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Top Pakistani ultra among two JeM militants killed in encounter in Pulwama

Police said Mohd. Ismal Alvi, alias Lamboo, was family member of Masood Azhar and was involved in conspiring in the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed

Will let Kashmiris decide if they want to join Pakistan: PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Islamabad would let the people of Kashmir decide if they want to join Pakistan or become an 'independent state'

India Coronavirus Dispatch: SC questions lifting of curbs in Kerala

How Kashmiris are being convinced to take Covid shot, study finds no trace of mRNA vaccine in human milk, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Three arrested by NIA in Kashmir for peddling ISIS unit's propaganda

The National Investigation Agency has arrested three people from South Kashmir for allegedly being involved in a conspiracy of the banned terrorist organisation ISIS

RSS chief to address meeting of Muslim Rashtriya Manch, focus on Kashmir

Sources said the focus of the meeting would be Kashmir and making separatists leaders and those who still talk about Article 370 and 35 A irrelevant in the country

J-K: Chidambaram slams govt for insisting on polls before giving statehood

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said it is bizarre that the government wants to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir first and grant statehood later. He said the Congress and other parties in Jammu and Kashmir want statehood first and the elections later. "Congress and other J&K parties and leaders want Statehood first and Elections afterward.Government's response is Elections first and Statehood later," he said on Twitter. "The horse pulls the cart. A state must conduct elections. Only such elections will be free and fair. Why does the government want the cart in front and the horse behind? It is bizarre," he added. Nearly two years after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two UTs and revocation of its special status, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held talks with top political leaders from the erstwhile state, and said the Centre's priority is to strengthen grassroots democracy there for which delimitation has to happen quickly so that polls can be

J&K integral part of India; no amount of questioning can change it: MEA

Pakistan has been making concerted efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue.

'Unbridled' bureaucratic powers: Omar Abdullah on Kashmir activist's arrest

It's unacceptable that a person should be jailed for expressing a "totally harmless" opinion, Abdullah said.

4 including 2 civilians, 2 cops killed in Sopore militant attack

Earlier reports had said only one civilian was injured in this incident.

J&K govt suspends 13 officers for unauthorised withdrawal of funds

The Jammu and Kashmir government has suspended 13 officers for unauthorised withdrawal of developmental funds

Administrative apathy fatal than Covid-19 pandemic: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday lambasted the BJP-led government at the Centre for abandoning people at the crucial juncture

UNGA chief 'saddened' by India's reactions to his Kashmir statements

General Assembly President is saddened by India's reaction to his statements on Kashmir, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Amy Quantrill, who has asserted that they were taken out of context

Pak won't hold talks with India until decision on Kashmir reverse: Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that Pakistan would not hold talks with India until New Delhi reverses its decision of scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

Spike in Covid-19 cases: Leaves of doctors, nurses in Kashmir cancelled

Authorities in Kashmir on Monday ordered cancellation of leaves of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff in the valley hospitals in view of the spike in Covid-19 cases in the union territory

Kashmir to host 6-day festival to mark arrival of spring, promote tourism

Kashmir will host a six-day Tulip Festival' next month to celebrate the arrival of spring

Peace and Pakistan

The besieged country looks for a breather

JKBOSE 10th result 2020 on jkbose.ac.in: Get direct link to download result

JKBOSE class 10 result (Kashmir division): Students can check and download the result from JKBOSE's official website, jkbose.ac.in

Mason Robertson's brace takes Real Kashmir to top of I-League table

Mason Robertson's fine brace helped a dominant Real Kashmir FC beat Aizawl FC 3-1 and jump to the top of the I-League table at the VYBK Stadium here on Tuesday. After a defensive error had given Aizawl FC the lead through Lalremsanga in the 26th minute, Lukman Adefemi's strike in the first half and a double by Robertson in the second powered the Snow Leopards to a thumping win. With the win, Real Kashmir FC extended their unbeaten streak to nine games and could remain on top of the I-League table, if Churchill Brothers drop points against NEROCA on Wednesday. In what was a cagey first half between the two sides, it took two moments of defensive errors from either team to let the other score. However, it was Aizawl who tried to breach the Real Kashmir FC citadel with their possession-heavy style of football from the opening minutes. In the eighth minute, Real Kashmir goalkeeper Mithun Samanta was forced to make his first save of the match when Ramhlunchhunga sent a powerful shot. Bu

Can Kashmiris emulate farmers' agitation for restoration of special status?

As resisting the idea of a unitary state is dubbed 'anti-national' these days, peaceful protests in Kashmir will have to go the extra mile to emphasise they are not against India's unity and integrity

Pakistan urges India to let neutral international observers visit Kashmir

Pakistan on Thursday urged India to let neutral international observers visit Kashmir and assess the situation on ground by free interaction with the Kashmiri people. Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri made the comments during the weekly briefing here. Envoys from several countries, including member states of the European Union and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) visited Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and Thursday to assess the ground situation in view of the efforts made to restore normalcy by strengthening democratically-elected local bodies. India has told Pakistan that it has no locus standi to comment on internal affairs of India, asserting that the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been and will remain an integral part of the country. Chaudhri said that India should allow UN observers, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, and the international media to visit .