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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…
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In pics: Cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal

Ganderbal: People stand near debris after a cloudburst, in Ganderbal district, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. A cloudburst in the district of Jammu and Kashmir has damaged a road, leading to the closing…

Kashmir

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…
Opinions

Opinion: Time for ECI to end its hide-and seek game on J&K polls

Now when the Election Commission of India will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir for a second time this year to assess the preparations for the legislative Assembly polls in the Union Territory…
India

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…
India

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,…
Kashmir

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…

Kashmir

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…
Kashmir

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.…
India

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…
Kashmir

J&K: Soldier injured in Battal operation against terrorists succumbs

Jammu: The soldier injured in the Battal sector of J&K’s Poonch on early Tuesday succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital, the Army announced. Officials said that the soldier was injured during…
News

Budget 2024-25: Jammu and Kashmir gets Rs 42,277.74 crore

New Delhi: The Centre has allocated Rs 42,277.74 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget for 2024-25, a nominal hike of 1.2 per cent from the Rs 41,751.44 crore given…
Kashmir

Infiltration bid foiled in J&K’s Rajouri, one soldier injured

Jammu: Alert troops of the Army foiled an infiltration bid on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district during which a soldier was injured, officials said. Nagrota (Jammu) headquartered White Knight Corps…
Opinions

Kashmir parties at crossroads, but shy of fighting together for statehood

Kashmir politics is losing direction and that too deliberately. Not long ago, Kashmir was all about politics and its place in the Indian union, and how it viewed its relationship with Pakistan.…
Kashmir

J-K: Search operation launched after terrorists fire at security post, soldier injured

Jammu: An army soldier was injured on Monday when terrorists fired at a newly set up army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. Official sources said that an army…