Two children killed in Kashmir's Sonmarg cloudburst
Jul 17, 2015, at 06:12 pm
Srinagar, Jul 17 (IBNS) Two children were killed and three others missing after a cloudburst struck Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Army jawan and police officer injured in militant attack in Kashmir
Jul 09, 2015, at 07:20 pm
Srinagar, Jul 9 (IBNS) An army jawan and a police officer were injured in two separate terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir since Wednesday.
BSF tropper killed in Pakistan firing along LoC
Jul 06, 2015, at 05:04 pm
Srinagar, July 6 (IBNS) Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the frontiers in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting Indian positions along the LoC and international border overnight and killing a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper.
Flood alert in Kashmir, but Govt says no panic
Jun 25, 2015, at 05:01 pm
Srinagar, June 25 (IBNS) A flood alert has been sounded in Kashmir as the Jhelum crossed the danger-mark and most parts of the valley is being pounded by heavy rains.
Mediapersons protest assault of scribe by Kashmir minister security
Jun 24, 2015, at 05:52 pm
Srinagar, June 24 (IBNS) Journalists in Kashmir on Tuesday demanded the resignation of state Agriculture Minister Ghulam Nabi Lone and suspension of cops involved in assault of a scribe by the security circle of the minister.
Kashmir journalist thrashed by police escorting minister
Jun 22, 2015, at 09:46 pm
Srinagar, June 22 (IBNS) A journalist was allegedly assaulted by police escorting Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Minister Ghulam Nabi Lone in Srinagar on Monday.
Encounter with militants underway in Kashmir, civilian killed
Jun 22, 2015, at 03:21 pm
Srinagar, June 22 (IBNS) A civilian was reportedly killed in an encounter between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, according to media reports on Monday.
Shutdown hits life in north Kashmir
Jun 10, 2015, at 10:24 pm
Srinagar, June 10 (IBNS): A complete shutdown is being observed in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday against the killing of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activist Sheikh Altaf-ur-Rehman by unidentified gunmen early Tuesday.
Three terrorists killed in gun battle in Kashmir
Jun 06, 2015, at 06:08 pm
Srinagar, June 6 (IBNS) Three terrorists were killed in a gun battle with security forces in North Kashmir's Baramulla district in the early morning on Saturday.
Police start restoring mobile networks in Kashmir
Jun 03, 2015, at 09:33 pm
Srinagar, June 3 (IBNS) After strict orders from Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayed and the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Jammu and Kashmir police have started restoring mobile phone transmission towers that were closed after terror attacks and threats in various parts of Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.
J&K:Policeman injured in militant firing
May 29, 2015, at 09:30 pm
Srinagar, May 29 (IBNS): Militants on Friday struck again as they fired at the police guard posted outside a bank in Shopian town of Kashmir, injuring the policeman and decamping with his service rifle.
Another man shot at in Kashmir
May 28, 2015, at 08:17 pm
Srinagar, May 28 (IBNS) In the third attack in three successive days unknown gunmen on Wednesday shot at a man in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.
Hurriyat Conference calls for strike in Kashmir
May 21, 2015, at 10:13 pm
Srinagar, May 21 (IBNS) Life in the Kashmir Valley was crippled on Thursday due to a general strike called by the moderate Hurriyat Conference which coincided with the death anniversary of Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq.
JKLF-called Kashmir bandh on Saturday
Apr 11, 2015, at 04:56 pm
Srinagar, Apr 11 (IBNS) Separatist Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has called for a Kashmir bandh on Saturday over the issue of a separate composite colony for Kashmiri Pandits in the valley.
Two militants killed in Kashmir encounter
Feb 28, 2015, at 05:41 pm
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IBNS) Two militants were killed in an encounter at Tral in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.
J&K Youth killing: Govt orders probe
Feb 11, 2015, at 02:31 am
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IBNS) The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday ordered a probe into the firing incident which resulted in the killing of a youth on Monday by security forces in Palhallan area of north Kashmir.
Lotus will bloom in Kashmir: Hina
Dec 23, 2014, at 04:47 pm
Srinagar, Dec 23 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the high profile Amira Kadal constituency in Kashmir Hina Bhat on Tuesday said she was confident that the lotus would bloom in the valley.
Sharif to Obama: Discuss Kashmir issue during your India visit
Nov 22, 2014, at 03:32 pm
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif requested US President Barack Obama to take up the Kashmir issue with the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government during his proposed visit to India in January next year, media reports said.
Militant apprehended in Kashmir
Nov 08, 2014, at 10:49 pm
Srinagar, Nov 8 (IBNS) Kashmir police claimed to have arrested a banned Jaish-e-Mohammad militant from North Kashmir's Sopore town, 55 km from summer capital Srinagar on Friday evening.
Anger, grief in Kashmir over civilian killing in Army firing
Nov 04, 2014, at 05:39 pm
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IBNS) Anger, grief and protest marked the day of Muharram in Kashmir on Tuesday after two civilians were killed a day ago in firing by Army in Budgam district even as Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley expressed regret over the tragedy.
PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari heckled at a rally in London
Oct 27, 2014, at 05:08 pm
London, Oct 27 (IBNS): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, 26, was heckled when he tried to address a protest rally in London on Sunday, media reports said.
Kashmir: BJP supporters hold welcome rally for Modi
Oct 23, 2014, at 08:26 pm
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IBNS): With Narendra Modi arriving in Srinagar to celebrate Diwali with the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, scores of Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Thursday held a welcome rally for the Prime Minister.
2 jawans injured in IED blast in Kashmir
Oct 16, 2014, at 07:13 pm
Srinagar, Oct 16 (IBNS): Two Army jawans have been injured in a landmine blast planted by militants in Jammu & Kashmir's Baramulla on Thursday afternoon.
Vice-chancellor beaten up for seeking help for Kashmir flood victims
Sep 16, 2014, at 04:14 pm
Ujjain, Sep 16 (IBNS): The vice-chancellor of a university in Ujjain was allegedly attacked by a section of radical fundamentalist groups for asking students to help the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
All-party meeting in Srinagar to asses flood situation
Sep 13, 2014, at 04:39 pm
Srinagar, Sep 13 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called an all-party meeting in Srinagar to take a stock of the flood situation across the state, reports said.
PM Modi asks Home Ministry to coordinate rescue operation in Kashmir
Sep 11, 2014, at 03:30 pm
Srinagar, Sep 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed the Home Ministry to send senior officers from Delhi and other states to coordinate with local administration over the relief and rescue operations being carried out in flood-affected belts of Kashmir, reports said.
Security forces-militants encounter in south Kashmir
Sep 02, 2014, at 05:09 pm
Pulwama, Sep 2 (IBNS): A gun battle took place on early Tuesday morning between security forces jawans and armed militants holed up in a village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, reports said. There have been no reports of casualty on either side so far.
Five militants, three soldiers killed in encounters in Kashmir
Aug 26, 2014, at 03:29 pm
Kupwara, Aug 26 (IBNS): At least three soldiers and five militants were killed in two separate encounters that have been continuing intermittently since August 23 in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, reports said.
TRS MP K Kavitha faces sedition over Kashmir, Hyderabad comments
Aug 11, 2014, at 09:55 pm
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IBNS) K Kavitha, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) MP and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, is facing sedition charges for her remarks that Hyderabad and Kashmir were forcibly merged into India.
Militants killed in Kashmir encounters with Army
Aug 01, 2014, at 10:36 pm
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IBNS) Indian Army on Friday claimed to have killed two more militants in an encounter at Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district, taking the toll to four.