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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.

08 Aug 2017

India

Article 35A: Opposition warns govt of uprising if clause changed

Opposition parties including Congress and CPM as well as the Hurriyat stand firm against any changes in Article 35A of the Constitution.

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.

06 Aug 2017

India

J&K: BJP considers changes in Article 35A

If reports are believed to be true, a section of BJP sympathizers is considering revision in the Article 35A of the Constitution which empowers the J&K government to define permanent residents.

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

Pakistan News

Army urged a defiant Dujana to surrender right before encounter

Tapes have surfaced containing a conversation between an army officer and slain LeT terrorist Abu Dujana right before he was killed in an encounter.

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.

01 Aug 2017

Pakistan News

J&K: Top LeT commander Abu Dujana killed in encounter

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Abu Dujana aka Hafiz was killed in an encounter in Hakripora village of J&K's Pulwama district on 1st August.

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.

24 Jul 2017

Srinagar

DSP Ayub Pandith lynching: 20 arrested, one involved terrorist killed

Twenty people have been arrested in the lynching of DSP Mohammed Ayub Pandith, who was assaulted by a mob near Srinagar's Jamia Masjid and stoned to death.

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.

08 Jul 2017

Security

Burhan Wani's death anniversary: Pak violates ceasefire, 2 civilians killed

On Burhan Wani's death anniversary, Pakistani Army resorted to unprovoked shelling across the LoC in Poonch area of J&K on Saturday, killing 2 civilians and injuring 3 others.

07 Jul 2017

Security

Heavy security deployment in Kashmir on Burhan Wani's death anniversary

A day before former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani's first death anniversary, about 20,000 security personnel and 214 companies have been deployed in the Valley.

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.

05 Jul 2017

Arun Jaitley

J&K finally passes resolution for GST implementation

Amid protests by opposition parties, the J&K Assembly has passed a resolution for the implementation of GST. The legislation is likely to be cleared in another day.

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.

01 Jul 2017

Lashkar-e-Taiba

J&K: Top LeT terrorist caught in security cordon in Anantnag

Four terrorists including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba member were trapped in security forces' cordon in Anantnag, J&K.

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.

27 Jun 2017

Arun Jaitley

J&K will be affected if GST isn't implemented: Jaitley

Before rolling out the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had urged the Mehbooba Mufti led government to go on-board with the new regime.

27 Jun 2017

Security

7-day long protest to mark Burhan Wani's death anniversary

The United Jehad Council (UJC) called out to people from sides of the Line of Control (LoC) to join in the week-long programme to pay tribute to the slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani.

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

Srinagar

SIT formed to investigate Ayub Pandith's lynching

J&K Police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Jamia Masjid lynching of DSP Pandith.

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.

23 Jun 2017

Srinagar

J&K: Top cop lynched to death in Srinagar

On 23rd June, a top cop in J&K was lynched by a mob in Srinagar who attacked him when he was clicking pictures near a mosque.

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

Lashkar-e-Taiba

Kulgam- LeT commander Junaid Mattoo confirmed dead, body recovered

Security forces recovered the body of Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Junaid Mattoo alias Jana along with two others killed in an encounter on June 16.

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.