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Goldsmith Shot Dead By Terrorists In Jammu And Kashmir

Terrorists shot a goldsmith dead at a busy market here on Thursday, police said. Read full article

Pakistan Violates Ceasefire In J&K's Kupwara, Targets Houses

Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled mortars in unprovoked violations of a ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said... Read full article

225 Terrorists Killed In Jammu And Kashmir In 2020: State Police Chief

Jammu and Kashmir has seen a decrease in terrorist incidents, infiltration and civilian killings in 2020, while security forces carried out more than 100 "successful" counter-terrorism operations... Read full article

Former J&K Minister's Son Gets Bail In Rs 177 Crore Bank Fraud Case

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Hilal Rather, son of a former National Conference minister, in a Rs 177 crore bank fraud case. Read full article

Snowfall In Kashmir Brings Cheer, New Year May See More Tourist Footfall

New Year's Eve 2020: Snowfall in Kashmir brought cheer to tourists and locals linked with the tourism industry. Gulmarg is seeing more tourist footfalls in the New Year holiday season. Kashmir is in... Read full article

Pregnant J&K District Development Council Member Takes Oath At Her Home

A pregnant DDC member was administered oath at her residence here on Monday even as 137 other newly-elected members in Kashmir swore to uphold the Constitution and sovereignty of the country, leading... Read full article

Snowfall And Cold Wave: Know How The 2020 Year-End Weather Will Be

Snowfall update: Fresh snowfall in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir brought brought cheer to tourists but also blocked roads in upper Shimla on Monday. The higher reaches of... Read full article

Snowfall At Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine; Rains Hit Jammu

The famous cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi atop the Trikuta Hills in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district witnessed its first snowfall this season on Sunday, officials said. Read full article

Cold Wave Intensifies In Kashmir, Gulmarg Records -7.2 Degree Celsius

The cold wave intensified in Kashmir with the minimum temperature dropping across the valley to stay several notches below the freezing point on Sunday. Read full article

Army Officer Among 3 Named In J&K Police Chargesheet In Shopian Encounter

The Jammu and Kashmir police have filed a chargesheet against three people, including an Army officer, in the alleged fake encounter in Shopian district of south Kashmir earlier this year. Read full article

Ayushman Scheme Testament Of PM's Resolve Towards J&K Welfare: Amit Shah

Asserting that the people of Jammu and Kashmir were deprived of their rights for decades, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)-SEHAT,... Read full article

Terrorist Killed In Encounter In Jammu & Kashmir

An unidentified militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death count in the operation to two, police said on Saturday. Read full article

PM Modi Launches Ayushman Bharat Scheme For J&K Residents

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

Some In Delhi Try To Teach Democracy To Me, Says PM Modi

The recent local body election in Jammu and Kashmir "strengthened roots of democracy", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme for health insurance coverage to all... Read full article

Ban On High-Speed Mobile Internet Extended In J&K Till January 8

The ban on 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir has been extended till January 8, said an order issued by the Union Territory's administration on Friday. Read full article

Pakistan Violates Ceasefire Along International Border In J&K's Kathua

Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing at forward posts along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Read full article

Admin, Police Facilitating Horse-Trading: Omar Abdullah

National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the police and the administration in Jammu and Kashmir of facilitating horse-trading and defections following the announcement of DDC... Read full article

Army Completes Summary Of Evidence In J&K's Shopian Encounter

The Army has completed the Summary of Evidence against two of its men involved in July's Amshipura encounter in South Kashmir's Shopian district in which three civilians were killed and a possible... Read full article

PM Modi To Launch Ayushman Bharat Scheme Saturday For All J&K Residents

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Ayushman Bharat scheme on Saturday via video conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

Encounter Breaks Out In Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Read full article

Reflects People's Faith In Democracy: Amit Shah On J&K Local Poll Results

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hailed the recent conclusion of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said the Modi government is doing everything to... Read full article

Won't Bow Before Anyone: Farooq Abdullah On Money-Laundering Case

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, who is facing an ED probe in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) money-laundering case, asserted on Wednesday that he... Read full article

Three Soldiers Injured In Grenade Attack By Terrorists In J&K's Ganderbal

Three security personnel were injured in an attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal area, close to Srinagar, today. Read full article

J&K District Poll Results: Margin Of Victory Less Than 100 In 19 Seats

Nineteen candidates saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir where the margin of victory was less than 100 votes. Read full article

