Mirwaiz placed under house arrest in Srinagar
bySrinagar: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairperson of the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir’s separatist Hurriyat Conference, was placed under house arrest today, a day…
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Kashmir quake victims allege discrimination
byJammu: Victims of the May 1 earthquake in the mountainous Doda and Kishtwar regions of Jammu and Kashmir allege the government is adopting an “unfair…
One killed as army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir
bySrinagar: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was killed and a soldier was injured when army soldiers foiled an infiltration bid in north Kashmir’s Kupwara…
Are Omar, Mehbooba hunting for ‘safe’ seats for 2014 polls?
bySrinagar: Are Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti hunting for “safe” seats for the 2014 assembly…
Bail for Liyaqat vindicates Omar’s stand, says NC
bySrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling National Conference (NC) today welcomed the Delhi High Court decision to grant bail to militant Liyaqat Shah, saying it proved…
Suspected Hizb militant Liyaqat Shah gets bail
byNew Delhi: A Delhi court today granted bail to suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks…
125 stranded passengers rescued in Kashmir
bySrinagar: Around 125 passengers were rescued in south Kashmir’s Shopian district today when they were caught in heavy snowfall on the Mughal Road connecting the…
Release Kashmir’s political prisoners: Activists
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Members of civil society group of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday urged the centre to release all the political prisoners…
J&K recorded 36 percent decline in violence in 2012: Abdullah
bySrinagar, May 15 (IANS) There was a 36 percent decline in militancy-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir during 2012 as compared to 2011 and…
Aftershocks from May 1 quake continue in Jammu areas
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s mountainous Doda and Kishtwar districts are getting aftershocks even a fortnight after the May 1 earthquake of 5.8 magnitude that led…