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An injured student at a hospital in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

BSF firing kills 1; 54 students hurt in Pulwama clash

A youth identified as Sajjad Hussain Sheikh alias Waza was hit in the head and died instantly, they said.

16 April 2017 1:16 AM IST

The CRPF has tasked a special BSF workshop to deploy these metal deflectors to ensure that the shrapnels in the pellets do not hit above the abdomen region. (Photo: PTI)

A bigger role of Army under AFSPA?

The Union government seems to be trying to appear muscular in the nationalist cause and giving democratic decencies...

16 April 2017 12:05 AM IST

Commandos of Army and special operation group of J&K police take positions during an encounter at Sopore in north Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)

Two militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir encounter

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen has confirmed that the slain militants were its senior local commanders.

5 Feb 2017 2:16 AM IST

Terrorist attacks, targeting police and military personnel, have increased following the ouster of former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by the military. (Photo:PTI/ File)

Five terrorists killed in security forces raid in Egypt

The raid came over a week after a terrorist attack on a mosque in North Sinai in which more than 300 people were killed.

4 Dec 2017 5:35 PM IST

The heavily-armed militants, who arrived in an auto rickshaw, attacked the students hostel of the Directorate of Agriculture Extension on the University Road. (AFP/ Representational)

9 held for Taliban attack on Pakistani college which claimed 12 lives

The arrests were made after police and security forces carried out raids in Badhber, Telaband and other areas.

2 Dec 2017 5:44 PM IST

The militants attacked the student hostel of the Directorate of Agriculture Extension on the University Road. (AFP / Representational)

Pak Taliban militants disguised in burqa attack college; kill 9

Pakistani Taliban, who are fighting to topple the government and install a strict interpretation of Islamic law, claimed...

1 Dec 2017 12:12 PM IST

Afzal Guru (Photo: PTI/File)

Kashmir shuts on Afzal Guru anniversary

Clashes between stone-pelting youth and the police were reported from Sopore's main chowk, main bazaar and Batpora.

10 Feb 2017 6:24 AM IST

Girl students pelt stones at security personnel during clashes in the vicinity of Lal Chowk in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

Several students, 12 policemen injured in renewed clashes in Srinagar

The police also used water canons and at one place fired rifles over the heads of stone-pelting mobs.

25 April 2017 4:11 AM IST

Students of SP College, MA Road, Srinagar, Kashmir on Monday clash with security forces. (Photo: DC/HU Naqash)

J&K: Intense clash in Srinagar; 6 arrested, many injured

The stone-pelters have been joined by groups of youth from neighbourhood, giving the security forces a hard time to...

24 April 2017 4:41 PM IST

A policeman fires a teargas shell to disperse the protestors during a clash in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

Several hurt in renewed streets clashes in Srinagar, Sopore

The fresh clashes were reported from a couple of areas in summer capital Srinagar and north-western town of Sopore.

21 April 2017 10:26 PM IST

People and children at a candle light vigil in memory of the CRPF personnel, who were killed in the Sukma Naxal attack in Chattisgarh, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Maoists appeal to jawans for help

Pamphlets, asking jawans to give information on the movement of officials and VIPs, have appeared in many districts of...

30 April 2017 6:28 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti speaks at the launch of financial assistance package for displaced persons of Pak Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) 1947, 1965 and 1971, in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

RSS mouthpiece questions Mehbooba Mufti intent for J&K peace

The Organiser editorial asked whether Mufti has the courage to resolve the crisis in the Valley.

30 April 2017 12:54 AM IST