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Rubaiya with her father and then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed after being released in December 1989. (Express Archives)

TADA court summons Rubaiya Sayeed in case related to her abductionSubscriber Only

May 27, 2022 18:14 IST

Rubaiya is one of the prosecution witnesses in the case involving Malik and nine others against whom the court had framed charges in January last year, more than 31 years after her abduction.

This was not the first time that the activist was arrested by the police.(Twitter/WaqarHBhatti14)

J&K activist held for ‘Shivling’ tweet from Baramulla district

May 27, 2022 14:46 IST

The tweet had caused outrage on social media and netizens demanded his immediate arrest. He later deleted the tweet.

"My heart goes out to Ambreen Bhat’s family & pray her nephew recovers swiftly," PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti tweeted. (Express File Photo)

J-K BJP hits out at Mufti, says remarks expose double standards of Kashmir politics

May 27, 2022 11:38 IST

‘Mournings have sadly become the norm & a daily ritual in Kashmir’, Mufti had tweeted

According to the NIA statement, Abid Ahmad Mir, resident of Putrigam, is an Over Ground Worker of Jaish-e-Mohammad, and a close associate of Bilal Ahmed Wagay, arrested in the case earlier.(Representational)

NIA arrests one in Sunjwan encounter case: ‘Was in touch with JeM handlers in Pakistan’

May 26, 2022 19:37 IST

Two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists planning to sabotage PM Modi's visit to Jammu in April had been killed in the Sunjwan encounter.

The Zojila Pass is at an altitude of about 3,400 metres. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi/file)

Army personnel among 9 killed in road accident in J&K

May 26, 2022 17:10 IST

The vehicle skid off the Srinagar-Leh National Highway and rolled down the gorge late on Wednesday night, officials said.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Gharu Ram alias Bittu of Tikri Rakwala in Jammu.

Jammu fast-track court awards eight years’ RI to man for raping minor in 2014

May 24, 2022 18:24 IST

According to the prosecution, the 15-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken to an unknown place where the accused sexually assaulted her. She was later found in a forest area.

Former chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. (Express archives)

J&K govt removes photograph of Sheikh Abdullah from police medals, Kashmir parties condemn move

May 25, 2022 02:26 IST

Following abrogation of Article 370, the J&K govt had in 2020 dropped late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s title ‘Sher-i-Kashmir’ from both the police medals and renamed them as Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry and for Meritorious Service.

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Declared dead, newborn found alive at graveyard in J&K’s Ramban districtSubscriber Only

May 24, 2022 02:41 IST

Sources said the staff of government-run sub-district hospital at Banihal declared the baby of Shameema Begum of Gujjar Basti Bankoot dead soon after the delivery and the family buried the child in nearby Hollan village.

Rescue operations at at Khoni Nallah on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district. (Photo: ANI)

J&K: Nine more bodies recovered from debris of collapsed tunnel in Ramban

May 21, 2022 22:22 IST

Two of the labourers were local residents while five others were from West Bengal, one from Assam and two from Nepal.

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Chief priest of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine dies; LG expresses condolences

May 21, 2022 13:50 IST

The 85-year-old ‘Pratham Pujari’ apparently died of a heart attack at his Katra residence, the officials said, adding his cremation will take place at Balganga later in the day.

Two bodies have been rescued from the Meghalaya mine till now.

J-K tunnel collapse: Operation to rescue missing labourers resumes

May 21, 2022 12:17 IST

A labourer was killed and three others rescued when the audit tunnel of T3 on the highway near Khooni Nallah In Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district caved in at the start of the work around 10.15 pm on Thursday.

Rescue operations at at Khoni Nallah on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district. (Photo: ANI)

1 dead, 9 trapped in J&K tunnel collapseSubscriber Only

May 21, 2022 07:26 IST

Ten labourers working at the opening of the tunnel in Makerkote area of Ramban district were buried when a portion of the hillside came off on Thursday evening.

Rescue operations at at Khoni Nallah on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district. (Photo: ANI)

Several trapped as under-construction tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar highway collapses

May 20, 2022 10:04 IST

Rescue operations started around midnight as rock breakers are being used to create an opening.

