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Banihal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with former J & K CM Omar Abdullah and other during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Banihal, J & K, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Thousands awaiting Rahul Gandhi as Bharat Jodo Yatra set to enter Kashmir leg

January 27, 2023 12:52 IST

A large number of workers who wanted to attend the yatra have been stopped at different places and are not allowed to move towards Qazigund, the place from where Rahul is to start the Kashmir leg of his yatra.

Police said the teenagers, from Pattan area of Baramulla district, were traced after specific inputs that they were in touch with their handlers in Pakistan. (Express Photo)

Five teenagers stopped from joining militant ranks: J&K PoliceSubscriber Only

January 25, 2023 04:45 IST

Baramulla SSP Amod Nagpure told the media at a press conference that the youngsters were identified after getting the inputs.

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Rahul Gandhi to hoist tricolour in Srinagar to mark end of Bharat Jodo Yatra

January 22, 2023 21:21 IST

The Congress has also invited 23 political parties to participate in the Bharat Jodo Yatra on the concluding day as a mark of opposition solidarity.

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Starting point of talks should be restoration of special status to J&K: Mehbooba MuftiSubscriber Only

January 19, 2023 06:03 IST

“The starting point for reconciliation, for dialogue on Kashmir issue has to be with the restoration of whatever has been taken away from the state," Mufti said.

Police and Army personnel at the encounter site near Court Complex in J&K's Budgam district on Tuesday. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Two Lashkar militants killed in Budgam encounter, say police

January 18, 2023 03:05 IST

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, DGP Dilbag Singh said the militants were probably looking for a new hideout after they fled from the previous one last week.

J&K: Two labourers killed in avalanche near ZojilaSubscriber Only

January 13, 2023 03:53 IST

The twin snow avalanches hit near Zojila and Hung in Sonamarg, a day after the higher reaches of Kashmir witnessed the season's second snowfall.

From left: NB Sub Parshotam Kumar, Amit Sharma, Hav Amrik Singh) (Express/sourced)

Three soldiers die after slipping into gorge in J&K’s Kupwara

January 11, 2023 13:29 IST

An Army official said the JCO and two other rank soldiers were on a routine patrol in Macchil sector when the trio slipped into the gorge.

People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti during a meeting at the party office, in Jammu, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (PTI/file photo)

BJP will bulldoze the country’s Constitution, says MehboobaSubscriber Only

January 8, 2023 01:45 IST

The PDP chief says the BJP will destroy the Constitution and that 'there was a court that ruled against the prime minister of the time'.

Though several regions of Kashmir have recently received snowfall, officials predict it will be a dry spell in the upcoming days. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Kashmir continues to reel under freezing night temperatures

January 4, 2023 11:25 IST

Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night against minus 4.4 degrees Celsius the night before.

The Kargil Democratic Alliance and the Leh Apex Body have planned meetings and demonstrations in Jammu on January 7 demanding recognition under the sixth schedule for the region.

MHA panel to explore ways to protect Ladakh’s culture, languageSubscriber Only

January 3, 2023 07:43 IST

The letter notes that the committee headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, will also look into “ensuring the protection of land and employment for the people of Ladakh.”

Passport office can’t act as CID mouthpiece: J&K High CourtSubscriber Only

January 2, 2023 02:52 IST

The court said there appears “no ground to refuse issue or renewal of passport” requested by Mufti's mother Gulshan Nazir.

Special Operation Group and Crises Response Team of Jammu & Kashmir Police search a forest area in Bajalta, in Jammu, December 29, 2022. (PTI)

Active militants in J&K brought down to double digits: PoliceSubscriber Only

December 31, 2022 14:12 IST

The number of militants killed include 42 foreign terrorists. Meanwhile, the maximum number of terrorists neutralised belong to the Lashkar-e Taiba (LeT) or The Resistance Front (TRF) at 108, followed by Jaish-e Mohammad at 35.

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‘Judiciary only ember of hope’: Mehbooba Mufti seeks SC intervention for justice in J&KSubscriber Only

December 31, 2022 12:53 IST

In her letter to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that while the "judiciary has not inspired much confidence", she has not lost the "unflinching faith and respect for the courts of the country."

