LeT militant killed in Pulwama gunfight

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 18:22

A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in south Kashmir`s Pulwama district overnight, police said.

Militant killed in J&K encounter

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 11:29

A militant was killed in an overnight gunbattle with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said on Saturday.

Heroin worth 10 cr recovered along Indo-Pak border

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:38

Heroin, worth Rs 10 crore in the international market, was recovered by the BSF along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district, an official said on Friday.

Crucial cabinet meeting in J&K on Saturday

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 23:01

A crucial cabinet meeting will be held here on Saturday to hammer out a solution for creating more than 700 administrative units in Jammu and Kashmir amid reports that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was planning to resign if he did not have his way on the matter.

Yasin Malik, other separatist leaders arrested in J&K

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:46

Over 10 separatist leaders, including JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik, were taken into preventive custody and several others were placed under house arrest to scuttle protests after Friday prayers against the Army`s recent decision to close Pathribal fake encounter case.

VHP demands probe into impure gold offerings at Vaishnodevi

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:24

VHP demanded judicial probe into reported huge offerings of impure gold and silver at Vaishnodevi temple and asked Shrine Board to ensure that the offerings are cleaned as soon as they are received.

PM`s visit will pave way for development of Gujjars: BGM

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:17

Bhartiya Gujjar Mahasabha on Friday expressed hope that the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pave a way for the development of Gujjar and Bakerwal communities of the state.

Chillai Kalan ends; no respite from cold wave in Kashmir

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:31

There was no respite from the cold wave in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region as the minimum temperature dropped in most places, even though the 40-day `Chillai-Kalan`, considered as the harshest winter period, ended today.

Army jawan commits suicide in Udhampur

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:19

An army jawan has allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.

Can`t say whether crisis averted: Omar on NC-Congress tussle

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 22:09

"I cannot say whether the crisis has been averted," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Thursday about the tussle with his coalition partner, the Congress, over the creation of new administrative units in the state.

J&K Vigilance begins probe into Roshini scam

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 20:55

A probe into alleged irregularities committed in transfer of state land under a government scheme has been started by Jammu and Kashmir vigilance department.