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2 Terrorists Arrested In J&K's Poonch, Weapons Recovered

Police have arrested two terrorists with weapons in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Poonch, officials said on Sunday. Read full article

Vaishno Devi Yatra Halted For Fifth Day After Landslides In Jammu And Kashmir

Vaishno Devi Yatra remained suspended on Saturday for the fifth consecutive day following landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

"Ready For Dialogue With India In Dignified, Respectful Manner": Pak Foreign Minister

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said his country was ready for a composite dialogue with India in a dignified and respectful manner on all outstanding issues, including Kashmir. Read full article

3 Dead, Many Houses Damaged After Cloudburst In J&K's Ramban, Rescue Ops On

At least three people were killed following a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban today. Several houses were also damaged, with at least five people reported missing. Read full article

Three-Member Committee To Probe Vaishno Devi Landslide That Killed 35

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a probe into Tuesday's landslide at Mata Vaishno Devi, in which 35 pilgrims were killed. Read full article

4 Rajasthan Brothers Killed In Vaishno Devi Landslide

Four businessman brothers from a family in Rajasthan lost their lives in a massive landslide on the Vaishno Devi temple track in Jammu and Kashmir, which occurred on August 26. Read full article

2 Terrorists Killed By Security Forces During Infiltration Bid In J&K's Bandipora

Two terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, the Army said on Thursday. Read full article

Why Was Vaishno Devi Pilgrimage Not Stopped, Asks Omar Abdullah After 34 Die In Landslide

The death count in Mata Vaishno Devi landslide has risen to 34, the second major tragedy during a Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir in less than two weeks. Read full article

"Haven't Felt This Disconnected Since 2014, 2019": Omar Abdullah On J&K Internet Outage

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah voiced concern over the widespread outage in Jammu and Kashmir, describing the situation as reminiscent of earlier crises. Read full article

Jammu And Kashmir Flash Floods Live Updates: 13 Killed, Including 9 In Landslide On Vaishno Devi Route

Several people are reportedly injured in a massive landslide that occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari. Read full article

30 Killed In Landslides On Vaishno Devi Route As Rain Batters North India

At least 30 people have lost their lives after heavy rains triggered a massive landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

4 Dead In Jammu, Vaishno Devi Yatra Stopped After Heavy Rain, Landslides

Four people have been killed, and several properties have been damaged due to heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district. According to officials, two people died when their house collapsed, and two others died in flash floods Read full article

Use Of Pen Drives, WhatsApp Banned In J&K Government Departments

The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the use of pen drives in all departments and also barred WhatsApp messaging service for official communications. Read full article

30 Women Injured As Roof Of House Collapses In Jammu And Kashmir's Kupwara

At least 30 women were injured when the first-floor ceiling of a residential house collapsed during a religious gathering in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. Read full article

11 Killed In Rain, Floods, Landslides Across India, Jharkhand Worst Hit

At least 11 people were killed and several were injured in the last 24 hours in incidents related to heavy rains in several parts of the country, including Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu. Read full article

J&K Authorities Issue Advisories Amid Intense Rainfall Forecast

Authorities on Saturday issued advisories amid a weather forecast of intense rainfall with possibility of cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides in high altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir during the next four days. Read full article

215 Jamaat-Linked Schools Taken Over By Jammu And Kashmir Government

The Jammu and Kashmir government has taken over the management of 215 schools linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami. Read full article

2 Jammu And Kashmir Government Employees Dismissed Over Terror Links

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered the termination of these employees facing charges of arms smuggling and links with the banned terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba. Read full article

1 Dead, 39 Injured As Bus Carrying Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Falls In J&K Gorge

A bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, leaving one person dead and 39 others injured, officials said. Read full article

After Supreme Court Order, 6 J&K Cops Arrested For Brutal Torture Of Policeman

Six policemen, including a Deputy Superintendent, have been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the alleged brutal torture of a policeman during custody in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in 2023, official sources said. Read full article

6 Policemen Arrested For Constable's Custodial Torture In Jammu And Kashmir

The CBI on Wednesday arrested eight police personnel, including at least two officers, in connection with the alleged custodial torture of a cop, following orders from the Supreme Court last month, officials said here on Wednesday. Read full article

"Can't Take Anymore": Omar Abdullah's Viral Post Amid J&K Statehood Demand

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday shared a Harry Potter-inspired meme amid renewed speculation over the status of the region's statehood. Read full article

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Centre's Bills For Removal Of PM, Chief Ministers Sparks Row

