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Week on, rescue hopes fade for 19 missing after Kishtwar cloudburstSubscriber Only

August 2, 2021 19:31 IST

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of kin of each deceased killed in the cloudburst.

NIA had earlier chargesheeted seven accused people in the case including three killed Hizbul Mujahideen militants. (Representational)

NIA arrests ‘conspirator’ in 2018 killing of BJP leader in J&K

July 31, 2021 21:41 IST

Doda district resident Malik Noor Mohamma Fayyaz, 51, was a “co-conspirator for reviving terrorism in the Chenab Valley’’, NIA said in a statement. Chenab valley comprises Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts.

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad (Express file photo)

All should take part in J&K assembly polls whenever held, Cong must start preparing: Ghulam Nabi Azad

July 31, 2021 22:28 IST

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister is in the city on a three-day visit and on his arrival at the airport, supporters demanded that Congress leaders, who burnt his effigy during a protest in March, be expelled.

The NIA also recovered digital devices including mobile phones, pen drives, shells of used bullets, plastic face masks used during stone-pelting and hand written jihadi material, the spokesperson said. (Representational Photo)

Terrorist arrested as NIA raids 15 locations in Jammu and Kashmir

July 31, 2021 19:10 IST

The raids were carried out in connection with the busting of a Lashker-e-Mustafa (LEM) module in March and the recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) dropped here by a drone from Pakistan, an NIA spokesperson said.

The project, now in the third of eight stages, is still in its infancy and faces many questions about security and logistics. (Representational Photo)

Searches carried out after suspected drone sighting near IB in Jammu

July 30, 2021 19:09 IST

Three suspected Pakistani drones were also sighted simultaneously over Bari-Brahmana, Chiladya and Gagwal areas in Samba district around the same time on Thursday.

J&K HC quashes PSA detention of 2 Kashmiri youthsSubscriber Only

July 27, 2021 11:45 IST

Justice Sanjeev Kumar ordered the release of detenues – Amir Majeed Wani and Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh from preventive custody forthwith, provided they are not required in any other case.

The BSF delegation was led by Surjit Singh, DIG, Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers were led by the Commander of Sialkot sector, Brig Murad Hussain. (Express Photo)

India lodges ‘strong protest’ with Pakistan over drone and terrorist activities in J&K

July 24, 2021 21:33 IST

During the wee hours of Friday, Jammu and Kashmir Police had shot down a Pakistani drone carrying 5 kg IED in Gurah Pattan area of Akhnoor. There has been a spurt in drone activity over Jammu following the attack on the IAF station last month.

Mehbooba Mufti and her PDP have been very vocal in their opposition to the Centre's move two years ago. (File)

No development in Jammu after Art 370 scrapped: Mehbooba Mufti

July 13, 2021 04:25 IST

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti criticised the scrapping of the darbar move this year, saying that it was not just associated with the economy of Jammu but laid the foundation for J&K’s social fabric.

The order strictly prohibiting flying of Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over and above these premises was issued by District Magistrate in exercise of powers vested to him under Section 144 Cr.PC. (Representational)

Jammu: Raj Bhawan, Civil Secretariat declared ‘no flying zones’

July 9, 2021 09:43 IST

As per an order, there shall also be complete prohibition on flying of Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over all areas/venues in District Jammu as and when the Lieutenant Governor is scheduled to visit in connection with holding of events.

After LeT commander’s arrest, 3 CRPF men injured in J&K encounterSubscriber Only

June 29, 2021 04:02 IST

The gunbattle began after a joint team of the J&K Police and CRPF arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander in Srinagar.

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Upon return from Delhi, Farooq says ‘level of mistrust’ in JK, Omar demands statehood before polls

June 26, 2021 18:33 IST

Farooq said the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru promised plebiscite to the people of J&K but went back on it adding before the 1996 elections, then PM P V Narasimha Rao had promised autonomy to J&K from the floor of the house.

J&K National Panthers party activists set ablaze an effigy during a protest against alleged 'Kashmir appeasement policy' outside party headquarters in Jammu, Sunday, June 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

JKNPP accuses BJP-led govt of pursuing ‘Kashmir appeasement policy’; stages protest in Jammu

June 20, 2021 18:48 IST

A group of party activists led by JKNPP chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh burnt an effigy symbolising the BJP-led central government outside the party headquarters here against its "Kashmir appeasement policy".

Defying vaccine hesitancy, the nomads are demanding special vaccination camps in the high-altitude meadows to cover their population. (PTI Photo)

Gujjars, Bakarwals await COVID-19 vaccination camps in J&K’s Doda

June 6, 2021 18:07 IST

Several members of the tribal community are annoyed with the government for ignoring them despite being vulnerable to the deadly disease owing to their marathon journeys and living conditions.

Traffic Police officials checking if passengers traveling in public transport are follow Covid-19 guidelines in Srinagar. (Express Photo)

Jammu and Kashmir categorised into red and orange Covid zones

May 29, 2021 23:46 IST

The remaining five districts of Kashmir including Srinagar, Shopian, Ganderbal, Kulgam and Bandipora, besides all the ten districts of Jammu division have been categorised Orange.

Fire tenders douse the blaze at a chemical factory in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Friday. (Express Photo)

Chemical factory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district gutted

May 28, 2021 13:15 IST

The Army and Indian Air Force were requisitioned to help in the fire-fighting operation.

Jammu & Kashmir: LG Sinha pushes for scaling up vaccination in districts with high positivitySubscriber Only

May 23, 2021 09:56 IST

Currently, aside from Jammu and Srinagar, where the first dose of vaccination was given to nearly 2,500 people, the vaccination for this age group in rest of the union territory is yet to take off.

Security personnel patrol on a deserted street in Srinagar on Saturday. A curfew is in place in the Union Territory till May 17 owing to a surge in Covid-19 cases. (PTI)

Curfew extended across Jammu and Kashmir for one more week as Covid-19 cases continue to surgeSubscriber Only

May 9, 2021 19:40 IST

The Union Territory has recorded 390 deaths and 35,659 fresh cases in the first eight days of May.

Jailed Hurriyat leader Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai passes away at Jammu hospitalSubscriber Only

May 6, 2021 06:05 IST

The separatist leader was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) by the J-K administration in July last year and shifted to a jail in Jammu.

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court division bench rejects Mehbooba’s appeal for issuance of passportSubscriber Only

April 10, 2021 07:55 IST

A single bench of the court had on Monday dismissed Mufti’s petition, saying that her application was rejected by the Passport Officer, Srinagar, as the police verification report had recommended against its issuance to her.

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TTD alloted to set up temple in Jammu

April 1, 2021 12:37 IST

The TTD, which manages the affairs of the Balaji temple in Tirupati, will also set up a vedapatasala, spiritual/meditation centre, residential quarters and medical and educational facilities in the area.

Setback for Mehbooba Mufti as PDP’s Jammu leader Surinder Choudhary quits

March 30, 2021 15:19 IST

Announcing his resignation from the party along with other leaders including councillors in Nowshera Municipal Committee, panches and sarpanches, Choudhary accused the present party leadership of having drifted from the agenda of party founder and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.