Hizbul militant killed in DodaJAMMU - A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed in an encounter by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday. Abolish upper house of Kashmir legislature: Pathers PartyJAMMU - The National Panthers Party (NPP) has demanded abolition of the upper house, or legislative council, of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature. Army organizes medical camp for speech and hearing impaired in KashmirDODA - Army has sent a team of doctors to Dadhkai village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir to treat villagers who are either speech or hearing impaired. BJP backs campaign for central university in JammuJAMMU - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday committed its support to a campaign for the opening of a central university in the Jammu region instead of the Kashmir valley. Kashmir’s farmers demand compensation for land taken for fencingJHANGAR - Farmers in Kashmir said they have not been compensated for the land taken away by the authorities to set up fences along the border with Pakistan. Militants behead man in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - The beheaded body of a man who had been abducted by a group of militants was found in a forest near his home in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said Monday. Missing youth rescued from militantsJAMMU - A 21-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district was Saturday rescued by the Indian Army from militants who were coercing him to join their outfit, an official said. Accidental blast in army firing range injures threeJAMMU - Three children were injured in an accidental blast near an army firing range close to the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. NC, PDP activists clash in Jammu, several injured in police cane chargeJAMMU - National Conference and People’s Democatic Party activists clashed with each other on the streets of Jammu on Thursday over the allegations that state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was involved in the 2006 sex scandal. National Conference activists protest in JammuJAMMU - Activists of the National Conference party took to streets here on Thursday over the allegations made against state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of his involvement in the 2006 sex scandal. Huge cache of arms seized near Indo-Pak border in PoonchKALAI POONCH - A major tragedy was averted a day before the commencement of Buddha Amarnath pilgrimage when security forces seized a huge cache of arms and explosives from hideout at village Kenu in Mandi tehsil of border district Poonch on Monday. Kashmir economy suffers Rs.60,000 crore loss due to 4000 shutdowns since 1989JAMMU - A recent survey undertaken by media agencies has revealed that the economy of the Kashmir Valley has suffered a loss of Rupees 60,000 crore as a result of the 4000 shutdowns that have taken place during the last two decades. Monsoon worries for paddy farmers in JammuJAMMU - Paddy farmers in Jammu are a worried lot, as they fear their crops will wilt due to scanty rain during the monsoon season. BSF to raise strength by 35,000JAMMU - The strength of the Border Security Force (BSF) is to be increased by 35,000 troopers and a women’s battalion will be raised by July 25, the Director General (DG) of BSF M.L. Kumawat said Saturday. Two militants killed in Jammu and KashmirKUPWARA - Security forces on Sunday killed two militants at Kachihama Douban in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district following a fierce gun battle between the security forces and militants. Two militants, woman associate killed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants are believed to have been killed along with a woman associate in an ongoing gunbattle with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday morning, officials said. Hizbul Mujahideen militant shot dead in Jammu encounterJAMMU - A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Reasi district on Tuesday. Jammu man goes missing on visit to Pakistani KashmirJAMMU - Sakina Bi comes every Monday to Chakan-da-Bagh near Poonch, the crossing point at the Line of Control (LOC) between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, to check if her husband Mohammad Hussain has returned from Pakistan-administered Kashmir where he had gone to meet his brother in March. Teenager killed, two injured in accidental landmine blastJAMMU - A 15-year old shepherd was killed and two of his teenaged friends were critically injured in an accidental landmine explosion in Mendhar area of Poonch district along the border with Pakistan Saturday morning, officials said. Army dismisses soldier accused of murder from serviceJAMMU - The Indian Army Friday dismissed from service a soldier with the Territorial Army after he was named as an accused in a case of alleged rape and murder of a college student in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an official said. Poppy cultivation in KashmirJAMMU - Satellite images of Jammu and Kashmir taken by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have led to shocking revelations. Ansari unveils memorial near LoCJAMMU - Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday unveiled the memorial of Brigadier Usman, a battle hero of the Indian Army, at Jhangar near the Line of Control (LOC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Kashmir to create more posts for trained unemployed doctorsJAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir Government will create new posts to ensure jobs for trained unemployed doctors in the State. Cross-LoC firing in Poonch kills army soldierJAMMU - A soldier was killed in firing from across the border at a forward post along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch District in the wee hours on Monday. Soldier killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir (Second Lead)JAMMU - A soldier was killed in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir by a group of militants from Pakistan who were trying to infiltrate into Indian territory, an army official said Monday. Soldier killed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - A soldier was killed while foiling an infiltration bid by a group of militants from Pakistan in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, army officials said Monday. Indian border guards shoot dead Pakistani intruderJAMMU - Indian border guards Sunday said they shot dead a suspected intruder near the border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. Couple killed by suspected militants in KashmirJAMMU - A couple was shot dead by suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Rajouri, police said Saturday. Water, power shortages hit Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir has been hit by a major water and power crisis because of continuous dry spell and delay in monsoon, officials said here Friday. Pahalgam route for Amarnath pilgrimage to open FridaySRINAGAR/JAMMU - The ongoing annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in the Kashmir Himalayas will be allowed also through the traditional Pahalgam route from Friday, officials said Thursday. |