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Army personnel during a rescue operation after flash floods due to a cloudburst at Hanzor in Kishtwar district. (Photo: PTI)

Cloudbursts, flash floods kill 17 people in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh

Amarnath shrine safe, no loss of life reported in cloudburst, assures Jammu & Kashmir govt

28 Jul 2021 12:37 PM

The counsel said the material relief by the police against Parra was the sum and substance of the NIA charge sheet filed in a Jammu court from where he has already been granted bail. (Twitter)

Mehbooba Mufti’s aide Waheed Parra denied bail after charged with terror offences

The court cited ‘prima facie’ terror charges against Parra appearing to be ‘true at this stage’ as the reason for denying him bail

28 Jul 2021 7:15 AM

The IED material was attached with the flying object and was meant to be assembled into an IED before use. (ANI)

J&K police shoots down drone carrying 5 kg IED material in border belt of Jammu

The police had earlier received 'specific input' about Jaish-e-Muhammad’s plan to drop a payload through a drone near Akhnoor area of Jammu

23 Jul 2021 11:21 AM

This comes a day after the J&K government sacked it's eleven employees. (Photo: PTI)

Islamic State ‘conspiracy’: NIA conducts multiple raids in Kashmir, detains six

This comes a day after the J&K government sacked its eleven employees on charges of being involved in anti-India activities

11 Jul 2021 12:48 PM

Hizb chief's two sons in J&K among 11 sacked sacked in 'national interest'

Action against Syed Shakeel Ahmed and Syed Shahid Yusuf was taken in the light of the investigations done by NIA in a terror funding case

11 Jul 2021 7:54 AM

Delimitation will be done based on the 2011 census and the final draft will be prepared after taking all demands and recommendations into account. (Representational Photo:PTI)

Delimitation on basis of 2011 census, says panel

Final draft to list out all demands, recommendations, to be open to people

10 Jul 2021 12:51 AM

14 drones were launched reportedly from across the International Border and LoC in the recent past. (Representational Photo:AFP)

More drones seen in Jammu; security agencies put on alert

Quadracopters sighted over military installations

01 Jul 2021 1:29 AM

Special security force arrives at Air Force Station after two low intensity explosions reported in the technical area of Jammu Air Force Station in the early hours of Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Two more drones fired on by Army in Jammu, fly away

The drones were suspected to be flying at a height of 1.2 km and were possibly powered by long range batteries

29 Jun 2021 7:17 AM

The SPO's son is reportedly serving in the Army. (Photo: Representational)

Cop, spouse and daughter shot dead by militants in Pulwama

The mother-daughter duo succumbed to their injuries in hospital later

28 Jun 2021 10:59 AM

Drones set off twin blasts at Jammu airbase, spark scare

IAF with the help of forensic experts has begun an internal probe into the incident that took place overnight

28 Jun 2021 1:23 AM

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha performs rituals during bhoomi pujan ceremony of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at Majeen, Jammu. (PTI Photo)

Work on ₹33.22 crore TTD temple in Jammu begins

The TTD has been allotted this land on lease for a period of 40 years

14 Jun 2021 12:26 AM

The district administration had earlier announced that shops selling eatables and other essential commodities in Baramulla would instead of 6 am to 11 am remain open from 4.30 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday to enable people to make purchases for Id. — Representational image/PTI

J&K official beats up people to enforce lockdown, invites public ire

Mir said that he did not use a wooden stick but a maize plant to 'discipline' people

13 May 2021 7:19 AM

Their pledge to abide by the November 2003 ceasefire understanding had been welcomed by the United Nations Secretary General, the United States and several other countries whereas it brought smiles on the faces of the border residents who had suffered immensely due to unending military tensions. — PTI

Pak Rangers target BSF patrolling party in J&K's Samba

This is the first violation since the renewal of ceasefire pledge in February this year

04 May 2021 9:17 AM

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said, In the middle of a pandemic, the Government of India should focus on saving lives instead of firing government employees on flimsy grounds in Kashmir. — PTI file photo

J&K: Another official sacked in interest of security

The J&K government has sacked a large number of its employees over a period of time

04 May 2021 9:14 AM

Army sources said it is not yet clear if the soldier, identified as Jasvir Singh, who has since been brought to Srinagar’s 92 Base Hospital for specialised treatment, was injured due to the firing from across the LoC by militants attempting to breach the divide line or due to “mistaken firing”. — Representational image/AFP

Army jawan injured in first shooting at LoC after renewal of ceasefire pledge

This is the first such incident that took place along the LoC since the last week of February

15 Apr 2021 9:06 AM

No operational content should be carried that was “likely to incite violence or contains anything against the maintenance of law and order or which promotes anti-national sentiments". — Representational image/PTI

Encounters: Jammu and Kashmir police ban live coverage

If this is a part of the official policy of the police, it appears to be a tactic to coerce journalists into not reporting facts, says KPC

08 Apr 2021 8:44 AM

Manhas went missing after a joint team of the CRPF and two other security forces clashed with Maoists at the borders between Chhattisgarh’s Sukma and Bijapur districts on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)

Photograph of CRPF commando captured by Maoists is one year old; could be a ploy

A report said that several journalists in Chhattisgarh received the photo on their WhatsApp on Wednesday

08 Apr 2021 12:36 AM

Jammu and Kashmir have heaved a sigh of relief over India and Pakistan agreeing to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors. (Photo: PTI)

J&K border residents heave a sigh of relief after LoC bonhomie

J&K parties, leaders too welcome the pledge

26 Feb 2021 4:08 AM

The beef ban was one of the 153 state laws repealed by the Centre under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. The RPC has since been replaced by Indian Penal Code (IPC). (Photo: Representational | ANI)

J&K HC refuses to entertain plea seeking reenactment of cow slaughter ban law

Since there is no legislature in place in J&K presently, the court held that 'at the moment no such law can be considered for being enacted'

12 Feb 2021 4:30 AM

Though the landline and mobile phone and 2G bandwidth internet services were restored in a phased manner across what is now called the UT of J&K earlier, 18 out of 20 of its districts continued to be deprived of the high-speed 4G internet. (Representational Photo:AFP)

High speed internet restored in entire J&K after a gap of 551 days

The authorities said that the decision to this effect was taken after the review of the security situation in the Union Territory

06 Feb 2021 2:30 AM

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