Jammu and Kashmir

India releases 'spy pigeon' after Pak man says bird his pet, 'code message' his phone number

The release comes after a Pakistani man told Pakistan's Dawn newspaper that he was the owner of the pigeon and the "code message" was his phone number. He requested PM Narendra Modi to return the bird.

May 29, 2020

"Shun separatist ideology or remain in detention", J&K HC to separatist leader

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court upheld the detention of J&K High Court Bar Association Mian Abdul Qayoom, sending a strong message to separatists in the valley.

May 28, 2020

Major vehicle-borne IED attack thwarted by security forces in Kashmir's Pulwama district

An improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from a Santro car on Thursday morning, May 28 in Ayengund area of Rajpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district was defused by the personnel of the bomb disposal squad.

May 28, 2020

'Spy' pigeon from Pakistan with coded message captured along Indian border in Kathua

The bird, found coming from the Pakistan side was captured by the residents of Manyari village in Hiranagar sector soon after it flew into the village side.

May 25, 2020

Omar Abdullah makes his first out-of-the state travel, goes to Delhi amid Covid scare

The former Chief Minister was kept under house arrest for nearly eight months since August 2019 following the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir.

May 25, 2020

Wife, son of advisor to Jammu and Kashmir LG test coronavirus positive

Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir LG GC Murmu, RR Bhatnagar has also been placed under institutional quarantine for now.

May 25, 2020

Addict pulls a suicidal 'Veeru' scene in J&K, cops lure him with poppy straw

In a peculiar incident in Jammu's Ramban district, the police officials prevented a man from jumping off a bridge with the help of a poppy straw.

May 21, 2020

Depression looms over 80 J&K students stuck in Kazakhstan

Taking cognisance of the students' appeal for evacuation, the Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan has now proposed flights for the stranded J&K students in the next phase of evacuation beginning in the first week of June.

May 21, 2020

Three newly recruited terrorists arrested in J&K's Kupwara

Three newly recruited terrorists have been arrested by joint forces at Sogam of Kupwara district.

May 21, 2020

About 15 teachers teach 13 students in 'this' school in Jammu and Kashmir

Last year, it was reported that rationalisation of teaching staff and Pupil Teacher Ratio are the most hotly debated topics, but even today the situation remains the same.

May 20, 2020

'Nobody is listening to us': 2000 Kashmiri students in Kyrgyzstan seek evacuation

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, over 2000 Kashmiri students stranded in Kyrgyzstan's Osh region for almost two months are appealing to the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Govt of India seeking evacuation. Currently, the total number of cases recorded in the region are 1,270.

May 20, 2020

Nawakadal encounter: 2 Hizbul terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J&K

Two terrorists of the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in a gun battle with security forces on Tuesday, May 19 in Nawakadal locality of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. One of the identified terrorist Junaid Sehrai was the son of Chairman of separatist Tehreek-e Hurriyat Ashraf Sehrai.

May 19, 2020

J&K Co-op Bank fraud case accused arrested; Rs 187 crore recovered

ACB had registered a case against J&K Co-operative Bank Chairman Mohammad Shafi Dar and other bank officials earlier in March after their primary investigation revealed that Dar had fraudulently sanctioned Rs 223.00 crores

May 18, 2020

Kashmir reports second Covid-19 death in a day, toll rises to 15

The Srinagar district has reported five of the deaths, highest in any district, followed by Baramulla (3), 2 in Anantnag while one each has been reported in Bandipora, Budgam, Kulgam, Udhampur, and Jammu.

May 18, 2020

Man, 77, dies of Covid pneumonia in Kashmir; death toll reaches 14

The death toll in Kashmir Valley reaches 14 after the death of a 77-year old man diagnosed with Covid pneumonia.

May 18, 2020

65 cops, including Deputy Commandant, test coronavirus positive in J&K's Anantnag

Many cops, including a Deputy Commandant rank Officer from the 11th battalion of armed police posted in South Kashmir's Anantnag, test positive for coronavirus.

May 18, 2020

Stranded J&K people in Andhra get no help from govt, asked to pay over Rs 1 lakh for bus ride till station

It has been alleged that these people are paying from their own pockets to reach their homes and the govt is taking all due credit without moving a finger.

May 18, 2020

Lockdown poses threat to Kashmir's timber as illegal felling of trees rises in forest areas

Activists say that the illegal felling of timber trees has been going on for decades but the timber smuggling has increased over the last two-three years and now due to the lockdown.

May 17, 2020

New electricity tariff in Delhi, J&K, Chandigarh, other UTs; privatisation soon

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the power distribution companies in all the Union Territories of the country will be privatized.

May 16, 2020

Lashkar terrorists dug a cave in Budgam; hideout busted, 5 arrested

An Over-Ground Worker (OGW) affiliated to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Zahoor Wani, was among the five arrested on Saturday, May 16 as security forces busted a terrorist hideout in Arizal village of Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

May 16, 2020