Jammu And Kashmir: News

11 Aug 2017

Jammu

BJP: Time to "say goodbye to Article 370" in J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) unit of the BJP said it's time for the state to "say goodbye to Article 370 and ask the Government of India to revoke Article 35 A."

10 Aug 2017

Pulwama

J&K: 16-year-old succumbs to pellet injuries

A 16-year-old boy succumbed to pellet injuries in clashes between protesters and security forces in Tral area of J&K's Pulwama.

07 Aug 2017

Encounter

J&K: LeT terrorist Umer killed in Pampore encounter

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Umer of the Abu Ismail faction was killed in an encounter with security forces this morning in Sambora village of Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir.

05 Aug 2017

Lashkar-e-Taiba

J&K: Three Lashkar militants killed, AK-47s recovered

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Sopore of J&K's Baramulla district this morning.

05 Aug 2017

Lashkar-e-Taiba

Dujana encounter signals al-Qaeda's growing presence in Kashmir

Terrorist outfits such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen are the most dominant groups in the Kashmir Valley.

03 Aug 2017

India

J&K: Two armymen, two terrorists killed in separate encounters

Two armymen were killed in an encounter with terrorists in J&K's Shopian district this morning. The gunbattle is still underway.

01 Aug 2017

Pakistan News

Geelani close aide might have leaked national secrets to Pakistan

A close aide of Hurriyat's Syed Ali Shah Geelani is suspected of passing on classified information to Pakistan's ISI.

30 Jul 2017

Mehbooba Mufti

Cross-LoC trade will not stop: Mehbooba Mufti tells centre

Suggesting that she won't commit a blunder, Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti recently defied the centre's wishes and proclaimed that she won't allow for the trade across Line of Control (LoC) to be halted.

22 Jul 2017

Education

Continuous shelling by Pakistan hits education sector in Kashmir

Continuous shelling by Pakistan has hit J&K's education scenario. At least one school premise has been heavily damaged.

18 Jul 2017

Karnataka

After J&K, Karnataka demands for a flag of its own

Ahead of 2018 Assembly polls, Congress-led Karnataka government formed a nine member committee to design a 'state' flag.

18 Jul 2017

Indian Army

J&K: Army personnel shot dead by fellow soldier after altercation

An Army personnel was shot dead by a fellow soldier as the former who was also his senior reprimanded him for using cellphone in J&K's Uri sector on Tuesday.

15 Jul 2017

Burhan Wani

3 terrorists shot down near Tral (J&K), 1 in hiding

In an encounter ensuing between terrorists and security forces, 3 terrorists have been killed in Tral.

15 Jul 2017

Pakistan News

J&K: Rs. 20cr worth heroin smuggled from Pakistan seized

Jammu & Kashmir Police have seized 15kg heroin worth Rs. 20cr from two smugglers who were held at Nagrota on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.

10 Jul 2017

Lashkar-e-Taiba

Lashkar-e-Taiba module busted by J&K Police, UP resident arrested

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police busted a major Lashkar-e-Taiba module and apprehended a Muzaffarnagar resident named Sandeep Sharma alias Adil and another terrorist named Muneeb Shah of Kulgam.

10 Jul 2017

Burhan Wani

How has Kashmir changed in the last 25 years?

There's tension and conflict in Kashmir. In the last few years, even before Burhan Wani's death, a wave of anti-India sentiment has spread.

06 Jul 2017

Indian Army

Indian Army soldier flees with AK-47 rifle, search ops underway

Zahoor Ahmad Thakur, an Indian Army soldier with the 173 Territorial Army went missing from his Army camp in Gantmulla area on Thursday from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

06 Jul 2017

Hizbul Mujahideen

Security-forces make gains in J&K, kill 92 terrorists this year

As many as 92 terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by security forces till July 2 this year, compared to 79 during the same period in 2016.

04 Jul 2017

Hizbul Mujahideen

How unrest has crippled Jammu and Kashmir's economy

In July 2016, Indian security forces killed the Hizbul Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani.

03 Jul 2017

Anantnag

J&K: Thousands of Kashmiris attend Bashir Lashkari's funeral

Thousands of Kashmiris bid farewell to Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Bashir Lashkari, at his funeral, held at Lashkari's ancestral village, Soaf-shali in Anantnag.

27 Jun 2017

Iran

After seven years, Iran's Khamenei rakes up Kashmir again

In a surprising development, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei asked Muslims around the world to support people of Kashmir and other places against "oppressors" who attacked people in Ramzan.

25 Jun 2017

Srinagar

2 terrorists holed up in DPS Srinagar killed, DPS sealed-off

2 terrorists were shot in an encounter with the Armed forces in Delhi Public School (DPS), Srinagar.

24 Jun 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan BAT team carried daggers, cameras to record terror attack

Senior Indian Army officials said the Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) that crossed the LoC into Poonch, J&K, on June 22 and killed two Indian troops comprised of both militants and Pakistani special forces members.

23 Jun 2017

Jammu

Army foils major attack by Pakistani intruders, two soldiers killed

Two soldiers and a Pakistani intruder were killed as Indian personnel foiled a major Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) attack along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch.

22 Jun 2017

Jammu

Encounter: Three terrorists killed in J&K's Pulwama

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

21 Jun 2017

Jammu

Encounter- Two terrorists killed in J&K's Sopore

Security forces gunned down two terrorists in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore of Baramulla district.

17 Jun 2017

India

Six cops killed in terrorist ambush in J&K's Anantnag

Six policemen were killed when heavily-armed terrorists ambushed their vehicle in J&K's Anantnag district. Their faces were mutilated in heavy firing.

12 Jun 2017

Jammu

J&K- Hizbul Mujahideen module busted in Handwara, two arrested

Security forces busted a terror module and nabbed two Hizbul Mujahideen members in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara. Two supporters were also arrested in Awantipora.

12 Jun 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Krishna Ghati sector of J&K

Pakistan started indiscriminate firing and motor shelling along the LoC in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district in J&K on the morning of June 12.

11 Jun 2017

Hizbul Mujahideen

After Lt Fayaz's murder, 11 J&K youths graduate from IMA

A month after 23-year-old Lt Umar Fayaz was kidnapped from a wedding and murdered by terrorists, 11 youths from Jammu and Kashmir have risen up against anti-national forces and graduated from the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun.

08 Jun 2017

Indian Army

Indian Army ready to face Pakistan and China: Army Chief

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat referred to the human shield controversy, saying it's not a norm, but officers can decide strategy depending on the situation.

06 Jun 2017

Burhan Wani

Another Uri-like attack foiled in J&K

Alertness of two CRPF jawans, along with timely intel about possible terrorist attacks, helped forces foil a raid on their camp in Sumbal town of J&K's Baramulla on June 6.