kashmiri pandit man shot dead by terrorists in J&K’s Pulwama: Police

Srinagar: Terrorists shot dead a man belonging to the Kashmiri Pandit community in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district Sunday, police said. The victim was identified as Sanjay Sharma (aged about 40 years),…
Over 11,000 travellers attended snow festival in J-K’s Bhaderwah

Bhaderwah: Over 11,000 visitors converged at the picturesque Jaie Valley to participate in the two-day snow festival ‘Askini Bhaderkashi Utsav’ that concluded in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah on Saturday. The festival was…
PDP takes out protest march against imposition of property tax in J-K

Srinagar: The PDP on Saturday took out a protest march to demand roll-back of the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to impose property tax in the Union Territory. The Union Territory administration…
US-based Kashmiri Hindu outfit supports Pandit employees’ demand for relocation

New Delhi: A US-based Kashmiri Pandit group has supported the demand of community members employed under a special government package for relocation outside Kashmir Valley in view of targeted killings by terrorists.…

3 more houses damaged due to ‘sinking’ of land in J-K’s Ramban

Ramban: Three more residential houses and a 33-kV power transmission line were damaged due to “sinking” of land in the hilly Duksar Dalwa village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said…
J-K: Landslide damages 9 houses on Srinagar-Leh highway

Srinagar: Landslide damaged nine houses and a cowshed on the Srinagar-Leh highway, said officials on Monday, adding that there was no loss of life. Also ReadJ-K: Landslide damages over dozen houses in…
NIA seizes 3 vehicles used for militancy purposes in J&K

Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday seized three vehicles used for militancy purposes in Jammu and Kashmir. According to an NIA statement, the vehicles were seized under section 25 (1) of…
People have realised after demolition drive how Article 370 protected J&K: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have now come to realise how Article 370 of the Constitution acted as a protective shield for them,…
AAP on hunger strike in Srinagar to demand order sparing poor from anti-encroachment drive

Srinagar: The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said it is on hunger strike here to demand a formal order from the Jammu and Kashmir administration to spare poor residents and shopkeepers from…
SC to consider listing of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it will take a decision on early listing of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status…
Earthquake hits Jammu-Kashmir’s Katra belt

Jammu: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit the Katra belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Friday, officials said. There was no casualty or damage to property reported from anywhere, they…
BJP wants to convert J-K into Hindu-majority state: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: Reacting to Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on the restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir, JKNC MP Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that they (the government) will give a truncated…