Kashmir Valley: News
17 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKashmiri students defer decision to leave AMU en masse
Kashmiri students at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have deferred their decision to surrender their degrees and leave the campus today following revocation of the suspension order of two students by AMU.
07 Oct 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Campaigning ends for first-phase of urban local body polls
Campaigning for the first-phase of the urban local body (ULB) polls in Jammu and Kashmir ended today, 24 hours before the start of voting in 422 wards.
07 Oct 2018
Jammu And KashmirSecurity intensified ahead of local body polls in Kashmir Valley
Security forces have intensified checking and area domination as part of an elaborate plan to provide a sense of security for smooth conduct of local body polls in the Kashmir Valley, officials said Sunday.
30 Aug 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaProtests to save Article 35A disrupts life in Kashmir valley
Life in Kashmir came to a standstill today due to a shutdown called by separatists against a PIL in the Supreme Court on the validity of Article 35A, which bars people from outside J&K from acquiring any immovable property in the state.
26 Aug 2018
Jammu And KashmirLocal youths joining militant groups in Kashmir highest since 2010
Dangerous trends have started surfacing on the militancy front in J&K with nearly 130 youths joining various terror outfits this year, the highest since 2010, and a majority of them affiliating themselves with groups ideologically aligned with the al-Qaeda.
26 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirSena slams BJP-PDP breakup; says BJP starting 'election politics' again
The Shiv Sena today slammed the BJP over the BJP-PDP break-up in Jammu and Kashmir and accused the BJP of again starting "election politics" in J&K.
15 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirThousands attend Shujaat Bukhari's funeral in Kashmir village
The skies opened up today as thousands of admirers joined the funeral procession of veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari, who was laid to rest in his ancestral village in Kreeri, a day after he was shot dead outside his office in Srinagar.
11 Jun 2018
IndiaStone-pelters in Kashmir should be hit with bullets: BJP MP
BJP Upper House parliamentarian DP Vats said that stone-pelters in Kashmir Valley should be hit with bullets.
19 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi to launch India's longest road tunnel in J&K
PM Modi will visiting the northern-most state of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, where he will launch India's longest tunnel, Zojila (14-km), which will also be Asia's longest bidirectional tunnel.
09 May 2018
Mohammad Yasin MalikNormalcy returns to Kashmir as separatists call off strike
Normalcy returned to most parts of Kashmir Valley today as the separatists called off their three-day strike against the death of six civilians during clashes with security forces, in which eight militants were also killed.
08 May 2018
JammuMehbooba 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.
03 May 2018
Aligarh Muslim UniversityAt least 45 Kashmiri youths joined militancy this year
At least 45 youths from the Kashmir Valley, including an MBA and a Ph.D. scholar, have joined militancy this year till mid-April, according to officials, as the unusual surge in numbers takes the security establishment by surprise.
30 Apr 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsKashmir: NSG commandos to be deployed to deal with terrorists
The Ministry of Home Affairs is examining a proposal to deploy a contingent of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos in the Kashmir Valley so that they can join the Indian Army, the CRPF and the state police when a high-risk militancy related incident takes place.
08 Apr 2018
JammuSrinagar: 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.
01 Apr 2018
IndiaMobile internet services suspended in Kashmir Valley following encounters
Mobile internet services were suspended in the Kashmir Valley on Sunday as a precautionary measure following the killing of eight militants in encounters and two civilians in clashes with security forces, officials said.
24 Mar 2018
IndiaNaxalism in India entered "last leg", says Home Minister Rajnath
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said India's "serious" challenge of Naxalism has entered its "last leg"; Maoists are resorting to coward ambushes as they are unable to undertake direct fights.
18 Jan 2018
Jammu And KashmirHafiz Saeed, Syed Salahuddin chargesheeted for helping terror activities
The NIA has filed a chargesheet against 12 people including Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin and Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed.
24 Nov 2017
Jammu And KashmirKashmir 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.
21 Nov 2017
Jammu And KashmirJ&K Stone Pelting: Centre may withdraw cases against first-time offenders
The Centre is expected to announce an amnesty scheme under which cases would be withdrawn against first-time offenders engaging in stone pelting in the Kashmir Valley.
08 Nov 2017
Jammu And KashmirJ&K terror funding: NIA seizes Rs.36cr worth demonetized currency
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) said it has seized demonetized currency worth Rs. 36.34 crore in New Delhi.
29 Oct 2017
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Two terrorists killed in gun battle with security forces
Two terrorists have been gunned down this morning by the Indian forces in an encounter in the Bandipora district's Hajin area of Jammu and Kashmir.
16 Aug 2017
IndiaTerrorist financing: NIA questions Syed Ali Shah Geelani's sons
As part of the ongoing crackdown on terrorist financing, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned Nayeem and Nasim, Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's sons.
05 Aug 2017
Jammu And KashmirDujana 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.
23 Jul 2017
IndiaIndia is third largest target for terrorism: US State Department
New data from the US State Department ranks India third behind Iraq and Afghanistan as a terrorist target.
18 Jul 2017
ISISKashmir: ISIS supporters gaining ground, propagating Jihadi attack manuals
Iraq recently celebrated the defeat of ISIS in Mosul but violence has been raging in the Kashmir Valley, creating a real 'situation' for Government of India.
18 Jul 2017
IndiaIs India intolerant? Internet shutdown 29 times in 2017
As per Brookings Institution report, India lost over Rs. 6,548 crore in business due to Internet shutdowns in the past 3 years.
12 Jul 2017
Bipin RawatIn June, intelligence input had warned of Amarnath attack
Intelligence input had warned of a potential attack on the pilgrims on June 25; had the administration taken action, the deadly mishap could have been averted.
05 Jun 2017
Jammu And KashmirSeparatist JKLF chief Yasin Malik arrested amid wider crackdown
Police have arrested separatist leader and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik in Srinagar.
04 Jun 2017
HaryanaCrackdown on terrorist-financing: NIA raids 26 locations in three states
As a continuation of Indian security agencies' crackdown on terrorist financing, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided about 26 premises owned by separatist leaders and businessmen across three states.
03 Jun 2017
Pakistan NewsNIA raids suspected hawala traders over terror funding from Pakistan
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has raided 14 places in Kashmir and 8 in Delhi over terror funding from Pakistan.
03 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirTerror camps reassembled in PoK
Sources stated that new terror camps and launch pads have been set up once again close to the Indian side in PoK.
01 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirPDP-BJP alliance: Rift widens over resolution of Kashmir issue
The alliance between the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and BJP in Kashmir has hit an all time low after the centre clarified it would not negotiate with Kashmiri separatists.
04 Apr 2017
IndiaLashkar-e-Taiba: Bitter dissension in the outfit's upper echelon
Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is reportedly going through a bitter "dissension" in the upper echelon, revealed the intelligence inputs received by India's security establishment.
03 Sep 2016
Narendra ModiNational media a mouthpiece for official narrative
An article from the University of Kashmir stated that the 'partial journalism' exercised by national media has disregarded the voice of objection from Kashmir to support the official narrative.
