Jammu And Kashmir: News
Located majorly in the Himalayan Range, Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. The region has been the centre of territorial conflict among India, Pakistan and China and has been given special autonomous status by the Constitution of India under Article 370. Jammu is the winter capital of the region with Srinagar being the summer capital.
03 Feb 2023
JoshimathJoshimath-like crisis hits J&K's Doda as several houses develop cracks
A total of 20 families were moved to safety after the Nayi Basti area in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district started sinking, resulting in dozens of houses developing cracks and turning unsafe.
02 Feb 2023
Lashkar-e-TaibaJammu: LeT terrorist held, police recovers 'perfume IED'
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police Director General Dilbag Singh on Thursday confirmed that a school teacher-turned Lashkar-e-Taiba-terrorist was arrested for reportedly carrying out multiple blasts, including one on a bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims.
30 Jan 2023
Congress PartyCongress's Bharat Jodo Yatra concludes today, other parties to join
The Congress's pan-India march Bharat Jodo Yatra culminated in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday and will officially conclude on Monday with a rally led by Rahul Gandhi at Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium, which other like-minded parties are expected to join.
29 Jan 2023
Congress PartySrinagar: Congress 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' ends, Rahul Gandhi unfurls tricolor
The Congress's ambitious Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY), led by former party chief Rahul Gandhi, came to an end on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar after nearly five months.
28 Jan 2023
Congress PartyBharat Jodo Yatra: Priyanka Gandhi joins Rahul Gandhi in J&K
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was joined by his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday at the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) in Jammu and Kashmir's Lethpora as the foot march entered its penultimate day.
28 Jan 2023
Rashtrapati BhavanDelhi: Rashtrapati Bhavan's iconic Mughal Gardens renamed 'Amrit Udyan'
The iconic Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president's official residence in Delhi, will now be called Amrit Udyan.
23 Jan 2023
LadakhLadakh: Sonam Wangchuk to launch hunger strike demanding constitutional safeguards
Ladakh-based engineer and innovator Sonam Wangchuk—whose life inspired the character of Phunshuk Wangdu in the Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots—urged PM Narendra Modi to ensure environmental protection from unchecked industrial and commercial expansion in Ladakh.
22 Jan 2023
Cold WaveCold wave returns North India with rainfall on Tuesday: IMD
The North India including the national capital Delhi will again witness cold wave conditions in the last week of January days after a brief respite.
21 Jan 2023
JammuTwin blasts rock J&K's Narwal, leave at least 7 injured
At least seven individuals were injured in two separate explosions incidents on Saturday in the Narwal area of Jammu and Kashmir.
21 Jan 2023
AccidentsJ&K: 5 dead after mini-bus falls into gorge in Kathua
At least five individuals lost their lives, and more than 15 others sustained multiple injuries after a mini-bus drifted off the road and fell inside a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
18 Jan 2023
Cold WaveMercury rises in Delhi, heavy snowfall likely in J&K, Himachal
Amid alerts of a severe cold wave sweeping North India this week, Delhi recorded a slight increase in the minimum temperature at 2.4 degrees Celsius, which was one degree more than Monday.
17 Jan 2023
Lashkar-e-TaibaJammu and Kashmir: 2 LeT terrorists killed in Budgam encounter
Two terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Tuesday morning.
11 Jan 2023
Indian ArmyThree soldiers die after falling into gorge in J&K's Kupwara
Two personnel of the Indian Army's Chinar Corps and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) died on Wednesday after they reportedly slipped into a deep gorge while they were patrolling in a forward zone near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
10 Jan 2023
Omar AbdullahKashmiris not beggers: Omar Abdullah slams Centre over election delay
National Conference leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said assembly election is the right of Kashmiri people and that they will not beg for it before the Central government.
10 Jan 2023
DelhiSedition case: Delhi L-G allows prosecution of Shehla Rashid
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena allowed the prosecution of former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union (JNUSU) vice-president Shehla Rashid in the 2019 sedition case.
07 Jan 2023
Lashkar-e-TaibaJammu and Kashmir: LeT proxy TRF issues fresh 'hit list'
The Resistance Front (TRF), the terror outfit believed to be an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), reportedly released another 'hit list' in Kashmir on Saturday, India Today reported.
03 Jan 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaCinema halls can prohibit outside food, beverages: Supreme Court
In a major victory for the owners of cinema halls, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that theater operators have the right to regulate cine-goers from bringing outside food and beverages.
03 Jan 2023
ElectionsJammu & Kashmir Assembly elections likely in April or September-October
Jammu and Kashmir might see its first Assembly elections—since it was declared a union territory in 2019—in April or September-October this year.
03 Jan 2023
Travel And Tourism5 annual flower shows in India too gorgeous to miss
Make this new year beautiful for once and 'floral'.
