Jammu And Kashmir

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J&K: ITBP jawan shoots 3 colleagues before killing self at camp in J&K

The injured personnel have been admitted to a hospital, and are out of danger, the previous official had said

17 Jul 2022 9:57 AM

Pilgrims wait to get themselves registered for the Amarnath Yatra 2022, in Jammu, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Amarnath Yatra resumes on Baltal route

A fresh batch of the pilgrims left the Baltal base camp early morning for the cave shrine

12 Jul 2022 1:16 PM

Army personnel carry out the rescue operation in the cloudburst affected areas near the Amarnath cave shrine, J & K, Saturday, July 9, 2022.

Death toll in Amarnath cloudburst rises to 16; 15,000 stranded pilgrims evacuated

The ITBP has expanded its route opening and protection parties from the lower part of the holy cave up to Panjtarni

09 Jul 2022 11:52 AM

Army personnel carry out the rescue operation in the cloudburst affected areas near the Amarnath cave shrine, J & K, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Cloudburst kills 13 near Amarnath shrine, about 40 still missing

Amarnath yatra, which began on June 30, has been suspended following the tragedy

09 Jul 2022 10:28 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other world leaders at the 3rd Session of the G-20 Summit, in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. (PIB/PTI file Photo)

J&K to host G-20 summit events; Pakistan may object

India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1 this year and convene the G20 leaders' summit in 2023 for the first time

24 Jun 2022 11:45 PM

While 63 of the slain terrorists belonged to banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, 24 others were affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). (Representational image: PTI)

100 terrorists killed in Kashmir in 2022 so far

Officials said this was double the number of ultras killed during the corresponding period last year

13 Jun 2022 1:42 PM

The court asked the petitioner to approach the concerned authority with a detailed representation giving suggestions therein for stopping the mushrooming of news portals on social media. (Twitter)

J&K High Court seeks action against ‘unauthorised’ news portals

A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice D. S. Thakur on Saturday closed a PIL regarding this

05 Jun 2022 1:58 AM

People from the Kashmiri Pandit community block Srinagar-Budgam road to protest against the killing of the school teacher Rajni Bala, near Srinagar Airport, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (PTI)

Kashmir target killings: Bank manager from Rajasthan shot dead in Kulgam

In May, seven persons including three policemen and four civilians fell victims to unabated target killings in the Valley

02 Jun 2022 12:09 PM

Security personnel stand guard as people from the Kashmiri Pandit community block a road to protest against the killing of the school teacher Rajni Bala, near Srinagar Airport, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (PTI)

Woman school teacher killed by militants in Valley

As the word spread about the schoolteacher’s killing, Kashmiri Brahmin Hindus or Pandits, took to the streets at several places

01 Jun 2022 7:30 AM

A Pakistani drone that was shot down by police near the international border, in Kathua district, Sunday, May 29, 2022. The drone was carrying seven magnetic bombs and seven grenades, according to police. (PTI)

Pakistan drone with magnetic bombs shot down in Kathua

This is the third Pakistani drone with a payload of arms and ammunition to be shot down by the forces in the Jammu sector since June 2020

30 May 2022 7:20 AM

Armed security personnel stand guard during a strike in support of JKLF chief Yasin Malik, in Srinagar. (PTI)

19 held for rioting in Srinagar after Yasin Malik sentencing

Midnight raids were conducted at many places that led to the arrest of 19 accused persons

30 May 2022 4:37 AM

In January 2021, Bollywood’s big banners arrived in Kashmir Valley, “giving a major shot in the arm to the tourism sector which was facing huge losses”. (Representational image: PTI)

Filmmakers throng scenic Kashmir for outdoor shooting

Bollywood directors have chosen Kashmir as the filming ground for many of their movies due to its picturesque landscapes

28 May 2022 10:39 AM

Rubaiya Sayeed summoned as witness in 1989 abduction case

Though the trial has been going on for the past many years, it is for the first time that Rubaiya has received witness summons in the case

28 May 2022 7:39 AM

Indian Army personnel gather at the site after a vehicle carrying 26 jawans fell in the Shyok river, at the Turtuk area in Ladakh. At least 7 jawans were killed while 19 others sustained injuries in the accident, according to officials. (PTI)

Seven Army jawans killed, 19 injured in road mishap

The soldiers were moving from a transit camp in Partapur to a forward location in sub-sector Hanif in the Turtuk forward area

28 May 2022 7:24 AM

Armed security personnel stand guard during a strike in support of JKLF chief Yasin Malik, in Srinagar, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)

Three infiltrating militants, Army porter killed in gunfight near LoC

The officials said that the fighting broke out in Kupwara’s Jumagund area as the J&K police and the Army together laid an ambush

27 May 2022 7:29 AM

A massive rescue operation was underway, and the Army had joined the J&K State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the police to lend a hand. (PTI)

Tunnel on key J&K highway collapses: 9 feared dead

The officials said three labourers were rescued in injured condition in the initial stage of the operation and hospitalised immediately

21 May 2022 3:42 AM

Kashmiri pandits raise slogans during their protest over the killing of Rahul Bhat, in Jammu, Friday, May 13, 2022. Bhat, a government employee, was shot at by militants inside his office and later succumbed to injuries on Thursday. (PTI Photo)

Kashmiti Pandit killings sparks protests

Police lathicharges and fires teargas to disperse demonstrators

14 May 2022 9:13 AM

Jammu & Kashmir Delimitation Commission signs the final order for Delimitation of the Union Territory. (Photo: ANI)

Jammu gets 43 seats, Kashmir 47

Jammu division will now have 43 assembly constituencies and Kashmir 47 in the 90-member house

06 May 2022 1:28 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a function to commemorate the annual Panchayati Raj, or grassroots democracy, Day in Palli village near Jammu, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (AP/Channi Anand)

PM Modi's mega infra boost in J&K, inaugurates Rs.20K cr projects

The Prime Minister said that he felt quite happy after e-inaugurating these projects 'as power sector is having huge potential' in J&K

25 Apr 2022 3:30 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards supporters during a rally on Panchayati Raj Day, at Palli in Samba district, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Union Minister Jitendra Singh and J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha is also seen. (PTI Photo)

Democracy to reach grassroots in J&K, youth to benefit, pledges PM Modi

Prime minister said that corruption is being crushed by the clean administration which has raised the confidence of investors

25 Apr 2022 3:00 AM

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