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Friday prayers were stopped for the 20th consecutive week since August 6 this year at Srinagar’s Grand Mosque. (Representational image)

Friday prayers ‘barred’ at Srinagar’s Grand Mosque for 20th week in a rowSubscriber Only

December 24, 2021 17:33 IST

🔴 While the Grand Mosque was closed after the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status to avoid a law and order problem, the mosque was subsequently kept shut on Fridays as a measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Jammu and Kashmir Police said the militants started shooting at the team when they closed in. (PTI Photo/File)

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter between militants, armed forces in Anantnag

December 24, 2021 08:41 IST

The joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Indian Army and paramilitary personnel has cordoned off the Mumamhal neighbourhood of Arwani in South Kashmir's Anantnag district.

The church remained abandoned for decades until 2016 when the Christian community approached the J&K administration.

In Kashmir Valley, a 125-y-old church opens again for prayersSubscriber Only

December 23, 2021 22:15 IST

With less than 1,000 Christians in the Kashmir Valley according to official estimates, St Luke's Church was shut down for prayers before the onset of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party's founder Altaf Bukhari. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Altaf Bukhari flays BJP over Delimitation panel draft report, seeks PM interventionSubscriber Only

December 23, 2021 21:54 IST

🔴 Charging that that the Delimitation panel's draft recommendations have been framed to "suit only one political party", Bukhari also said his party was open for an alliance with other mainstream parties to "protect the rights of the people".

The injured person was shifted to SMHS hospital in Srinagar, where he succumbed to the injuries. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi/File)

Police officer, civilian killed in two separate attacks in KashmirSubscriber Only

December 23, 2021 04:31 IST

🔴 According to official records, 41 security personnel were killed in J&K this year, 21 of whom were policemen. In the Valley, where 28 security personnel died in militant attacks, 20 belonged to the J&K police.

The party appears to have become an organisation that represents only the majority community in the Union territory, Dhar said

Anil Dhar quits National Conference, says party lost interest in Kashmiri Pandits’ cause

December 22, 2021 04:00 IST

Dhar said the party leadership seems to have lost interest in the cause of the Kashmiri Pandits and appears to represent only the majority community in the Union territory.

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As power situation remains dim in J&K, political leaders express concernSubscriber Only

December 21, 2021 04:32 IST

PDD employees have been on strike since Sunday against the J&K administration's decision to privatise the department and merge it with the Power Grid Corporation of India.

A police official said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired at security forces. Express Photo: Shuaib Masoodi

J&K: Militant killed in encounter with security forces in Srinagar

December 19, 2021 08:40 IST

Police said as they were zeroing in on the target, the hiding militants opened fire leading to a gunfight.

They are among the 27 police officers across the Union Territory who were reshuffled by the administration on Thursday.
(Express Photo by Shuaib Masood)

Days after attack on cops, Srinagar SSP transferredSubscriber Only

December 17, 2021 03:16 IST

SSP Sandeep Choudhary was replaced by Rakesh Balwal, a Manipur-cadre IPS officer, who led the NIA probe into the 2019 Lethpora car bombing that killed 40 CRPF personnel.

Police identified the militant as “Babar bhai”, and said he had links to the Jaish-e-Mohammad.(Representational Photo/PTI)

Two militants killed in encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam; sixth in last 5 days

December 16, 2021 07:56 IST

🔴 The encounter took place at the Redwani Bala village where the two militants were hiding.

An Indian soldier stands guard near the site of an attack on the outskirts of Srinagar, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

In third gunfight in four days in Kashmir, Hizbul militant killed by security forcesSubscriber Only

December 16, 2021 04:13 IST

Feroz Ahmad Dar, a wanted militant, was killed on Wednesday morning during a gunfight in Uzrampathri village of Pulwama in south Kashmir.

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Srinagar terror attack toll rises to three, police say it was planned, a recce was doneSubscriber Only

December 15, 2021 07:26 IST

🔴 Speaking to reporters Tuesday, IGP Kumar said three militants, including two foreign nationals and a local resident affiliated to terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), were involved in the attack.

Police officers carry the body of constable Rameez Ahmad Baba during a wreath laying ceremony on the outskirts of Srinagar Dec 14, 2021. (Reuters)

Attack on police bus was planned, says IGP Kashmir

December 14, 2021 14:58 IST

🔴 Three cops, ASI Ghulam Hassan and Constables Shafeeq Ali and Rameez Baba, died of injuries sustained in the attack, while 11 others were undergoing treatment.

A soldier guards near the site of an attack on the outskirts of Srinagar (AP)

Srinagar attack: Death toll rises to 3 as another cop succumbs to injuries

December 14, 2021 11:07 IST

🔴 Police said militants fired indiscriminately on a police bus of the 9th Battalion of J-K Police’s armed wing at Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar city.

Abu Zarara of Lashkar-e-Taiba. (Express photo)

J&K: Pakistani LeT terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Poonch

December 14, 2021 19:35 IST

The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area after receiving inputs about the presence of armed terrorists there.

Police sources said SPO Saqib Ahmad Tantry, a resident of Bohipora village of Kupwara, was guarding Abdul Rashid Zargar.

SPO guarding BJP worker in J&K goes missing with riflesSubscriber Only

December 14, 2021 03:21 IST

Tantry reportedly escaped with a civilian associate, also belonging to his village. Police sources said Tantry also took away his colleague Arif Ahmad’s service rifle and was carrying his own too.

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Woman intruder shot dead at Pak border in Jammu

December 14, 2021 03:17 IST

Officials said troops noticed suspicious movement in the RS Pura area and warned the alleged intruder several times against crossing the IB, but the woman, allegedly, kept aggressively running towards the border fencing.

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba mufti disallowed by the administration to covene youth convention on Sunday in srinagar. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

J&K administration cites Covid-19 curbs to bar PDP from holding meet; sabotage, says Mehbooba MuftiSubscriber Only

December 13, 2021 05:47 IST

🔴 Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said the administration was finding new ways to deprive young people of their rights.

Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in J-K's Pulwama

Militant killed in south Kashmir gunfight

December 12, 2021 10:01 IST

🔴 While the police is yet to officially identify the slain militant, police sources say he belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).

The minimum temperature plummeted several notches below the freezing point in several cities, including Srinagar. (PTI Photo)

Most places in Valley experience season’s coldest night

December 11, 2021 14:37 IST

The officials said Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius on Friday night down by a degree from the previous night.

The attack took place in the evening in the Gulshan Chowk area. (File)

Militants kill two cops in Kashmir

December 10, 2021 20:17 IST

As of November 15 this year, 35 security personnel, including police, had been killed in Jammu and Kashmir, as per Home Ministry data. Of these deaths, 24 were in the Kashmir Valley.

Paramilitary soldiers patrol in a market in Srinagar, Kashmir.

J&K: Gunfight breaks out between militants & security forces at Shopian

December 8, 2021 08:42 IST

A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Indian Army and paramilitary forces has cordoned off the Check Cholan village in Shopian following inputs about the presence of militants there.

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School book with Prophet image withdrawn in Valley after outrageSubscriber Only

December 6, 2021 16:54 IST

As the depiction of the Prophet is forbidden in Islam and is seen as sacrilegious, the publication of the image in the textbook led to public anger, with locals demanding immediate withdrawal of the book while calling for action against the publisher for “hurting the sentiments of the Muslims”.