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Films won’t create congenial atmosphere for return of Kashmiri Pandits: Omar AbdullahSubscriber Only

May 19, 2022 22:50 IST

Defending a recent statement by his party president and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state Dr Farooq Abdullah that films are being used to spread hatred, Omar asked “is it not true?”.

Fire engulfs Trikuta hills, abode of Vaishno Devi shrine, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, Sunday, May 15, 2022. The fire was reported from the forest area.  (PTI)

J&K: Vaishno Devi yatra on new routes suspended after forest fire

May 19, 2022 02:53 IST

Shrine Board Chief Executive Anshul Garg said the fire started Tuesday evening and the decision to suspend the yatra on the new tracks was a precaution.

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Forest fire triggers several landmine explosions along LoC in J&K’s Poonch

May 18, 2022 20:42 IST

The fire triggered the explosion of nearly half a dozen landmines that were part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system, officials said.

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Article 370 basis for accession of J&K to India, could not be removed: Omar AbdullahSubscriber Only

May 16, 2022 12:52 IST

The statement assumes significance as it has come when the Supreme Court has agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the petitions challenging Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The wife of deceased Rahul Bhat sit with her relatives at her home in Jammu. (Express Photo)

‘You are taking us there only to get us killed’: Angry Kashmiri Pandits tell BJP president in KashmirSubscriber Only

May 13, 2022 18:50 IST

One among the angry mob said, “You have made us sacrificial goats. There is no security for us. The government has totally failed. Have we voted for the BJP to meet this fate?”

According to the preliminary investigation, the fire originated in the engine area and it soon engulfed the entire vehicle. (Express Photo)

4 killed, 20 hurt as bus catches fire in J&K

May 14, 2022 02:37 IST

The bus was on its way from Katra to Jammu, police said, adding that the incident took place at Khanak, around 1.5 km from Katra.

Rahul's father Bitta Ji Bhat (centre wearing blue shirt) sitting in shock along with his sister and other relatives at home in Durga Nagar, Jammu, on Thursday. (Photo: Arun Sharma)

Father of govt staffer shot dead by militants in Budgam worried over safety of Pandits working in KashmirSubscriber Only

May 12, 2022 23:44 IST

'I heard that he has been killed inside the office and if this can happen at a place where security bandobast is in place, then who is safe?' asks Bitta Ji Bhat, father of Rahul Bhat and a retired assistant sub-inspector of police.

When asked whether he was demanding registration of a case against her, he said that it was for the government agencies to see. (file)

BJP slams Mufti, says she is instigating youth to pelt stones

May 13, 2022 01:44 IST

“She is in fact instigating Kashmiri youth to come on the road and indulge in stone pelting,’’ said senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of the erstwhile J&K state, Nirmal Singh.

The Jammu and Kashmir wings of the Crime Branch can now function as police stations to register cases with respect to various offences and for conducting investigations. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

All six wings of Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch declared police stations

May 10, 2022 15:24 IST

These units will now be able to file cases and carry out investigations, according to a notification issued by the Jammu and Kashmir home department.

The transfer policy made by the J&K government in 2010 had fixed two years as the minimum tenure of a government employee on a post and up to a maximum of three years. (Representational image)

Jammu and Kashmir govt seeks details of pre-mature transfers

May 10, 2022 14:31 IST

A government order issued by the general administration department asked all its departments to submit details of all the pre-mature transfers done so far by them since April 2021.

According to a statement by the All-Party United Morcha, the participants agreed for a joint struggle on four issues — communal harmony, restoration of statehood, fair delimitation and restoration of democracy.(Representational Photo: AP)

Non-BJP parties plan drive against J&K delimitationSubscriber Only

May 10, 2022 02:05 IST

The decision was taken at a meeting attended by Jammu-based leaders of the Congress, National Conference, PDP, CPM, CPI, IDP and others.

The Jammu and Kashmir government had earlier announced the provision of transport/freight services for migratory tribal population during annual migration to highland pastures. (Representational)

Jammu and Kashmir provides load carriers for transportation of nomadic tribes

May 9, 2022 12:45 IST

A fleet of 40 trucks was flagged off in Jammu on Sunday by the director of tribal affairs Musheer Ahmad. These trucks have been procured by the tribal affairs department through the JKSRTC.

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