The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Constitution (One Hundred And Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025 could be moved to a parliamentary committee. Read full article

'Finding 70 Missing In Kishtwar Cloudburst Alive Next To Impossible': Omar Abdullah

Five days after a cloudburst hit the Machail Mata yatra base camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, killing at least 64 people, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said finding the 70 missing people alive is next to impossible. Read full article

Heroes Of Kishtwar: How Local Volunteers Responded To Cloudburst Tragedy

When massive boulders, giant conifer trees from mountains came crashing down with mounds of slush, it flattened the yatra base camp at Chisoti in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and reduces most of the village into rubble. Read full article

Srinagar-Jammu Highway Closed, Schools Shut Due To Heavy Rain, Landslides

The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for traffic after heavy rain triggered landslides and shooting stones in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the highway. Read full article

7 Killed After Cloudburst, Landslide In Jammu And Kashmir's Kathua, Rescue Ops On

At least seven people were killed and many others were injured in two separate incidents of cloudburst and landslide in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said on Sunday. Read full article

Government Orders Closure Of Educational Institutes Jammu Today Due To Bad Weather

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday ordered the closure of all educational institutions in the Jammu region on Monday in view of the inclement weather conditions, officials said. Read full article

4 Feared Dead As Cloudburst Hits Jammu And Kashmir's Kathua

The cloudburst reportedly struck Jod Ghati village of Rajbagh and caused massive flooding. Read full article

J&K Cloudburst: Explosives Used To Blast Giant Boulders To Speed Up Rescue Efforts

Explosives were used to blast giant boulders hampering the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the disaster-hit Chisoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on the third day on Saturday, officials said. Read full article

Jammu And Kashmir Cloudburst Highlights: Rescue Ops On As 46 Killed In Kishtwar, Chief Minister Cancels Independence Day Cultural Events

At least 46 people died, including two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, after a massive cloudburst struck Chashoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday. Read full article

He Was Complaining Over Flood Rescue Hurdles, Then Omar Abdullah Arrived

Chashoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district has turned into a site of outpouring grief, as families wait anxiously for the bodies of their loved ones who were killed or buried alive under the slush during Thursday's flash flood. Read full article

Jammu And Kashmir Cloudburst Highlights: Rescue Ops On As 46 Killed In Kishtwar, Chief Minister Cancels Independence Day Cultural Events

At least 46 people died, including two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, after a massive cloudburst struck Chashoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday. Read full article

60 Killed, 500 Feared Trapped After Cloudburst In J&K's Kishtwar

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah believes over 500 people continue to be trapped. Read full article

3-Tiered Counter-Infiltration Grid Deployed Along LoC Ahead Of Independence Day

The Indian Army has deployed a three-tiered robotic counter-infiltration grid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar village of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, ahead of the 79th Independence Day celebrations. Read full article

Chief Justice's Bench To Hear Petition For Restoration Of J&K's Statehood

A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran will shortly hear a petition for the restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir. The petition seeks the implementation of a 2023 top court order. Read full article

"Proceeds Of Terrorism": Over Rs 2.11 Crore Properties Attached In Jammu And Kashmir

More than Rs 2.11 crore properties identified as "proceeds of terrorism" were attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Wednesday, police said. Read full article

Supreme Court To Hear Plea On J&K Statehood Restoration On August 14

The Supreme Court would on Thursday hear a plea for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

Kashmiri Pandit Woman Murder Case Reopened After 35 Years, Raids On

The State Investigation Agency on Tuesday carried out raids at several places in central Kashmir as part of its investigation into the murder of a Kashmiri Pandit woman 35 years ago, officials said. Read full article

Jammu and Kashmir Operation Enters Day 11, No Terrorist Found, No Firing Reported: Sources

The 11-day-long anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district has come to nought. No terrorist was found after a heavy exchange of firing and also killing of two army soldiers on Saturday, sources said. Read full article

Cave, Suspected To Be Used By Terrorists, Blasted In J&K's Kishtwar

An anti-terror operation is underway in a mountainous area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district since yesterday. Read full article

"Hope PM Modi Restores J&K Statehood On August 15": J&K Deputy Chief Minister

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary expressed hope that PM Modi would announce restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory from the ramparts of Red Fort in his address to the nation on Independence Day. Read full article

600 Kilometres In 18 Hours: First Freight Train Reaches Kashmir's Anantnag

The first freight train arrived in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as the Northern Railway opened its Anantnag goods shed under its larger Udhampur-Srinagar"-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project for the movement of goods, officials said. Read full article