IED-like material weighing around 15 kilogram stored in a cylindrical object with 300-400 grams of RDX and other explosive items were reportedly recovered by J&K Police, in the Basantgarh area of the Udhampur, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (PTI)

Major terror attack averted in Udhampur, 15-kg IED defused: J-K cops

December 27, 2022 17:49 IST

A major terror plan was averted when the cylindrical shaped IED, 300-400 grams of RDX, seven 7.62 mm cartridges and five detonators were recovered in Basantgarh area on Monday, officials said.

Democratic Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad during a party programme in Jammu, December 23, 2022. (PTI)

Shift Kashmiri Pandit govt employees to Jammu till situation improves in Kashmir: Ghulam Nabi Azad

December 26, 2022 14:28 IST

“I do not know what the approach of the government is, but if our party comes to power, we will do this only (temporarily shift such employees to Jammu),” he said.

The dip in numbers, however, does not account for what is described as “shadow” or “faceless militancy” that drew concern from the security establishment in the Valley this year.

Lowest in six years: Fewer than 100 joined J&K militant ranks in 2022 till NovemberSubscriber Only

December 26, 2022 12:43 IST

In 2022, it stayed below 100. Until November end, militant recruitment stood at 99, all from Kashmir. Of this, 63 have been killed, 17 arrested and 19 still remain active.

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Huge desperation on Pakistani side to infiltrate terrorists, smuggle war-like stores into Kashmir: Army officer

December 25, 2022 17:00 IST

"The situation is near normal in Kashmir valley as the number of terrorists and the availability of war-like stores is at an all-time low. So, there is a huge desperation from the other side to either infiltrate terrorists"

In a release, the SIA said the seized properties are worth over Rs 100 crore. (File)

House in name of Geelani among JeI properties seized in J&K

December 25, 2022 02:41 IST

The seized properties include a two-storey residential house at Barzulla in Srinagar that was registered in the name of the late separatist leader Geelani and Firdous Asmi.

Police have arrested 17 persons, including five policemen, a political activist, a contractor and a shopkeeper from different areas of the districts of Kupwara and Baramulla (FILE)

JK: Police bust narcotics module in Kupwara, 5 cops among 17 arrested

December 23, 2022 17:29 IST

The busting of this module has yet again exposed the direct involvement of Pakistan-based terrorist handlers in pumping narcotics into Kashmir Valley, aiming to destroy the Kashmiri youth, a police spokesman said.

Kashmir’s harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ begins

December 21, 2022 13:35 IST

The meteorological department has forecast mostly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir till December 24.

Police have recovered an AK 47 rifle and two pistols. (Express file photo)

J&K: 3 Lashkar militants killed in Pulwama

December 21, 2022 01:33 IST

On early Tuesday, a joint team of J&K Police, Army and paramilitary forces cordoned off the Munjh Marg village in 0south Kashmir’s Shopian after inputs about the presence of militants.

Police officials said that as the joint team of forces was zeroing in on the target, the militants hiding in the area opened indiscriminate fire and tried to break the security cordon (Representational Photo)

Three militants killed in gunfight in south Kashmir’s Shopian

December 20, 2022 12:44 IST

In a tweet, the police said that they have identified two of the slain militants, who are locals and belong to the Lashkar-e-Toiba.

Kashmiri Muslims pray on the first Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the garden of Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque, in Srinagar. (Express File Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Jamia Masjid Srinagar prohibits photography inside mosque, men and women from sitting together in its lawns

December 16, 2022 23:50 IST

Entry of photography equipment is also prohibited, the Anjuman Auquaf Central Jamia Masjid said in the notification put up all around the mosque complex.

State Congress president Vikar Rasool told The Indian Express that he will first “study the proposal” and then comment on it. (Representational/File)

NC, PDP oppose proposal to create unique IDs for J&K familiesSubscriber Only

December 13, 2022 03:07 IST

While the National Conference said the administration has “messed up its priorities”, the PDP termed it as “another surveillance tactic to tighten the iron grip” on the people of the UT.