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Jammu & Kashmir: Encounter breaks out at Srinagar
Srinagar: An encounter started between security forces and terrorists in the Zabarwan forest area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, police said on Sunday. “A joint police and security forces operation was launched…
- Kashmir
J&K: Encounter breaks out in Sopore, one terrorist killed
Srinagar: One terrorist was killed in an encounter between the security forces and the terrorists in Sopore town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday, while two to three others were…
- Kashmir
Omar Abdullah reviews emergency preparations ahead of harsh J-K winter
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday reviewed the preparations for winter in the Kashmir and Jammu divisions of the Union Territory. The review for the 2024-25 season was…
- Photos
Photos: Ruckus in J-K Assembly over special status resolution
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed ruckus after BJP members protested over the special status resolution, in Srinagar, Friday, November 8. A majority of MLAs from BJP were on Friday marshalled out after…
- Opinions
J-K Assembly passes resolution on Article 370, confrontation with centre on anvil
The Jammu and Kashmir legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution seeking restoration of special status and other constitutional guarantees enlisted in the Article 370 that was abrogated on August 5, 2019…
- Kashmir
J-K Assembly passes resolution to restore Article 370 amid uproar by BJP
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir legislative Assembly passed a resolution for the restoration of Article 370 amid an uproar on Wednesday. The resolution was moved by the Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary…
- India
Omar Abdullah says had Vajpayee been alive, J-K wouldn’t be a UT
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the erstwhile state would not have been downgraded to a Union Territory had the road map of former Prime…
- Kashmir
J-K: Grenade attack at Sunday market in Srinagar, 6 injured
Srinagar: At least six individuals were injured in a grenade attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s capital, Srinagar on Sunday, November 3. The injured have been shifted to Shri Maharaja…
- India
Sat Sharma appointed J-K BJP president
New Delhi: The BJP leadership on Sunday appointed Sat Sharma as president of the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, replacing Ravinder Raina. A party communication said Raina has been made a member…
- India
Number of terror attacks gone down significantly in J&K: Rajnath
Kanpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said compared to earlier times, the number of terrorist attacks has decreased significantly in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters here, Singh said security forces…
- India
Kashmir: Debate intensifies over scrapping reservation; NC, PDP call for review
A heated debate has emerged in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir over the reservation policy as leaders from local parties like the National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
- Kashmir
Farooq Abdullah demands ‘independent probe’ into spurt in J&K violence
Srinagar: Former chief minister and NC president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday demanded an independent probe to find out the reason for the spurt in violence in J&K after the formation of an…
- Photos
In photos: Diwali celebrations in Kashmir
A girl reignites a blown-out lamp (Photo: Muzamil Bhat/Siasat.com) A man captures the essence of Diwali on his phone after lighting a lamp (Photo: Muzamil Bhat/Siasat.com) A woman places an oil lamp…
- Kashmir
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…
- Kashmir
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…