Encounter Breaks Out In J&K's Kishtwar Between Terrorists, Security Forces

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. Read full article

2 Soldiers Killed In Action During Encounter With Terrorists In J&K's Kulgam

Two soldiers were killed in an encounter with terrorists that broke out on Friday night in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, the army said on Saturday. Read full article

Anti-Terrorist Operation In Jammu And Kashmir's Kulgam Enters 8th Day

The fierce gun battle that started last week in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district has entered its eighth day today with hundreds of troops involved in one of the biggest anti- terrorist operations. Read full article

Kashmir Mediation To Russian Oil: Trump's 'Un'Truth Social

US President Donald Trump has made several misleading or outright inaccurate statements about India -- from falsehoods regarding trade policy to the economy, Trump's remarks have frequently clashed with facts. Read full article

3 CRPF Jawans Killed, 10 Injured As Vehicle Overturns In J&K's Udhampur

Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and 10 were injured on Thursday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district. Read full article

"False Narrative": Books By AG Noorani, Arundhati Roy Among 25 Banned By J&K

Books by Booker winner Arundhati Roy, constitutional expert AG Noorani are among the 25 titles banned by the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor's administration for allegedly propagating "false narrative" and "secessionism" in the Union Territory. Read full article

"Course Correction, Not Concession": Omar Abdullah's Letter For Statehood

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to the presidents of all national parties for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood. Read full article

Watch: Vande Bharat Zips Across J&K's Anji, Chenab Bridges

The visuals show the red-orange train making its way across the terrain, with the Kashmir valley in the background.  Read full article

Satyapal Malik, J&K Governor During Pulwama Attack, Article 370 Shift, Dies

Satyapal Malik, Former Jammu And Kashmir Governor, Dies At 79 Read full article

Students In J&K's Udhampur Make Rakhis, Cards To Thank Soldiers For Op Sindoor

Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, students in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur are making handmade Rakhis and greeting cards for Indian soldiers to express gratitude for their role in Operation Sindoor and for protecting the nation at the borders. Read full article

"Nothing Will Happen": Omar Abdullah Amid J&K Statehood Restoration Buzz

Omar Abdullah's remarks came on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, amidst a growing chorus for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

Drones, Helicopters Part Of Major Anti-Terror Operation In Jammu And Kashmir's Kulgam

The security forces used drones and attack helicopters during a protracted anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. Read full article

"Militancy In J&K Won't End Until India-Pak Relations Improve": Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said militancy in Jammu and Kashmir will not end until the relations between India and its neighbouring country improve. Read full article

Farooq Abdullah Questions Centre On Delay In Jammu And Kashmir Statehood

As August 5 marks six years since the abrogation of Article 370, National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah lambasted the Centre, asking about the timeline to reinstate the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

Anti-Terrorist Operation Continues For 4th Day In J&K's Kulgam

It's day four of a protracted gun battle between security forces and terrorists in the forests of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. Read full article

After Pahalgam Attack, 21 Terrorists Killed In 6 Separate J&K Encounters

Following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, counter-terror operations by security forces have led to the killing of 21 terrorists in six separate encounters across Jammu and Kashmir. Read full article

Pahalgam Terrorist's Funeral In PoK Takes Unexpected Turn

The funeral of Habib Tahir, one of the terrorists behind the April 22 strike who was killed in Jammu & Kashmir, was held in his village in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) last week. Read full article

Ancient Hindu Idols Found During Excavation At A Spring In Jammu And Kashmir

Ancient Hindu idols, including 'Shivlings', were recovered during excavation work for the renovation of a spring in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district. Read full article

'Pak Doesn't Sleep When It Hears Brahmos Missile': PM Modi Praises Op Sindoor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the world saw the capabilities of India's indigenous weapons during Operation Sindoor, which was launched on May 7 to strike multiple terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Read full article

J&K Officer, Son Killed, Wife Injured In Reasi Landslide

A large boulder, part of a landslide, struck their vehicle, killing Rajinder Singh Rana, a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service officer, and his son on the spot. Read full article

Encounter Between Forces, Terrorists In J&K's Kulgam, 3rd Gun Battle This Week

A fierce gun battle was underway between security forces and terrorists after a joint team of security forces launched an anti terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district today. Read full article

PM Modi Praises Omar Abdullah's Gujarat Visit, Then A Request Follows

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday responded warmly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise of his recent Gujarat visit, underscoring the critical importance of tourism for J&K's economy and national unity. Read full article