Jammu and Kashmir

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

J&K Bank ropes in top HDFC exec Zubair Iqbal to turn the tides

The most important aspect of the J&K Bank's announcement is that the idea of a merger with SBI (and perhaps RRBs) has now been fully buried. This is perhaps the best outcome of an exercise that would have opened too many cans.

May 16, 2020

Govt jobs in Jammu and Kashmir; Committee formed to accelerate recruitment

The terms of reference of the Committee shall be to identify the vacancies for being filled up on immediate basis with priority to Class-IV vacancies.

May 14, 2020

2G internet services restored in parts of Kashmir except in Pulwama, Shopian districts

The low-speed internet was suspended in Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo at Pulwama in south Kashmir on May 6.

May 12, 2020

Kashmir IG's remark disrupts harmony between security forces; top officials intervene

Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar stirred a controversy after he said that the CRPF officers do not play any role in curbing terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and that they are just a "showpiece".

May 12, 2020

Who is Saifullah Mir aka Ghazi Haider, the new Hizbul commander in Kashmir Valley?

It is highly likely that the ruthless approach that Naikoo resorted to, while his instinct as the commander of Hizbul is expected to be continued under Saifullah Mir.

May 11, 2020

No 4G Internet in Jammu and Kashmir for now, rules Supreme Court

Refusing to restore 4G internet in J&K, the Supreme Court asked Centre and State to form a committee, who will make a decision in accordance with the ground situation.

May 11, 2020

Ghazi Haider new Hizb J&K chief, Lt Gen Dhillon predicts future

Banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has appointed Ghazi Haider as its new operation chief in Kashmir, replacing Riyaz Naikoo who was killed by Indian security forces in a highly successful operation last week.

May 11, 2020