Jammu: News

03 Mar 2018

Delhi High Court

Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah seeks divorce to get re-married

The Delhi HC sought the response of Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, on his plea seeking divorce on the ground that their marriage has broken down irretrievably and he wants to get re-married.

11 Feb 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Sunjuwan camp attack: Army resumes operations after night-long halt

This morning, army resumed its operations after a night-long halt to flush out the remaining JeM terrorists from a military camp in Jammu's Sunjuwan.

10 Feb 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

JeM terrorists attack army base in Jammu

The Sunjwan army camp in Jammu was attacked by a group of heavily armed Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists in the wee hours of Saturday.

19 Jan 2018

India

363 terrorists, 71 civilians killed in J&K in 2016-17

As many as 363 terrorists and 71 civilians were gunned down in the last two years in Jammu and Kashmir.

13 Jan 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Army Chief should 'concentrate on his job' says J&K minister

Responding to Army Chief Bipin Rawat's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir's education system, the state Minister Altaf Bukhari said that the "well-decorated officer" should concentrate on his job and not give sermons on education which is not his domain.

12 Jan 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir's 2018-19 budget is all rainbows and smiles

It is raining good news for Jammu and Kashmir's transgender community.

09 Dec 2017

India

Rs. 200 notes still scarce, but fake ones are out

Though RBI introduced Rs. 200 notes in August, they are rarely in circulation. While many are yet to get their hands on the new banknote, fakes ones have already surfaced in Jammu.

24 Nov 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma optimistic ahead of second visit

Former Intelligence Bureau chief Dineshwar Sharma has expressed optimism about his second visit to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as the central government's special representative to the strife-torn state.

16 Nov 2017

DNA

Drugs, and not, terror is the biggest threat to J&K

Usually in news for terrorist activities, conflict-torn Jammu and Kashmir is waging another, relatively-unknown battle against drug menace.

28 Oct 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Missing J&K cop resurfaces online, rumoured to have joined LeT

Ishfaq Ahmed, a policeman posted in Jammu and Kashmir who had recently gone missing, has now resurfaced - online.

25 Oct 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Separatists reject Centre's calls for dialogue over J&K violence

The separatist Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has hardened its stance saying they won't accept anything less than freedom from India.

18 Oct 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Police Officer shot dead outside his home by terrorists

Jammu and Kashmir Special Police Officer (SPO) Haleem Gujjar has been shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama district's Tral region.

05 Oct 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Drug use among youth in militancy-hit Kashmir increasing

The nation's focus on the militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has pushed a major issue on the sidelines: increasing drug use among Kashmiri youth.

27 Sep 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Kashmir is 'The Warmest Place On Earth', says new ad

What is most remarkable about Jammu and Kashmir? Violence? Its paradisiacal beauty? No. According to the state government, it is the hospitality of its locals.

14 Aug 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Indian Army wants indigenous high-tech equipment for J&K terror ops

Faced with an intensifying militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has unveiled a wish-list for indigenously-manufactured high-tech equipment.

11 Aug 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

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."

04 Jul 2017

GST

GST: 22 states scrap checkposts to ensure smooth implementation

To ensure a smooth rollout of the GST, 22 states took down checkposts that would have otherwise delayed trucks and led to additional costs and time.

23 Jun 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

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 And Kashmir

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 And Kashmir

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.

12 Jun 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

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.

09 Jun 2017

India

Pakistan's ISI plotting major terror attack in India: Intelligence reports

Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is planning a major terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab, according to an Intelligence Bureau (IB) input.

16 May 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Former SPO injured in suspected IED blast

A former Special Police Officer of Jammu and Kashmir, Raj Kumar was injured when an explosive detonated in his car.

14 May 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K - 67,000 applications for 698 police jobs

Amid severe protests in the state against the police and army, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a record 67,000 applications for 698 police jobs.

11 May 2017

Delhi Police

Despite stone-pelting, thousands of J&K youths apply in Delhi Police

Despite continuing stone-pelting against security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir, the state's youths have refused to bow down. Thousands still aspire to join the police.

07 May 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

4 killed as terror makes comeback in Kashmir

Four people including 2 civilians were killed when terrorists attacked a police party on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.

J&K: Terror attack death toll rising since 2013

Data from the Home Ministry has revealed that the number of deaths from militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir has been on the rise since 2013.

08 Apr 2017

Farooq Abdullah

Disrespect to anthem: ABVP members halt match at Jammu University

Alleged ABVP members stormed the grounds of Jammu University on April 8 and halted an inter-university football match, alleging "Kashmiri" students had disrespected the national anthem.

07 Apr 2017

India

J&K avalanche: Three soldiers killed, bodies recovered

Bodies of three soldiers trapped in Jammu and Kashmir's Batalik sector due to an avalanche were recovered on April 7.

27 Dec 2016

Union Home Ministry

West Pakistan refugees demand 'basic' rights even after 70 years

West Pakistan refugees in Jammu & Kashmir "don't see any hope" in the government's decision to issue nativity/identity certificates as they wouldn't entitle them to fundamental rights.

SC to hear petition to stop funding J&K separatists

The Supreme Court agreed to listen to a petition seeking a legal injunction to the government to discontinue funding the security and other expenses of separatists in J&K.

07 Aug 2016

Lok Sabha

Javedkar inaugurates IIT Jammu

Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar unveiled the transit campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Jammu.