"Resounding Slap On Face Of Separatists": BJP On J&K Local Poll Results

Jammu and Kashmir has delivered a "resounding slap" on "terrorists, extremists, and separatists", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, pointing to the results of local body elections in the... Read full article

"Won't Fight Elections Till Article 370 Restored": Mehbooba Mufti To NDTV

Calling the results of the Jammu and Kashmir local polls "very encouraging", former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that she would not contest any election until special status was restored... Read full article

49 Seats And Counting, Independents Emerge Key Players In J&K Local Polls

Independent candidates have emerged as big winners in Jammu and Kashmir's maiden District Development Council polls, with 49 of them having been declared elected so far from 280 seats, putting them... Read full article

In J&K Local Polls, Gupkar Alliance Wins Big In Kashmir, BJP In Jammu

The Farooq Abdullah-led Gupkar alliance has won big in the first local polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it lost special status last year and was turned into a Union Territory. Read full article

Big Lead For Gupkar Alliance, BJP Single Largest Party In J&K Local Polls

The seven-party Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was ahead in the seat tally in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by winning or leading in 112 seats out of 280... Read full article

Pakistan Violates Ceasefire In J&K's Poonch Second Time In One Day

Pakistan on Tuesday violated ceasefire in the Mankote sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Read full article

Clear That People Rejected Article 370 Move: Mehbooba Mufti On Local Polls

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the results of the DDC elections have made it clear that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have voted for the Gupkar alliance and rejected the Centre''s... Read full article

CBI Arrests Kashmir Man In Child Porn Racket Involving US-Based Minors

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Srinagar resident for allegedly running a racket that involved circulating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the internet after targeting... Read full article

J&K Congress Chief's Son Naseer Ahmad Mir Loses Local Polls From Anantnag

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Ghulam Ahmad Mir's son Naseer Ahmad Mir on Tuesday lost the District Development Council (DDC) polls from Anantnag district of the union... Read full article

Gupkar Alliance Just Ahead Of BJP In Early Leads In J&K Local Polls

The Farooq Abdullah-led People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has a slim lead over the BJP in the first District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu and Kashmir. This is the first election... Read full article

51% Turnout In J&K Local Body Polls; Counting Of Votes On December 22

The first District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Saturday with an overall voter turnout of approximately 51 per cent, and the counting of votes will be taken up... Read full article

Highest Ceasefire Violations Along Line Of Control In 17 Years

There is uneasy calm at a forward post in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Just few hundred metres away is Kohat in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). For the last one year, the Line of Control... Read full article

PM Modi To Launch Telemedicine Scheme In J&K On December 26

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will roll out the Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine (SEHAT) scheme in Jammu and Kashmir on December 26, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. Read full article

Rs 12 Crore Farooq Abdullah Assets Seized In Money Laundering Probe

Assets worth Rs 11.86 crore of National Conference president Farooq Abdullah have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) money... Read full article

India Denies Pak Claim That It Shot At UN Vehicle In PoK

India has rubbished claims by Pakistan that it targeted a United Nations vehicle with two military observers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Friday, calling them "baseless". Read full article

J&K Local Polls: Farooq Abdullah Seeks Repolling In Garoora Constituency

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday demanded repolling in Garoora District Development Council constituency in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora in view of allegations of booth... Read full article

Boat Ambulance Service To Begin Operations On J&K' Dal Lake

The first-ever boat ambulance service, equipped with health facilities, will start on Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir Valley soon and is expected to benefit thousands of people living in the area. Read full article

Encounter In Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, Terrorist Arrested

A terrorist was arrested in an injured condition during an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Read full article

Kashmir Reels Under Biting Cold Conditions, Temperatures Plummet

Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season on Wednesday as the valley reeled under cold conditions with the mercury plummeting several degrees below the freezing point,officials of the... Read full article

2 Pak Soldiers Killed As Army Retaliates To Ceasefire Violation In J&K

The Indian Army killed two Pakistan Army soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC) opposite the Naushera sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, said sources on Wednesday. Read full article

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Open For One-Way Traffic

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was open for one-way traffic, while the Mughal road connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir remained closed for the sixth consecutive... Read full article

Article 370 Gone Forever, Will Never Come Back: Minister Anurag Thakur

Union Minister of State (MoS) Anurag Thakur on Saturday asserted that Article 370 has "gone forever", despite several statements made by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Farooq Abdullah and... Read full article

