Jammu: News
The missing objective of the PDP-BJP alliance
Like a square peg in a round hole, the BJP-PDP alliance is an obvious misfit.
J&K: Omar Abdullah condemns the killing of tourist from TN
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the killing of a tourist hailing from Tamil Nadu during a stone-pelting incident in Narbal area on Srinagar-Gulmarg road.
Mehbooba should break her party's 'unholy' coalition with BJP: Chidambaram
With violence and unrest continuing in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader P Chidambaram today asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to quit the PDP-BJP coalition government saying the "unholy" alliance was the gravest provocation to the people of the Valley.
4.6 magnitude earthquake shakes parts of J&K
A moderate intensity earthquake today shook parts of Jammu and Kashmir, causing panic among the residents of Chenab valley.
Srinagar: Administration spruces up roads, pedestrian-walkways ahead of 'Darbar Move'
This summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir has been given a facelift ahead of "Darbar Move", the 140-year-old practice of bi-annual shifting of the state capital between Jammu and Srinagar.
CET scam: Court orders Rs. 50,000 compensation each to 50-students
A special anti-corruption court has ordered compensation of Rs. 50,000 each to 50 students who were denied admission in professional colleges due to the Common Entrance Test (CET) scam that hit Jammu and Kashmir in 2012.
J&K: Class 10 student held for drugging girl classmate
A Class 10 student was detained for allegedly intoxicating his classmate by lacing her lunch with a drug at a school in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, police said today.
Stone-pelters target school bus in Kashmir, student injured
A student of a private school was injured when his school bus was attacked by stone-pelters in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Kavinder Gupta, seven others sworn in as J&K ministers
The Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu and Kashmir cabinet was reshuffled on Monday, with Governor NN Vohra administering the oath of eight ministers.
BJP's Nirmal Singh resigns as J&K deputy chief minister
Ahead of a much-awaited cabinet reshuffle, BJP's Nirmal Singh has resigned from his post of Deputy Chief Minister in Jammu & Kashmir's Mehbooba Mufti-government to give way to a new BJP face for the post.
In J&K, admit card issued to donkey to write exam
In an unexpected event, an admit card for the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board was issued to a donkey named 'Kachur Khar'.
'Manmarziyaan' team served with a notice by J&K Tourism Board
Anurag Kashyap's upcoming directorial venture 'Manmarziyaan' has landed in a legal soup. The Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Board has issued a notice to the team for shooting in the prohibited area of Thajiwas glacier.
JKNPP stages demonstration demanding early deportation of Rohingyas, Bangladeshis
The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today staged a demonstration in Jammu as part of its campaign to press for early deportation of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi nationals.
J&K: Govt-employees' salaries stopped for not having toilets at home
Sending out a strong message against open defecation, salaries of over 600 government employees in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar were stopped for not constructing toilets at their houses.
Kathua gangrape: President Kovind calls it a "barbaric" incident
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday termed the Kathua gangrape and murder case as "barbaric" and said it was the collective responsibility of society to ensure such things do not happen with any girl in the country.
President Kovind arrives in Jammu for two-day maiden visit
President Ram Nath Kovind has today arrived in Jammu on his two-day maiden visit to the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
J&K: 22 FIRs registered, lakhs collected from Rajouri traffic violators
As part of efforts to check violation of traffic rules, the Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri police has registered 22 FIRs and fined 3,000 vehicles in the first three months of this year, a senior police officer said today.
Kathua rape: SC orders protection for victim's family, lawyers
The SC has ordered the J&K government to ensure security for the Kathua rape victim's family and their lawyers Deepika Rajawat and Talib Hussain.
Braving threats, Kathua victim's lawyer says fight's for her daughter
When lawyers of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association brandished sticks and stopped the crime branch from filing a chargesheet in the Kathua rape-murder case, Deepika Singh Rajawat was seeking justice for the 8-year-old victim.
J&K: Government order demarcation of Poonch Fort to remove encroachments
In an effort to restore the glory of a historic monument, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district have ordered demarcation of the land pertinent to the Poonch Fort to remove encroachments.
Mehbooba Mufti wants fast-track court to hear Kathua rape case
J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti has requested the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to set up a fast track court to expedite the trial of the ghastly Kathua gangrape and murder.
Kathua rape: Victim's family should get justice, says Rajnath Singh
The family of the Kathua rape victim should get justice, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.
She could've been my daughter: Kamal Haasan condemns Kathua rape
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today expressed anguish over the rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, saying he felt "angry" for failing her.
HC notice to media houses for disclosing Kathua victim's identity
Delhi High Court today issued notices to several media houses for disclosing the identity of the eight-year-old girl who was gang-raped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
Kathua rape-case: Chargesheet filed against 7, amid protests by lawyers
The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a chargesheet in rape and murder of 8-year-old, three months ago, in Kathua, against seven accused including police officers.
J&K: Civil Secretariat to close in Jammu on April 27
The Jammu and Kashmir government will shift its base to summer capital Srinagar next month as part of the century-old-practice of darbar move, an official said today.
Srinagar: Fear of drought amid prolonged dry spell; advisories issued
A long dry spell sent the mercury soaring in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital of Srinagar, which recorded its hottest-ever March this year and raised the specter of drought-like conditions.
J&K to build 14,000 bunkers to protect residents around LoC
Jammu and Kashmir will build 14,000 bunkers in its five border districts to safeguard local residents from Pakistani shelling.
Vaishno Devi: NGT raps J&K over rehabilitation plan for mules
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed the Jammu and Kashmir government for not finalizing a rehabilitation plan for horses and mules which have been barred from plying from Katra to the Vaishno Devi temple and slapped a cost of Rs. 50 lakh on the state government.
Authorities miss deadline for digitization of land-records in Jammu, Srinagar
Authorities in Jammu and Srinagar have failed to meet the deadline set to complete the first phase of a project to digitize the land records in the two districts, and they now aim to complete the project by March next year.
CM thanks Tendulkar for sanctioning Rs.40L for North Kashmir school
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday thanked cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for sanctioning over Rs. 40 lakh from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for construction of a school building in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.
Currently, no proposal to scrap Article 370, says Centre
There is currently no proposal to scrap Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Post upgradation, Jammu airport expects a 25% jump in traffic
The Airports Authority of India-run Jammu airport, recently upgraded with enhanced passenger amenities, is expected to log a 25 percent jump in passenger traffic at 1.5 million this fiscal, driven by new flights and routes.
Over 4,000 vehicles fined in a fortnight for traffic violation
Over 4,400 vehicles were fined, and 140 were seized for violation of traffic rules in the last fortnight in Jammu.
2 FCSCA officials booked by vigilance department in JK
The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organization registered a case against two government officials for alleged misappropriation of over Rs. 19L in Kishtwar district.
Jammu: Seven-year-old girl molested by religious school teacher
A seven-and-half-year old girl was allegedly molested by her teacher at a religious school at Jammu district's Nagrota in the outskirts of the city, a police official said on Thursday.
Srinagar: CRPF jawan commits suicide by shooting self with service-rifle
A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide today by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar today.
J&K: Pak violates ceasefire along Poonch LoC; forward-posts, villages attacked
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling from across the border, targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Jammu & Kashmir police's women safety app launched
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Jammu & Kashmir Governor NN Vohra's wife Usha Vohra launched a mobile application of the police aimed at ensuring the safety of women in the state.
17 J&K protesters died due to pellet gun injuries: Govt
As many as 17 protesters died due to pellet gun injuries in Jammu and Kashmir in 2016-17, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed Rajya Sabha.