Top Lashkar commander killed in Sopore town

Feb. 21 | Tweet Srinagar: A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in north Kashmir’s Sopore town Tuesday evening, police said. “The seniormost...

Youth’s death in Baramulla firing triggers tension

Feb. 11 | Tweet Srinagar: The death of a 25-year-old youth in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district in a firing incident late Friday evening has triggered tensions in the area. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...

Peerzada Sayed resigns as J&K education minister over examgate

Feb. 10 | Tweet Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Sayed, whose son was involved in using unfair means for his Class 10 examinations, has resigned. According to family sources, Sayed sent...

Bus accident leaves 20 dead in Doda

Feb. 10 | Tweet Jammu:At least 20 people were killed when a mini bus in which they were travelling fell from a hilly road into the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir Friday morning, police said. “We have...

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for second day

Feb. 5 | Tweet Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for the second day Sunday as fresh snowfall and shooting stones continued at vulnerable sectors of the road, an official said. Due to fresh...

300 trapped in snow in Kashmir, awating IAF help

Jan. 25 | Tweet Jammu: As the weather cleared in mountainous regions of Jammu Wednesday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) began preparations to evacuate some 300 snow-trapped people in Kishtwar district, an official...

Five soldiers buried in Kashmir avalanche

Jan. 24 | Tweet Srinagar: Five soldiers and two troopers were buried under an avalanche in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Tuesday morning, an official said. “An avalanche struck one of our posts...

Leh coldest at minus 22

Jan. 23 | Tweet Srinagar: Leh in Jammu and Kashmir Monday recorded the lowest temperature of the season at minus 22.2 degrees Celsius as intense cold wave conditions continued across the Kashmir Valley and...

One-way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar Monday

Jan. 23 | Tweet Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway will remain open for one-way traffic Monday as only stranded trucks and state owned buses will be allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar. “Trucks stranded...

IAF airlifts 1,377 people in Kashmir

Jan. 22 | Tweet Srinagar: A total of 1,377 tourists and locals stranded because of bad weather were transported by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Srinagar to Jammu and vice-versa Saturday. “The last...