Narendra Modi inaugurates, dedicates projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore in Jammu and Kashmir

Feb 20, 2024, at 09:46 pm

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 32,000 crores in Jammu on Tuesday.

Grievances Portals in each district of J&K: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Aug 18, 2020, at 06:28 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Jitendra Singh has assured the Centre's assistance to the Jammu & Kashmir government in establishing grievance portals in all 20 districts of  the state.

Opposition demands release of former Jammu and Kashmir CMs, sends resolution to BJP govt

Mar 09, 2020, at 04:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Eight opposition parties sent a resolution to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led union government demanding an immediate release of three former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who are kept under detention since Aug 5 when the Centre scrapped Article 370, media reports said.  

We request Modi govt to restore Kashmir statehood soon: Young Kashmiri leader Mir Junaid

Feb 07, 2020, at 05:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: While attacking the erstwhile political leadership of the Abdullahs and Muftis in Jammu and Kashmir, young  Kashmiri leader Mir Junaid has urged the Narendra Modi government to restore statehood of J&K, which was bifurcated into two Union Territories- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh- on Aug 5 last year along with the abrogation of Article 370.

Supreme Court refuses to interfere in Centre's Article 370 move, adjourns Kashmir Times plea

Aug 16, 2019, at 12:20 pm

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Giving more time to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Friday adjourned newspaper Kashmir Times' plea seeking the lifting of clampdown in Jammu and Kashmir and also refused to entertain a petition seeking quashing of the Centre's move to abrogate Article 370.

Omar Abdullah's National Conference moves Supreme Court against Centre's Kashmir move

Aug 10, 2019, at 01:53 pm

Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Omar Abdullah's National Conference (NC) on Saturday moved the Supreme Court against the Centre's step to do away with the special status of Jammu Kashmir and bifurcate it into two Union Territories.

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti are not terrorists: Mamata Banerjee

Aug 06, 2019, at 02:46 pm

Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): Breaking her silence over the preventive detention of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers- Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the two mainstream politicians are not terrorists.

Rahul Gandhi terms bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir as 'abuse of power'

Aug 06, 2019, at 01:11 pm

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has termed the Narendra Modi government's historic step to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories as an "abuse of executive power" which will have "grave implications" on the "national security".

Jammu and Kashmir: Police seek help to arrest kidnapper

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Baramulla, Jul 30 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday sought help to trace a man allegedly involved in kidnapping of a girl in this north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said this afternoon.

Anantnag attack: 5 CRPF jawans killed, one militant gunned down

Jun 12, 2019, at 09:45 pm

Srinagar, Jun 12 (UNI): Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were martyred and five others were injured while a foreign militant was gunned down in Anantnag on Wednesday afternoon.

Encounter on between militants, security forces in Sopore

Jun 11, 2019, at 07:40 pm

Srinagar, Jun 11 (UNI): An encounter has ensued between militants and security forces in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Tuesday.

Balakot airstrikes are an ‘election stunt’: Mehbooba Mufti

Mar 19, 2019, at 11:23 pm

Jammu, Mar 19 (UNI): Asserting that things are happening as per the script, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday termed the Balakot airstrikes as ‘election stunt’.

Meghalaya governor faces public wrath for boycott-Kashmir call

Feb 21, 2019, at 11:23 am

Guwahati, Feb 21 (IBNS): Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy, in a tweet to boycott ‘everything Kashmiri’ is drawing fervid reactions from public to political parties including BJP.

CRPF, Army and BSF convoys to move together in Jammu and Kashmir

Feb 21, 2019, at 09:14 am

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IBNS): The CRPF, Indian Army and BSF have decided to move their convoys in Jammu and Kashmir in a common “window of time”, during which civilian traffic will remain suspended, The Indian Express said.

Jammu and Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed during encounter in Budgam

Feb 13, 2019, at 04:13 pm

Pulwama, Feb 13 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said two terrorists were killed during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Wednesday.  