Kashmir Plains Receive Season's First Snowfall, Highways Closed

Srinagar woke up to a mesmerising view of a city covered in a white blanket of snow on Saturday with the plains of the Kashmir Valley receiving the season's first snowfall, bringing hope and... Read full article

Over 7.48 Lakh Voters In 6th Phase Of J&K Local Body Polls Tomorrow

Over 7.48 lakh voters will decide the fate of 245 candidates, including 100 women contestants, in the sixth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, state... Read full article

Kashmir Forest Land Drive Fells Thousands Of Apple Trees, Evicts Tribals

The vast patches of land at Kani Dajan village are dotted with chopped apple trees. Even sapling have not been spared. A Jammu and Kashmir forest department drive to retrieve forest land from alleged... Read full article

Heavy Snowfall In Kashmir, Landslides Due To Rain On Jammu-Srinagar Road

Jammu and Kashmir weather: Parts of Kashmir valley on Saturday received fairly heavy snowfall since Friday night. According to officials, rainfall resulted in landslides on the Jammu-Srinagar National... Read full article

Anand Mahindra Feels Like "Hitting The Open Road" As Snow Covers Manali

Anand Mahindra took to Twitter and shared "tantalizing images" of snowfall in Manali. The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall since Friday... Read full article

J&K Local Polls: Gupkar Alliance Leaders Accuse Authorities Of Aiding BJP

The neutrality of authorities in the district development council elections in Jammu and Kashmir has come under sharp criticism on Thursday from leaders of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration... Read full article

Over 51 Percent Voter Turnout Recorded In Phase 5 Of J&K Local Body Polls

Over 51 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the fifth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, an official said. Read full article

Roshni Act: Top Court Asks J&K High Court To Decide On Pleas Over Review

The Supreme Court today asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to decide on December 21 the petitions seeking review of its verdict scrapping the Roshni Act which conferred proprietary rights to... Read full article

Human Rights Abuse Rose In J&K After Article 370 Revoked: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday claimed the "unilateral" and "unconstitutional" scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir''s special status has coincided with a steep rise in the... Read full article

2 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Pulwama

Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out at Tiken area of Pulwama on Wednesday, said Jammu and Kashmir Police. Read full article

"Seen Script Play Out": Omar Abdullah On Arvind Kejriwal's "House Arrest"

Responding to Aam Aadmi Party's claim that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is under house arrest, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that he feels like he has... Read full article

Justice Rajesh Bindal Appointed Acting Chief Justice Of J&K High Court

Justice Rajesh Bindal was on Tuesday appointed as the acting chief justice of the common high court for the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, a Law Ministry notification said. Read full article

Mehbooba Mufti Says She's Been "Detained Once Again"

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today claimed she had been "detained once again" inside her residence in Srinagar by authorities. The People's Democratic Party President tweeted... Read full article

Voting Underway In Phase-4 Of Jammu And Kashmir Local Body Polls

Polling for the fourth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on a dull note as fog and chilly weather kept most people indoors early on Monday, officials... Read full article

Yellow Alert Avalanche Warning In Higher Reaches Of J&K: Report

A yellow alert avalanche warning has been issued for higher reaches of several districts in Jammu and Kashmir by the Disaster Management Authority. Read full article

Two Teenage Girls From PoK Cross Into India In J&K's Poonch

Two minor sisters from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were detained early Sunday after they inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir''s Poonch district, officials said. Read full article

Waqf Boards To Soon Be Established In Jammu And Kashmir, Ladakh: Centre

Waqf Boards will soon be established in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and the process for it has already started, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today. Read full article

Dineshwar Sharma, Former Jammu And Kashmir Interlocutor, Dies

Dineshwar Sharma, the Administrator Of Lakshadweep and former interlocutor of the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir, has died. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to condole his death and said Mr Sharma... Read full article

BJP Expels 10 Members For "Anti-Party Activities" In J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Thursday expelled 10 members for anti-party activities after eight of them contested the District Development Council (DCC) polls and the panchayat by-elections in the... Read full article

Government Asks Wikipedia To Remove Link Showing Wrong India Map: Report

The government has asked Wikipedia to remove a link from its platform that has shown an incorrect map of Jammu and Kashmir, according to sources. Read full article

48.62 Percent Turnout In Phase-2 Of Jammu And Kashmir Local Body Polls

A 48.62 percent turnout was recorded in the second phase of polling in District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

Jawan Killed In Ceasefire Violation By Pak In J&K's Poonch

A sub-inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) was killed on Tuesday in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir,... Read full article