J&K HC quashes detention of Muslim League chairman
May 21, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Srinagar, May 21 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) has again quashed the detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) of Muslim League chairman Masrat Alam, who allegedly issued weekly protest calendar during 2010 agitation.
Jammu and Kashmir situation is under control, 86 terrorists neutralized so far: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
May 20, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Jammu, May 20 (UNI) Asserting that overall situation in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is under control, Northern Command Army Commander, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Monday said that as many as 86 terrorists have been neutralized so far.
Jammu and Kashmir: 17-yr-old girl electrocuted to death in Bandipora
May 19, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Srinagar, May 19 (UNI) A 17-year-old girl was electrocuted to death when she came in contact with a live wire in north Kashmir district of Bandipora on Sunday.
J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik urges people of Bhaderwah to remain calm
May 17, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Srinagar, May 17 (UNI) Condemning the killing of a youth allegedly by cow vigilantes in Bhaderwah in Jammu region, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday urged people to remain calm and not take law and order in their own hands.
Jammu and Kashmir: Friday prayers not allowed in Jamia Masjid in Srinagar
May 17, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Srinagar, May 17 (UNI) Friday prayers were not allowed in the first week of holy month of Ramazan in Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar as all roads leading to the historic mosque were closed as a precautionary measure to prevent any demonstration.
Curfew continues for second day in Bhadarwah, mobile Internet snapped
May 17, 2019, at 12:00 pm
Jammu, May 17 (UNI): The curfew in violence-hit Bhadarwah town of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir remained clamped for second consecutive day after a man was shot dead by assailants.
Ex-army man of Pakistan nabbed by BSF in Samba, mobiles recovered
May 09, 2019, at 03:42 pm
Jammu, May 9 (UNI): Alert troops of Border Security Force on Thursday arrested an ex Army man of Pakistan from along international border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Fire breaks out along LoC in Mankote, mines explode
May 07, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Jammu, May 7 (UNI) Several landmines have exploded along the Line of Control after devastating fire broke out in Mankote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Militants shoot at cop and critically injure him in Srinagar
May 02, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Srinagar, May 2 (UNI): A policeman was shot at and critically injured by militants in downtown Srinagar, a police spokesperson said on Thursday.
24 youths arrested in south Kashmir for stone pelting
May 02, 2019, at 01:56 pm
Srinagar, May 2 (UNI): Less than a week before third and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in Anantnag parliamentary constituency, at least 24 youths were arrested in the twin south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Shopian for their alleged role in stone pelting.
J&K: Pakistan fires from across LoC, India retaliates; schools shut in Poonch
May 02, 2019, at 12:46 pm
Jammu, May 2 (UNI): Pakistan on Thursday violated the ceasefire and shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
SKUAST employee missing, Omar Abdullah re-tweets for help
Apr 25, 2019, at 10:29 am
Srinagar, Apr 25 (UNI): An employee of S K University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST)-Kashmir has been missing since Apr 20 when he left his home on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
Five killed, 9 injured as boulder falls on bus
Apr 24, 2019, at 10:31 pm
Jammu, Apr 24 (UNI): Five persons, including three women, were killed while nine others were injured when a mini bus they were travelling in came under a boulder after a landslide hit a stretch of road on Wednesday in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Traffic suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway, large number of vehicles stranded
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:58 am
Srinagar, Apr 23 (UNI) Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was suspended due to landslides, official sources said on Tuesday.
Pak too not kept their nuclear bomb for Eid: Mehbooba to Modi
Apr 22, 2019, at 07:23 pm
Srinagar, Apr 22 (UNI) Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing nuclear bombs to earn the credentials of a true patriot, President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said it is disturbing that Gandhi’s India is baying for blood.
NH ban: No prohibition on civilian movement on Wednesday, limitation only on Sunday, orders J&K Govt
Apr 20, 2019, at 09:48 pm
Jammu, Apr 20 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday ordered that there would be no prohibitions on civilian movement on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Wednesday as it has been limited to Sunday only.
Militant killed in Sopore encounter
Apr 20, 2019, at 11:52 am
Baramulla, Apr 20 (UNI) A militant was killed in an encounter which ensued after a security force patrol party was attacked in Sopore in this north Kashmir district late Friday night, official sources said on Saturday.
Three SF injured in south Kashmir's militant attacks
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:42 am
Srinagar, Apr 18 (UNI) Three security force personnel were injured in two militant attacks in south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Kulgam, official sources said here on Thursday.
BJP made mockery of legal system by giving ticket to Sadhvi Pragya: Omar
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:23 am
Srinagar, Apr 18 (UNI) Hitting out at BJP for naming Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who is out on bail in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, as its candidate from Bhopal parliamentary constituency, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah alleged that the saffron party is making mockery of the legal system with this move.
Hurriyat Conference expresses worry over firing across LoC
Apr 15, 2019, at 07:37 pm
Srinagar, Apr 15 (UNI): Expressing serious concern over the escalating tension between the troops of India and Pakistan, especially in Poonch and Rajouri sectors resulting in immense damage, the moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) on Monday said that every time there is exchange of fire on the Line of Control (LoC), people on the both sides of fence become the primary target and bear the brunt.
PM Modi is misleading people, says Mehbooba Mufti
Apr 14, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Srinagar, Apr 14 (UNI) Alleging that the Prime Minister is misleading people by equating himself with the nation in order to gain sympathy and consequently power, former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said ‘India is not Modi and Modi is not India’.
J&K: 24.66 pc voter turnout in first four hours
Apr 11, 2019, at 01:29 pm
Jammu, Apr 11 (UNI): The first four hours recorded 24.66 per cent polling in two Parliamentary constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir with Samba recorded the highest of 35.91 per cent.
J&K: Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in Tral forest
Apr 09, 2019, at 02:09 pm
Srinagar, Apr 9 (UNI): An encounter has ensued between militants and security forces on Tuesday in the forest area at Tral in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
How far they will go simply to win an election: Imran Khan on BJP stand on Article 370
Apr 09, 2019, at 10:48 am
Islamabad, Apr 9 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today attacked India's ruling BJP for mentioning in its election manifesto that it intends to scrap Article 370 and 35A of the Constitution that grant special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Strike ends, life returns to normal in Kashmir’s Shopian, Pulwama
Apr 03, 2019, at 10:46 am
Srinagar, Apr 3 (UNI): Life returned to normal on Wednesday after remaining paralysed for two days due to strike in Shopian and Pulwama in south Kashmir.
Omar Abdullah speaks for separate PM in Kashmir, Narendra Modi strongly reacts
Apr 02, 2019, at 11:18 am
Srinagar/New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has stirred a row by speaking in favour of a separate Prime Minister for Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Narendra Modi to hit back strongly.
Modi denounces demand for separate Jammu and Kashmir PM
Apr 01, 2019, at 08:40 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 1 (UNI/IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lashed out at the National Conference for mooting a demand for a separate PM for Jammu and Kashmir.
J&K: FIR against those who failed to deposit arms ahead of polls
Mar 31, 2019, at 07:30 pm
Jammu, Mar 30 (UNI): The Kishtwar district magistrate has directed all the licensed weapon holders to deposit their weapons at their local police stations.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter ensues between militants and SF in Anantnag
Mar 30, 2019, at 09:52 am
Srinagar, Mar 30 (UNI) An encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Saturday, official sources said this morning.
Parts of south Kashmir shut after killing of 3 militants
Mar 28, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Srinagar, Mar 28 (UNI) Normal life was crippled in parts of south Kashmir, where three local militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian on Thursday.