3 militants killed in gunfight with security forces, encounter on in Shopian, Kulgam

Mar 28, 2019, at 12:24 pm

Srinagar, Mar 28 (UNI): Three local militants were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Shopian in the early hours of Thursday, official sources said.

Gunmen kill man in south Kashmir’s Shopian

Mar 27, 2019, at 02:28 pm

Srinagar, Mar 27 (UNI): Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday afternoon killed a man in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said.

Sikhs rescued Kashmiri students from mobs, not Modi: Omar Abdullah

Mar 26, 2019, at 10:16 pm

Baramulla, Mar 26 (UNI): Attacking Prime Minister for his delay in condemning the assault by violent mobs on Kashmiri students and traders outside the state following the Pulwama attack, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said the students were rescued by the Sikh community instead of Narendra Modi.

Jammu And Kashmir: Two people injured as hamam pipes explode in mosque in Shopian

Mar 24, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Srinagar, Mar 24 (UNI) Two people were injured after a blast took place due to malfunctioning of hamam pipes in a local mosque in south Kashmir district of Shopian.

J&K: Three policemen injured in Sopore grenade attack

Mar 21, 2019, at 12:38 pm

Srinagar, Mar 21 (IBNS): Three policemen were injured in a grenade attack in Sopore district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, reports said.

Security forces fire in air after noticing suspicious movement in Shopian, J&K

Mar 20, 2019, at 07:29 pm

Srinagar, Mar 20 (UNI): Security forces on Wednesday opened fire after noticing suspicious movement in south Kashmir district of Shopian, where a search operation has been launched.

Jammu and Kashmir: IUST suspends all semester exam for 2nd day

Mar 20, 2019, at 09:42 am

Srinagar, Mar 20 (UNI) The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora in south Kashmir district of Pulwama has postponed all scheduled semester examination for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.

CPI-M demands ban on entry of spurious fertilizers, pesticides into Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Srinagar, Mar 19 (UNI) Expressing serious concern over unchecked import of spurious fertilizers and pesticides in Jammu and Kashmir, the CPI(M) State Secretary Ghulam Nabi Malik has sought prompt action from the government to check the menace.

J&K special status under attack whenever NC not in power: Omar

Mar 18, 2019, at 08:45 pm

Srinagar, Mar 18 (UNI): Alleging that forces inimical to state’s unique status are trying their level best to weaken Jammu and Kashmir’s identity and integrity, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah claimed that the state’s special status was fiddled with whenever his party was not in power.

Man shot dead in south Kashmir

Mar 15, 2019, at 10:22 am

Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI): Unidentified gunmen killed a 36-year-old man after his abduction from his house in south Kashmir district of Pulwama , official sources said on Friday.

CPI urges ECI to conduct assembly polls in J&K

Mar 13, 2019, at 06:11 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) Communist Party of India (CPI) on Wednesday urged Election Commission to take a call on the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and counting of VVPATs at least in constituencies where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are challenged.

Jammu and Kashmir: 3 Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists killed

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:06 am

Srinagar, Mar 11 (IBNS): During a gun battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's  Tral region on Sunday, at least three Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed, police said on Monday.

Centre exposed by not holding assy polls in J&K: Congress

Mar 10, 2019, at 07:48 pm

Srinagar, Mar 10 (UNI) Alleging that central government stands exposed by not holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, state Congress president G A Mir said Narendra Modi-led government has certified that situation is out of control and not conducive for holding simultaneous polls alongwith Lok Sabha.

No Assembly elections in J& K for now: CEC Arora

Mar 10, 2019, at 07:01 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (UNI/IBNS) The Election Commission on Sunday announced that Assembly elections to Jammu and Kashmir will not be held now and the militancy-hit state will elect four of its members of Lok Sabha in multiple phases.

Omar Abdullah targets PM Modi over 'simultaneous polls' issue in Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 10, 2019, at 06:50 pm

Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS): As no date to hold simultaneous Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls was announced by the election commission on Sunday, former CM Omar Abdullah criticized PM Narendra Modi over the issue and said people should rethink before praising his leadership next time.

