Kashmir Violence

J-K BJP pres, former dep CM visits slain Kashmiri pandit's house in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina along with his party colleague and former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday visited the house of slain Kashmiri pandit Puran Krishan Bhat here to express their condolences with the family, a party spokesman said. Bhat was shot dead by terrorists outside his ancestral house in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Saturday. Raina and Gupta visited the house of the slain Bhat at Muthi on the outskirts of Jammu and expressed their condolences with the bereaved family, the spokesman said. He said Raina assured support to the victim's family and also said that justice will be done with them.

Kashmiri Pandits: A vulnerable, yet safe minority in J&K, shows govt data

Between nullification of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, until July 9 this year, 128 security force personnel and 118 civilians were killed by terrorists in J&K

Militants using new modus operandi to kill targets: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Azad on Wednesday said militants in Jammu and Kashmir have adopted a new modus operandi of killing their targets by using pistols from close range, instead of grenades and landmines.

Councillor injured in LeT terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir dies

Another councillor who was injured in an attack carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, died in a hospital, taking the total toll from the carnage to three

Huge cache of arms, ammunition seized in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara

Security forces have seized a cache of arms and ammunition, including five AK assault rifles, from an area close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, an army official said

J&K ceasefire violation: Pakistan used heavy artillery, says BSF officer

Pakistan used heavy artillery during Friday's unprovoked ceasefire violations along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, causing loss of lives and damage to property on the Indian side, a top BSF officer said

Pakistan violates ceasefire in three sectors along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistani troops opened fire in three sectors along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

J&K govt extends 2G mobile internet service in 18 districts till Nov 26

The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered continuance of 2G mobile data services in 18 of the 20 districts of the Union Territory till November 26

Shopian encounter in pictures: All you should know about the operation

Joint troops of 178 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operation Group (SOG) at Zainapora launch a cordon and search operation in Shopian

As Kashmir burns

The most worrying aspect of the fecklessness is the consistent mishandling of Kashmir

Kashmiri IAS officer's resignation an indictment of Modi govt: Chidambaram

Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal attributed his decision to the unabated killings in Kashmir

Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal quits over unabated killings in the Valley

Faesal, who joined the service in 2010, announced his resignation in his Facebook post and said he will share his future plans on Friday.The 35-year-old alleged "insidious attacks on the special identity of the J&K State and growing culture of intolerance and hate in the mainland India in the name of hypernationalism."In his post, he said he decided to resign from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) "To protest against the unabated killings in Kashmir, and lack of any sincere reach-out from the Union Government; the marginalization and invisiblization of around 200 million Indian Muslims at the hands of Hindutva forces reducing them to second-class citizens."He went on to add that "voices of reason in this country cannot be muzzled for long and the environment of siege will need to end if we wish to usher in true democracy.

UN report on Kashmir rights violation 'fallacious...motivated': India

In the report released today, the UN talked about alleged human rights violations in both "Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered Kashmir"

UN report accuses India, Pakistan of Kashmir rights violations, seeks probe

The UN report focuses mainly on serious violations committed in the northern Indian state of J&K

What it takes to be a student in Kashmir

The ongoing violence in the Valley is driving students to excel, but it is also making them angry

Ceasefire, dialogue offer ways to save J&K from bloodshed: Mehbooba Mufti

The latest incident of cross-border firing comes after Srinagar saw four grenade attacks in a span of few hours on Saturday

Militants kill soldier on leave, riddle body with bullets in Kashmir

Militants abducted and killed a 23-year-old Territorial Army jawan and his bullet-riddled body was found today in Shopian district of south Kashmir, the Army said. The body was recovered from an orchard area in Watmullah Keegam area of Shopian, an Army official said. He said the deceased was identified as Irfan Ahmad Mir, a resident of Sezan Keegam. Mir was working in the Territorial Army and was abducted by militants and later killed, the official said, adding that further details were awaited. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti condemned Mir's killing. "Strongly condemn the brutal killing of Irfan Ahmed ,a brave Territorial Army soldier at Shopian. Such heinous acts will not weaken our resolve to establish peace and normalcy in the Valley," Mehbooba said on Twitter. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah also condemned the Territorial Army jawan's killing. "The murder of young Irfan Dar is a very tragic & reprehensible act. M

Internet suspended, schools shut, trains cancelled amid violence in Kashmir

Authorities have made heavy security deployments in Srinagar's old city and uptown areas

Kashmir violence: When will it end?

The year 2016 and the first half of 2017 saw a spike in militant killings

Why Kashmir bothers us more

There are more deaths from violence in the Adivasi belt and the North East