Kashmir University student arrested in two-yr-old case for unlawful activities
Srinagar/UNI: A student of the Kashmir University (KU) was arrested on Friday in a case of unlawful activities at the campus two years ago, official sources said.
COVID not conspiracy but a real threat; opening parks, yatra confusing: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar/UNI: Cautioning people that COVID-19 was not some conspiracy to harass them, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said it is a real and serious threat.
J&K LG performs pooja at Amarnath cave shrine, prays for early end to COVID-19 pandemic
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Sunday offered ''special pooja'' at holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas and prayed for early end to COVID-19 pandemic.
Jammu Kashmir: Two militants killed; JCO, 2 others soldiers injured in Kulgam encounter
Srinagar/UNI: Two militants were killed while a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was among three soldiers injured in an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Saturday.
7 more persons die due to COVID-19, death toll rises to 111 in J&K
Srinagar/UNI: The death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 111 in the Union Territory of J&K with seven more persons succumbing due to the virus since Wednesday evening.
Doda ‘militancy-free’ after Hizbul commander killed in Anantnag encounter: J&K Police
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Monday said that the Doda district in Jammu region has become ‘militancy- free’ after the last surviving militant was killed along with two others in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir district of Anantnag.
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that government orders about stocking LPG cylinders and vacating school buildings for security forces are creating panic in Kashmir, former chief minister Omar Abdullah said ‘unfortunately after all the lies last year even if the government explains these orders, hardly any of us will take the assurances at face value’.
Five terrorists killed in Jammu & Kashmir, ceasefire violated by Pakistan on Loc
Srinagar/IBNS: Five unidentified terrorists were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu Kashmir on Sunday, media reports said.
Lockdown: Opening of 'selected' wine shops trigger chaos in Jammu
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Excise Department on Thursday allowed “selected” wine shops to operate across Jammu region with six in Jammu district thus triggering chaos.
New Delhi/IBNS: Over a 100 dignitaries, including academicians, bureaucrats, vice-chancellors, Olympians, retired defence personnel have written an open letter to the administrator, board and jury of Pulitzer Prize 2020, for endorsing terror and seperatism in India, media reports said.
About 120 vehicles, shops and petrol pump sealed in Kashmir's Baramulla
Baramulla/UNI: Taking action against violators of Covid-19 norms, the district administration in this north Kashmir district seized 77 vehicles and sealed a petrol pump and 40 shops on Saturday, an official spokesman said.
Jammu Kashmir: 6 people injured in mysterious blast in Kupwara
Srinagar/UNI: Six people were injured in a mysterious blast at Handwara in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara on Sunday.
Amarnath Yatra subject to Covid-19 situation: Jammu Kashmir LG
Jammu/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor GC Murmu has said the upcoming Amarnath yatra was subject to the Covid-19 situation as the pilgrimage requires comprehensive planning and execution, said media reports.
Family of suspected COVID-19 patient take medics hostage in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar/IBNS: A team of health workers in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district was taken hostage by the family of a suspected coronavirus-infected patient, said a media report.
COVID-19: 17 new cases , number swells to 224 in J&K, 8,202 under observation
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday said that 17 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 224.