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Curfew and internet suspension in parts of Kashmir over Prophet row

Tension mounted in the Doda and Kishtwar areas of the Jammu region prompting authorities to impose a curfew there while parts of Kashmir observed a shutdown, officials said

J&K forces foil terrorists' plan to attack civilians, nab two in Sopore

The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore foiled another attack on the civilians including the outside labourers after they arrested two hybrid terrorists

Value of vote of MPs goes down to 700 from 708 in 2022 presidential poll

Value of the vote of an MP in a presidential election is based on the number of elected members in legislative assemblies of states and union territories, including Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu Kashmir

BSF troops fire at a drone near international border in J-K's Arnia

Alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Thursday fired at a drone spotted close to the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia sector

LG Sinha inaugurates State Data Centre in Jammu under Digital India mission

L-G Manoj Sinha inaugurated the State Data Centre at the Civil Secretariat here and said that the future-ready central facility will ensure efficiency, agility, optimisation, control and security

Cong's Adhir Ranjan urges Modi for all-party meeting on Kashmir killings

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene an all-party meeting and take suggestions to deal with targeted killings in Kashmir.Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Chowdhury said, "I appeal to PM Narendra Modi, keep your ego aside and convene an all-party meeting and take suggestions from everyone as to what steps need to be taken," said Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury."These terrorists spare none--neither Hindus nor Muslims. But in recent days the targeted killings have taken a serious turn. During Congress' rule, the BJP never missed an opportunity to criticise us and our leadership. These two brave and strong leaders are leading the country now and all they did was abrogate Article 370 and said that Kashmir is free and free of terrorists. But today, the killings and terrorisms are active in Kashmir. This doesn't seem to stop. So this proves that the promises made to the public have failed. Again the exodus of Hindus in Kashmir has ...

Govt should take steps to improve situation in J-K: Omar Abdullah

The NC leader visited the shrine of Baba Nizamudin Larvi Naqshbandi at Baba Nagri area of the central Kashmir district on the occasion of the annual Urs

Kashmir: Back to the future

Govt must work for lasting political peace

Suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist arrested by police in Bengaluru

A suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist has been arrested here in a joint operation by the Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir police. The accused, Talib Hussain was arrested on June 5, police sources said on Tuesday. Earlier, it was claimed that Hussain was arrested by the armed forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Hussain had allegedly taken shelter at a mosque in Srirampura here and used to deliver sermons during Friday prayers. According to police sources, Hussain had fled Jammu and Kashmir with his wife and children as the hunt for him was intensified by the armed forces, and was hiding in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai confirmed Hussain's arrest from the city today. Asked if the terrorist was arrested, Bommai told reporters, "Yes." "Generally police keep an eye on people like them. We will provide whatever assistance is required to the Jammu and Kashmir police. In the past too, such arrests had taken place in Sirsi and Bhatkal." "The ...

Kupwara Encounter: 2 LeT militants, including 1 Pakistani killed

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including one Pakistani national, were killed by the security forces in Kupwara encounter

3 magnetic IEDs with timer set recovered near Pak border area of Jammu

The police have recovered three magnetic IEDs dropped by a drone in the border area of Jammu in a fresh attempt to smuggle explosives through the aerial route in the Jammu district, officials said

BSF resort to firing along India-Pak border in Jammu on drone suspicion

BSF troops resorted to firing briefly along the India-Pakistan border in the Jammu district after hearing a humming sound which led to suspicion that a drone was flying around

Flight of Kashmiri Pandits: The aftershock of destroying civil society

The systematically delegitimised leaders of mainstream political parties in Kashmir could've been important instruments for mobilising public opinion against targeted killings of minorities

Militants attacking civilians in desperation to provoke forces: Manoj Sinha

Militants are attacking innocent civilians in desperation to provoke security forces, Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha said, appealing to the people of the Union territory to isolate terror elements

AAP holds 'Jan Aakrosh Rally' against targeted killings in Kashmir

The Kashmir Valley has seen eight targeted killings by terror groups especially Lashkar-e-Taiba whose victims included non-Muslims, security personnel, an artist and local civilians

Massive fire breaks out at J-K police station, several vehicles gutted

A number of vehicles parked at the police station were damaged in the fire; no casualties have been reported in the incident

Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre over targeted killings in J-K

Several targeted killings of innocent civilians in the Kashmir valley took place over the past two months and the victims include members of the Kashmiri Pandit community, civilians

UAPA case: SIA conducts raids at various places along LoC in Poonch

The team visited various important locations on the border and conducted search and seizure

J-K administration issues dos and don'ts for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims

The Yatra is set to start on June 30, 2022, and conclude on August 11, 2022

Uddhav Thackeray expresses concern about targeted killings in Kashmir

"Kashmiri Pandits were shown the dream of 'ghar vapasi' (resettlement in the Valley), but they are being targeted and killed. The exodus of Pandits is shocking," he said.