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Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed due to snow, 4,500 vehicles stranded

Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road were closed due to snowfall across the valley, leaving nearly 4,500 vehicles stranded

Snowfall in higher reaches of J&K even as minimum temperature improves

Many areas in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall even as there was improvement in the minimum temperature across the Valley

Mercury dips across Kashmir; possibility of light rain, snow from Saturday

Cold conditions intensified in Kashmir as the minimum temperature dropped at most places in the valley on Friday

In pics: Fresh spell of snowfall in Dalhousie, Lahaul, Kedarnath, Kashmir

The upper Himalayan areas in Uttarakhand received the season's first heavy snowfall on Monday, intensifying the cold conditions across the state

How 'normal' is 'Jannat' Kashmir? Watch the video to decide for yourself

Kashmiri Pandit organisations welcome new land laws in Jammu & Kashmir

Several organisations of Kashmiri Pandits welcomed the new land laws in J&K and said ownership rights extended to the entire country is a welcome step towards "one nation, one law and one rule" setup

Union power secy reviews hydroelectric projects in J&K's Kishtwar

Union Power Secretary Sanjiv Nandan inspected the pace of work on hydroelectric projects coming up in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and inaugurated various assets created in the adjoining areas

Govt plans to bring new law to protect land rights of J&K locals: Official

In a bid to allay the fears of locals, the Centre is likely to bring a new law which will protect the land rights of the people belonging to Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday.

J&K inks over Rs 2100-cr MoUs during investment summit roadshow in Mumbai

The newly formed union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday inkedMemorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth over Rs 2,100 crore during its investment summit roadshow in the city here. "We want to maximise industrial growth and employment opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir. For this we are engaging in six city roadshows. Of this, we have already successfully concluded in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai," Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring Rohit Kansal told reporters here at an investor roadshow organised by CII. "The roadshows will further cover cities like Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad in February and March," he said. Led by Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, the officials pitched about the business possibilities in Kashmir valley to India Inc. Kansal said the union territory has signed around Rs 2,000 crore worth of non-binding MoUs in Kolkata, Rs 850 crore in Bengaluru and over Rs 2,100 crore in Mumbai. J&K has identified 14 ...

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15 foreign envoys' J&K visit attempt to normalise clampdown in valley: PDP

Envoys from 15 countries, including US Ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster, arrived in Srinagar on Thursday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir

Why are Kashmiris disappearing from WhatsApp amid internet shutdown?

The locals who disappeared from the platform have long been active participants in Whatsapp groups sharing news and updates. No one was quite sure of what was happening

Hoisting the Tricolour in Kashmir: Search for the fifty-seventh inch

By unfurling the Tricolour in all the panchayats in the Kashmir valley, PM Modi may be seeking to bury the embarrassment of 1992 under a national celebration

UN urges India to ease Kashmir situation, fully restore Kashmiris' rights

Although some of these measures have been relaxed, their impact on human rights continues to be widely felt, UN said

Flea market reopens in Srinagar; normal life remains affected in Kashmir

Security forces were deployed along the axis to keep an eye on miscreants who might try to force vendors to wind up the stalls, the officials said

Daytime restrictions lifted, landline services restored: J&K principal secy

Daytime restrictions have been fully lifted from 92 police stations, up from 81 last week

Tourists, pilgrims start leaving Kashmir Valley after govt advisory

Tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims started leaving the Kashmir Valley on Saturday following the state government's advisory asking them to cut short their stay, even as J&K Governor S P Malik said there is no need to panic. Malik urged political delegations led by National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti to tell their supporters to maintain calm and not to believe "exaggerated rumours" being circulated in the Valley. Indian Air Force flights were also pressed into service to bring the visitors home, an official said. Amid rumours of plans to repeal Articles 370 and 35A, which allow Jammu a special status and privileges, the governor said in a statement that the state has no knowledge of any changes to constitutional provisions. Despite the assurance from the Governor, the Congress and the National Conference indicated that they would seek clarifications from the Centre when Parliament meets again on Monday. Abdullah said the party needed the ...

Cold wave grips Kashmir Valley but snowfall unlikely

The officials said the severe cold wave continued unabated in the Valley and the Ladakh region.

India has lost Kashmir valley emotionally, says Yashwant Sinha

Sinha claimed Mudra scheme set up to provide funding to non-corporate, non-farm sector income generating activities of micro and small enterprises

Cop's lynching in Srinagar shows Kashmir is now a valley without hope

Since the killing of Burhan Wani, resistance has increasingly become to appear like a popular revolt