Pak troops violate ceasefire in Uri sector

Mar 10, 2019, at 01:14 pm

Baramulla, Mar 10 (UNI) Pakistani troops on Sunday morning violated ceasefire and resorted to indiscriminate and unprovoked shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC), targeting forward posts and civilian areas in Uri sector of this north Kashmir district, official sources said.

Summoning of Mirwaiz by NIA to divert attention from real issues: Mehbooba

Mar 10, 2019, at 12:51 pm

Srinagar, Mar 10 (UNI) Describing Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq as the 'religious and spiritual head of Kashmiri Muslims', Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that his (Mirwaiz) summoning by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is to divert attention from real issues.

Life returns to normal in Kashmir after day-long strike

Mar 09, 2019, at 02:03 pm

Srinagar, Mar 9 (UNI): Life returned to normal on Saturday in Kashmir after remaining crippled due to a day-long strike called by separatists against slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) on JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik and arrest spree in the valley, besides banning of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).

Train services resume after day-long suspension in Kashmir

Mar 09, 2019, at 10:51 am

Srinagar, Mar 9 (UNI): Train service resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended on Friday for security reasons in Kashmir valley, where separatists had called for a strike in protest against the detention of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik under Public Safety Act (PSA) and banning of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).

Soldier kidnapped from home in Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 08, 2019, at 11:45 pm

Srinagar, Mar 8 (IBNS): Terrorists have kidnapped a soldier from his home at Qazipora Chadoora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, reports said.

IAF says it is in 'high-state of preparedness’ to deal with any threat from Pakistan

Mar 08, 2019, at 03:39 pm

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Amid tension between India and Pakistan, the Indian Air Force on Thursday said  it was in a “high state of preparedness” to pro-actively engage any perceived threat from the nuclear-armed neighbouring nation.  

J&K polls attract global attention; will definitely look into security arrangements: ECI in Jammu

Mar 05, 2019, at 08:50 pm

Jammu, Mar 5 (UNI) Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir elections do attract global and national attention more than any other state, Chief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora in his last leg of two-day visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday said that they will definitely look into security arrangements while deciding conduct of elections.

EC team in J&K to review preparedness, schedule for LS polls soon

Mar 05, 2019, at 09:09 am

New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) The Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review poll preparedness in view of the Lok Sabha elections.

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces, terrorists exchange gunfire in Tral

Mar 05, 2019, at 08:49 am

Srinagar, Mar 5 (IBNS): A gunfight is currently going on between security forces and suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral area on Tuesday, media reports said.

Mainstream political parties urge EC to hold J&K Assembly, LS polls together

Mar 04, 2019, at 09:06 pm

Srinagar, Mar 4 (UNI): Majority of the mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold Assembly polls in the state along with forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

J&K Guv, CS greet people on Mahashivratri

Mar 03, 2019, at 05:38 pm

Jammu, Mar 3 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday extended his warm greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri, which is celebrated by Kashmiri Pandits as Hairath.

Jammu and Kashmir: SSB Jawan among two killed in Ramban

Mar 03, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Jammu, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) A Jawan of Sashastra Seema Bal among two persons killed in separate incidents in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

2 militants, 5 SF personnel killed in 48-hour-long Handwara encounter

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:19 pm

Srinagar, Mar 3 (UNI) Two militants and five security force personnel, including a CRPF Inspector, were killed and five other jawans injured in over 48-hour-long encounter, which ended on Sunday, at Handwara in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara.

Jammu and Kashmir: Handwara encounter enters day 3

Mar 03, 2019, at 10:23 am

Srinagar, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) Security forces resumed Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) with the first light on Sunday against militants in Handwara in the frontier district of Kupwara, where so far two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and as many state police personnel besides a civilian were killed.

File FIR against Mehbooba Mufti over her statement on Art 35A: Kolkata court

Mar 02, 2019, at 08:51 pm

Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): A Kolkata court on Saturday directed city police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Mehbooba Mufti, over her controversial statement on Article 35A, which provides a special status to the northern state of India.