02 Jan 2023
JammuJammu & Kashmir: 4 persons killed in Rajouri terror attack
Four persons were killed and nine others injured after suspected terrorists stormed into their houses and opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.
31 Dec 2022
Assembly ElectionFrom Rajasthan to J&K, 10 high-octane electoral battles in 2023
Nine states and possibly the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are set to host Assembly elections in 2023.
31 Dec 2022
Kashmir ValleyKashmir: 172 terrorists killed in 93 encounters in 2022
The year 2022 witnessed the killing of 172 terrorists, including top commanders and 42 foreigners, in 93 successful anti-terror operations by Jammu and Kashmir Police and security personnel in the Kashmir valley, according to Vijay Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Zone.
31 Dec 2022
Hizbul MujahideenJ&K: Government bulldozes property of Hizbul Mujahideen commander in Pahalgam
In a significant development, the civic authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday demolished the property of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Ghulam Nabi Khan alias Amir Khan in South Kashmir's Anantnag district.
29 Dec 2022
Travel And Tourism2023 travel bucket list: Bookmark these 5 stunning Indian destinations
Make your 2023 the year of conquering distances!
28 Dec 2022
Lashkar-e-TaibaJ&K: 4 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu's Sidhra region
At least four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in the Sidhra area of Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu district on Wednesday morning.
26 Dec 2022
Ghulam Nabi AzadGhulam Nabi Azad urges relocation of Kashmiri Pandits to Jammu
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Democratic Azad Party (DAP) Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad urged the government on Monday to relocate Kashmir Pandits (KPs) to Jammu until the situation in the Kashmir valley improves.
25 Dec 2022
Indian ArmyJ&K: Army, police seize 'war-like stores' in Uri arms bust
The Indian Army on Sunday said that it has seized "war-like stores" in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
15 Dec 2022
Kashmiri PanditThese settlements are your graveyards: Terror group threatens Kashmiri Pandits
Targeted violence against Kashmiri Pandits has been a long-standing issue in Kashmir.
05 Dec 2022
Kashmir ValleyLocal body polls: Re-polling in Kashmir as PoK candidates contested
Re-election is underway in two District Development Council (DDC) constituencies in north Kashmir on Monday, two years after the contesting candidates were found to be Pakistani nationals.
10 Nov 2022
Winter5 stunning places in India to experience snow in November
With the approach of winter, it is time to pack your bags and head on to the mountains for a wonderful vacation.
08 Nov 2022
NEETJ&K: Quota in MBBS, BDS for children orphaned by terrorism
The Union government has announced a "reserved quota" in the medical colleges of Jammu and Kashmir for students orphaned by terrorism and victims of terror attacks.
02 Nov 2022
BengaluruEngineering student sentenced to 5-year imprisonment for celebrating Pulwama attack
A special Bengaluru court sentenced an engineering student to a five-year jail term for making disparaging Facebook posts about the Pulwama attack, ANI reported.
30 Oct 2022
AccidentsJ&K: 4 dead, 6 injured in landslide at power plant
Four people lost their lives and at least six others were injured in back-to-back landslides near an under-construction hydropower plant in Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) Kishtwar district on Saturday.
28 Oct 2022
Rajnath SinghWe feel for people of PoK: Singh on Shaurya Diwas
Castigating Pakistan authorities for "atrocities" being committed on the people of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "We feel for the people of PoK and in times to come, Pakistan will bear the brunt."
18 Oct 2022
Kashmir ValleyJ&K: UP migrant laborers killed in grenade attack; terrorist held
Two migrant laborers hailing from Uttar Pradesh were killed in a grenade attack in the early hours of Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, where terrorists earlier shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit on Saturday.
15 Oct 2022
Kashmiri PanditKashmiri Pandit man shot dead in J&K's Shopian district
A Kashmiri Pandit man was shot dead on Saturday by suspected terrorists in the Choudhary Gund area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.
13 Oct 2022
JammuJammu: Controversial order allowing voters' registration for 'non-locals' withdrawn
The Jammu administration on Wednesday rescinded an order that empowered revenue officials to give certificates of residence to persons who had been living in the district for more than a year in order to register them as voters.
12 Oct 2022
National Highways Authority Of India (NHAI)J&K: Executing company fined Rs. 8.46 crore for tunnel collapse
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken stringent action against the contractors of the tunnel project in Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir, which collapsed in May, killing ten workers.
12 Oct 2022
Article 370Jammu: Residents for over one year can register as voters
The government has issued an order in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir allowing people who have lived in the district for over one year to register as voters.
05 Oct 2022
EncounterJ&K: 4 terrorists killed in twin encounters in Shopian
Four terrorists linked to multiple terror outfits were gunned down in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.