Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 44 per cent rainfall deficit from June 1 to July 31 with Valley accounting for 60.67% deficit and Jammu accounting for 34.83 per cent rain deficit. Experts are worried that less snowfall in winter…

SRINAGAR: The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding…

SRINAGAR: After the peaceful first few months of this year, there has been a sudden surge in militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir. In the month of July, eight encounters, three attacks including an attack by notorious BAT team on security…

SRINAGAR: In a significant development, the Lieutenant Governor administration in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday announced ownership rights of land to West Pakistan Refugees (WPRs), who are living in J&K after their migration from…

If things go well, then it would be after 35 years that the Jamaat would be returning to mainstream politics in J&K.

The forces are on high alert and have urged residents to report any suspicious activities in their localities.

Footprints of attacks on Army indicate terrorists not ordinary militants, say security experts.

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor administration on Friday liberalised industrial land allotment policy to encourage large-scale investments from big industrialists in the union territory, officials said. The Administrative…

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 on Wednesday while asserting that the Modi government has…

SRINAGAR: The security agencies are concerned after the Army personnel recovered Steyr AUG assault rifle, made in Austria, from the terrorists killed in an encounter in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday.…

The encounter erupted in Jaddan Bata village in Kastigarh area around 2 am when terrorists opened fire on the security search parties.

Five soldiers were critically injured after they chased terrorists into the forests who fled after a brief encounter with them.

The Muharram procession was banned after the eruption of militancy in Kashmir as authorities were apprehensive that separatists might misuse the large gathering for ulterior motives.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Omar Abdullah, submitted that the marriage was "dead" as they have been living separately for the past 15 years.

An army official said the army men guarding the LoC foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

President Droupadi Murmu has approved the new changes under section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, introducing new sections.

"While performing his duties, soldier Sankara Rao Gottapu sustained fatal injuries in an accident today," an official said.

NIA officials said the process of taking over the investigation into the matter from Jammu & Kashmir Police has begun and a fresh FIR will be registered by the agency soon.

Security forces retaliated and an exchange of fire was going on when last reports were received.

Of the newly 960 police recruits, 560 have been deployed in the border areas of the Jammu and the rest in Valley’s border areas.