Omar Abdullah conducts Public Court in Jammu and KashmirBANDIPORA - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah initiated Public Court in Bandipora district to address the grievances of the people on the spot. First batch of pilgrims leave for the AmarnathBALTAL SONAMARG - The first batch of pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva situated at an altitude of 3880 metres above sea level in Amarnath on Tuesday. Security forces seize huge cache of arms in Jammu and KashmirPOONCH - Security forces on Thursday busted a militant hideout at Dingla forest area near Line Of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Helicopter service to promote tourism in BhaderwahBHADERWAH - The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department has introduced helicopter services in the valley to ferry people to far flung spots, a step which is intended to draw the maximum number tourists here. Voting begins in Jammu and KashmirBARAMULLA - Polling began peacefully in the Baramulla and Ladakh Lok Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday morning. Thousands defy separatists to vote in Kashmir ValleyANANTNAG - Tens of thousands defied death threats from Pakistan-based terrorists to vote Thursday in the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency in the Kashmir Valley. Despite boycott call, 12 percent voting in four hours in KashmirANANTNAG - The trickle of voters steadily increased as the day passed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency where turnout in the parliamentary elections went up to 11.83 percent in the first four hours of polling till 11 a.m. Peaceful, but low voting for Kashmir’s Anantnag seatANANTNAG - Few voters came out to vote in the south Kashmir parliamentary constituency of Anantnag with only four percent turnout recorded in the first three hours of polling. Cop dies, four wounded in Kashmir road accidentANANTNAG - One policeman was killed and four others injured in a road accident in Kulgam district Thursday even as polling continued peacefully throughout this south Kashmir Lok Sabha constituency. Voting begins on dull note in KashmirANANTNAG - Voting began on a dull note in the south Kashmir Lok Sabha constituency of Anantnag that went to polls Thursday in the third of the five phase parliamentary elections. Voter turnout in Anantnag would set trend in ValleyANANTNAG - Polling in this Lok Sabha constituency Thursday will indicate which way the wind is blowing - whether people in the Kashmir Valley are willing to defy election boycott calls by Hurriyat separatists and armed guerrillas to come out and vote. Once a ‘royal’ constituency in Kashmir, today faces neglectUDHAMPUR - People in this Lok Sabha constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, once represented by scion of the Dogra royal family Karan Singh, are a disgruntled lot because of the ‘neglect’ they have faced for decades. Devotees converge at Banderwah in Kashmir for “serpent worship”DODA - Thousand’s of devotees are visiting the Subar Nag (serpentine divinity) temple at Bhaderwah in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, as part of an annual pilgrimage. Kashmir peace credit goes to UPA: RahulVIJAYPUR - The credit for peace in Jammu and Kashmir goes to the five year rule of the United Progressive Alliance led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday. They jostled to see ‘handsome’ Gandhi and Omar AbdullahVIJAYPUR - Sweltering heat and dusty roads didn’t stop Suman Devi and Vidya from walking a long distance to catch a ‘glimpse’ of two ‘handsome’ young leaders, Omar Abdullah and Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a joint election meeting here Tuesday. Security beefed up in Poonch ahead of pollsPOONCH - The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has beefed up security in Poonch ahead of the five-phaseD general elections beginning from April 16. Leh women become self-reliantLEH - Many self-help groups in Choshut village of Leh are working on various social issues to help women become self-sufficient. Poonch residents want Pakistan authorities to ease travel regulationsPOONCH - Residents of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district are disappointed over non-clearance of their travel papers for years from Pakistani side. Missing Hussain suspected to join militant organizationRAJOURI - Khadim Hussain, a teenager from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, reportedly missing for the past three years, is now suspected to have been lured by militants to join their outfit. People express disgust at Pak authorities for delay in clearing travel papersPOONCH - People residing in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has expressed their disgust at Pakistani authorities for long delays in clearing travel papers and allied permits. Women turn out in large numbers for police recruitment drive in J-KPOONCH - Casting off their veils and defying social typecasts, women turned out in large numbers for a police recruitment drive here. Separated for 61 years, brother dies days before meeting sisterPOONCH - He waited for his younger sister, who lives in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, literally till he breathed his last. The siblings were to meet after 61 years of separation, but it was not to be. Two civilians killed in Kashmir firing, probe orderedBARAMULLA - Two civilians were killed and one critically wounded in indiscriminate firing by unidentified assailants in army uniforms in the Kashmir Valley Saturday evening, police and eyewitnesses said. The Jammu and Kashmir government ordered a probe into the incident. Plethora of winter sports at Kashmir snow carnivalGULMARG - Attracted by facilities for winter sports like ice skating, ice hockey and snow rugby, over 2,000 tourists have descended on Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg town where a two-day ’snow carnival’ began Tuesday. Winter carnival begins in snow-covered GulmargGULMARG - Fresh morning snowfall provided an idyllic background for the two-day snow carnival that started in this tourist resort of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday. Overwhelming response to police recruitment drive in KashmirGANDERBAL - Nearly 7,000 youth turned out for a police recruitment drive Tuesday in the north Kashmir district of Ganderbal, which is the assembly constituency of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, officials said. |