Army rescues 8 persons trapped in snow in J&K`s Ramban

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:26

Eight persons trapped in snow in Pir Panchal ranges in Ramban district were rescued by a team of army personnel, officials said here on Thursday.

Kargil records season`s lowest night temperature

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:24

Kargil, in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded lowest night temperature as mercury settled 21 degrees below freezing point even as MeT Department has predicted fresh snowfall in the region.

No ultimatum from Omar over new administrative units: NC

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 22:59

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference ruled out differences with its coalition partner Congress over setting up of new administrative units on Wednesday, and said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had not given any "ultimatum" on the issue.

IAF chopper rescues 203 people from remote areas of Kishtwar

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 21:27

An IAF helicopter unit on Wednesday rescued more than 200 people trapped in remote areas of Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir for the last two days.

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 21:20

Pakistan on Wednesday violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities said.

43 kg fake gold offered at Vaishno Devi temple

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 21:17

Forty-three kg of gold and 57,000 kg of silver offered by devotees at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir have been found to be fake, an RTI application has revealed.

No recent evidence to suggest Pak wants a solution to Kashmir: Omar

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 19:20

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said there was no "recent evidence" to suggest that Pakistan wants to negotiate a permanent settlement to the Kashmir issue.

No PM can revoke J&K`s special status: Omar

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 16:47

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said no Prime Minister can revoke Article 370 of the Constitution granting special status to the state "without calling into question" its accession to India.

Kashmir Valley freezes in sub-zero temperatures

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 13:15

The cold wave tightened its grip on Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region as mercury plummeted in most places by several notches and Kargil recorded the season`s lowest temperature for the second consecutive night.

Fire in Baramulla market, six shops gutted

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 00:20

At least six shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in the fish market of Baramulla district of Kashmir.

India for JWG talks on trans-LoC CBMs amid standoff with Pak

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 22:14

India has proposed a meeting of the official-level Joint Working Group with Pakistan on trans -LoC CBMs in the second week of February amidst continuing stand-off between the two countries over the arrest of a Pakistani driver for smuggling narcotics worth Rs 100 crore across the Line of Control.

Major fire in AG office building; CM orders inquiry

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 21:47

A devastating fire on Tuesday swept through the British-era Gorton Castle, which houses the office of the Accountant General, reducing two floors of the heritage building to ashes and destroying important records.