Face-off: The J&K Assembly ruckus

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday witnessed uproarious scenes over the issue of custodial death of a National Conference worker, Saeed Yousuf. ...
10:17 PM, Oct 03, 2011

NC worker's death a murder for money: Mehbooba

People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Monday blamed Jammu and Chief minister Omar Abdullah for the ruckus in the state assembly. ...
09:09 PM, Oct 03, 2011

I will sue the Opposition: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday strongly rebutted the allegations of wrongdoing in the custodial death of National Conference worker Saeed Yousuf in police custody. He said he would sue those who accused him of murder. ...
02:22 PM, Oct 03, 2011

J&K Speaker says sorry for abusing PDP MLA

J&K Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone apologised for losing his temper in the Assembly. ...
12:28 PM, Oct 03, 2011

We will vote by conscience: Omar on Afzal Guru

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said that if Afzal Guru is sent to the gallows it will possibly give rise to another stream of terrorism in the state. ...
09:55 AM, Sep 29, 2011

Newsmaker of the day: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti said that PDP has maintained its stand on the clemency plea of Afzal Guru since beginning. ...
10:56 PM, Sep 28, 2011

J&K: Unmarked graves give possibilities of closure to families of missing

A human rights group has found over 2000 unnamed bodies in graveyards spread across three districts in Kashmir. ...
10:31 PM, Aug 30, 2011

J&K CM's Eid gift: amnesty for stone pelters

The J&K CM announced an amnesty scheme for youths involved in over 1,200 cases of stone-pelting in Kashmir during 2010 unrest. ...
06:04 PM, Aug 30, 2011

J&K encounter: Army pays last tribute to killed officer

Twenty-five-year-old Lt Navdeep Singh was killed and three jawans were injured in an encounter in Bandipora district. ...
02:08 PM, Aug 21, 2011

Rs 11 cr spent on Omar sorties in two years

New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is under Opposition fire after an RTI query showed his helicopter sorties cost the state Rs 11 crore in two years. Out of the 490 odd sorties, more than 40 have been carried to picnic spots across Kashmir. Rs 11 crore spent from July 2009 to June 2011 and another Rs 54 lakhs on refreshments - Omar Abdullah has run up ...
01:27 PM, Aug 11, 2011

J&K: Army kills civilain, says he's a terrorist

Srinagar: In another case of mistaken identity the Indian Army has killed a wrong person claiming he was a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba divisional commander Abu Usman alias Adnan. Jammu and Kashmir Police sources say that the suspected terrorist killed in Surankote on Sunday is actually a civilian and has been identified as Ashok Kumar. Two army soldiers involved in the alleged encounter have reportedly revealed that they had killed the wrong ...
01:43 PM, Aug 08, 2011

Kashmir: PDP MLAs attacked by mob in Sopore

PDP MLAs were attacked by a mob in Sopore as they visited the family of Nazim Rashid who died in police custody. ...
03:50 PM, Aug 02, 2011

J&K govt promises action on lake encroachment

The government will stall the work that was to convert the lake into a playground. ...
12:45 PM, Jul 12, 2011

Upto 700 militants ready to enter Kashmir: Army

The Army top brass has also confirmed incidents of firing from across the Pakistan border. ...
07:35 PM, Jun 02, 2011

Sanjay Suri turns CJ to fight migrants' cause

Actor Sanjay Suri turns citizen journalist to expose the lack of proper facilities at a Jammu migrant camp. ...
07:26 AM, Apr 25, 2011

Interlocutors ready with their advice on J&K

Srinagar: The Dileep Padgaonkar led team of 3 interlocutors appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to find solutions to the problems in Jammu and Kashmir are ready with their recommendations. Greater autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be one of the catchwords in the recommendations of the interlocutors. "There are diverse, even divergent political aspirations between the three regions of the state and indeed between the various commmunities ...
11:52 AM, Apr 22, 2011

Hurriyat rebel axed for meeting interlocutors

Srinagar: The Centre's three interlocutors made their first contact with the moderate Hurriyat Conference in Jammu & Kashmir. The trio met the conglomerate's former chairman and Shia heavyweight Maulana Abbas Ansari. But whether or not Ansari had the endorsement of the current chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, he did take up the Hurriyat's four-point formula with the panel. Kashmir interlocutors head Dileep Padgoankar had commented, "We have met Maulana Abbas Ansari ...
07:43 AM, Apr 21, 2011

Countrywide support for Anna Hazare's agitation

Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption is resonating nationwide. Thousands of people including young professionals and students have come out in support of the 72-year-old social activist and Gandhian in Ahmedabad, Jammu, Patna and Chandigarh demanding strict action against those involved in corruption. ...
03:39 PM, Apr 08, 2011

J&K govt releases young stone pelter Faizan Rafiq

Amnesty International and human rights groups had launched a Free Faizan campaign with Faizan's family. ...
11:03 AM, Apr 06, 2011

J&K inmates form a music band

Kot Bhalwal jail which houses hardcore convicts and terrorists, now has its first band. ...
10:43 AM, Mar 02, 2011