Three terrorists arrested after shootout close to Srinagar

Oct 29, 2018, at 07:27 pm

Srinagar, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least three suspected terrorists were arrested following a shootout in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on Monday, police said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter going on in Dooniwari forest area, 5 terrorists trapped

Aug 08, 2018, at 05:02 pm

Srinagar, Aug 8 (IBNS):  Jammu and Kashmir police chief SP Vaid on Wednesday said a gunfight is currently going on in Dooniwari forest area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Two die in Jammu road accident

Jan 25, 2018, at 07:58 pm

Srinagar, Jan 25 (IBNS): At least two persons died and 26 others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in Doda region of Jammu Kashmir’s Chenab Valley district.

Four bodies recovered from J&K avalanche, rescue operations on

Jan 06, 2018, at 07:58 pm

Srinagar, Jan 6 (IBNS): Despite the adverse weather, rescuers in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district continued with their search on Saturday after an avalanche hit the area the day before, according to media reports.

Forest fire in Reasi, J&K, cause damage to trees and forest material

Dec 04, 2017, at 07:19 pm

Srinagar, Dec 4 (IBNS): A major fire has broken out in a forest area in Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir, according to media reports on Monday.

Footballer who allegedly joined the militants surrenders to the government forces

Nov 17, 2017, at 10:02 pm

Srinagar, Nov 17 (IBNS): Local footballer, 20-year old Majid Khan, who had allegedly joined the ranks of militants last week, finally gave in to his parents' appeals and surrendered to the government forces.

Refusing compensation to Kashmir human shield victim a heartless step: Amnesty

Nov 16, 2017, at 09:38 pm

Srinagar, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir government’s refusal to pay compensation to a man who was strapped to a jeep and paraded by army personnel was a “callous attempt” and evasion of its human rights obligations, Amnesty International India said on Thursday.

Normal life affected in Kashmir owing to shutdown over alleged braid cutting incidents

Oct 21, 2017, at 07:43 pm

Srinagar, Oct 21 (IBNS): Normal life in Kashmir was affected on Saturday due to a strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) to protest against braid chopping incidents even as authorities imposed restrictions in several areas of the city as a precautionary measure, officials said.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh reiterates government's resolve to end the problems in Kashmir

Sep 11, 2017, at 07:01 pm

Srinagar/New Delhi, Sep 11 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh headed for the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday after spending two days in the Kashmir valley, according to media reports.

Former Sarpanch killed in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir

Aug 21, 2017, at 06:24 pm

Srinagar, Aug 21 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir police recovered the body of a former Panchayat member from an orchard in Anantnag district of South Kashmir, an official said on Monday.

NIA raids 12 places in Jammu and Kashmir over terror funding case

Aug 16, 2017, at 05:24 pm

Srinagar, Aug 16 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids in 12 places over the terror funding case on Wednesday, media reports said.

Soldier wounded after militants attack Army camp in Kashmir

Aug 12, 2017, at 05:39 pm

Srinagar, Aug 12 (IBNS): A soldier was injured after suspected militants attacked an Army camp in Kalaroos forests in the border district of Kupwara in north Kashmir, late on Friday night.

Taxi falls in deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, six dead

Aug 11, 2017, at 09:26 pm

Srinagar, Aug 11 (IBNS): At least six people were killed and seven others injured after a passenger vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Chirala Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.

Unmanned aerial survey vehicle of IAF crashes in Jammu and Kashmir

Aug 11, 2017, at 06:27 pm

Srinagar, Aug 11 (IBNS): An unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV of the Indian Air Force crashed in Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. Nobody was hurt in the incident, a senior police officer said.

The first flight with 420 Haj pilgrims took off from Srinagar for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Jul 25, 2017, at 07:04 pm

Srinagar, Jul 25 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was present at the Srinagar International Airport to bid farewell to the 420 Haj pilgrims who left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.