Kashmiri braveheart Rukhsana gets job in policeJAMMU - Nineteen-year-old Rukhsana, who killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Osama in September this year, will be awarded Rs.2.5 lakh and a job with the Jammu and Kashmir Police for her bravery, authorities said Tuesday. BSF foils infiltration attempt near JammuJAMMU - The Border Security Force (BSF) had foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of militants who fired at Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramgarh sector in an attempt to sneak in, a senior official said Tuesday. Heavy firing on India-Pakistan borderJAMMU - Indian and Pakistani border guards exchanged heavy firing at the international border between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir Monday evening, an official said. Mehbooba Mufti denied Pakistani visaJAMMU - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was to take part in an international conference in Islamabad December-end, has been denied a visa due to the security situation in the country. Three BSF men injured in Pakistani firingJAMMU - Three troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) were injured Saturday when Pakistani troops fired at a forward Indian border post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, an official said. No confirmation of Taliban’s presence in Jammu-Kashmir: Lt. General RoyJAMMU - “There is absolutely no confirmed report of any Taliban footprint in J and K and elsewhere. As regards future, if at all any such thing happens we are quite capable of tackling any kind of fighters of any category,” said Lieutenant General Rameshwar Roy while addressing the media on the sidelines of Victory Day celebrations in Jammu on Wednesday. Kashmir shuts down over CBI’s Shopian murder conclusionsJAMMU - The Majlis-e-Mushawarat Shopian has called for a shutdown today in protest against the report of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Shopian rape and murder case. Autonomy for all regions in Kashmir soon: Omar AbdullahJAMMU - Showing displeasure over rising demand for dividing the state of Jammu and Kashmir and creating separate state for Jammu, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that the government would not divide the state, but is the process of giving autonomy to all the regions within the state. CBI gives clean chit to accused in Shopian rape and murder caseJAMMU - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today gave a clean chit to the accused in the Shopian rape and murder case, denying that the two women had been raped before being killed. Two militants killed in DodaDODA - At least two militants have been killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda District today. Two Hizb militants killed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Two militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror outfit were killed in a gun battle with security forces Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s mountainous Doda district, police said. Over two dozen injured by police action in JammuJAMMU - Over two dozen people including women, children and media persons were injured when the police resorted to a baton charge on the audience, at the Maulana Azad Stadium on Saturday night. Indian, Pakistani forces exchange fire on borderJAMMU - Indian and Pakistani border guards Sunday exchanged gunfire in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistani forces tried to push Islamist militants into India, official sources said. Kashmir’s plea to lift ban on prepaid mobiles rejectedJAMMU - The home ministry has turned down the Jammu and Kashmir government’s plea to lift the ban on the prepaid mobile phone connections in the state, saying the restriction was a “security requirement”. Home Secretary asks ULFA leader Baruah to stop working against stateJAMMU - Union Home Secretary G K Pillai on Saturday asked United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Paresh Baruah, to understand the reality of Assam and stop working against the interests of the state. Terror camps in Pak will affect them only: PillaiSuchetgarh (Jammu), Dec.12 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G.K Pillai said on Saturday that the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan remains intact, and if Islamabad does not take steps to dismantle it, that country will be the only one to suffer. Pakistan’s attitude unchanged, infiltration continuing: PillaiJAMMU - Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said there was no change in Pakistan’s attitude as infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir was continuing. No change in attitude of Pakistan towards infiltrating terrorists: PillaiJAMMU - Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Friday said that Pakistan has continued to encourage infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border. Pillai retracts says decision on Hyderabad will be with consensusJAMMU - Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Friday retracted from his earlier stand that Hyderabad would be the capital of the proposed Telangana state, saying the decision will be taken with consensus by the Centre. Kashmir police can fight militancy on its own: chiefJAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir police chief Kuldeep Khoda said Friday that the police were fully prepared to take on the militants on their own strength, official sources said. Kashmiri find saffron farming promisingUdhampur (Jammu), Dec 10 (ANI): Farmers in Jammu are happy with favourable climatic conditions that would result in a bumper saffron crop. Home secretary to visit Kashmir on troop withdrawalJAMMU - Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai will be here Friday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and chalk out a plan for withdrawal of central paramilitary forces from the state. Gujjars under-represented in Kashmir services: NGOJAMMU - The Gujjars, the third largest community in Jammu and Kashmir after Muslims and Hindus, are grossly under-represented in the state government services, says a survey conducted by an NGO. Omar Abdullah takes up Haj pilgrims’ problems with centreJAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken up with the central government the problems Haj pilgrims from the state faced in Saudi Arabia, official sources said Saturday. Employment package to cover Kashmiri migrant youthJAMMU - There is some good news in store for Kashmiri Hindu migrants with the state government likely to finalize an employment package for them Thursday. Pakistani questioned for alleged LeT linksJAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir Police are questioning a Pakistani for his alleged links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist outfit. Muslim woman seeks justice for murdered Hindu husbandJAMMU - A Muslim woman who married a Hindu man is seeking justice after her husband died in police custody, allegedly killed at the behest of her parents who were opposed to their wedding. Hizbul militant killed, Hindu member trapped in gun-battleJAMMU - A militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen was killed in a gun-battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district Friday, while a Hindu member of the outfit was still exchanging fire with the security forces till late at night. Jammu and Kashmir leadership quiet on 26/11 anniversaryJAMMU - On the day when the nation paid homage to the victims of Mumbai’s 26/11 terror attack on its first anniversary Thursday, most of the top Jammu and Kashmir leadership kept itself off the issue. Jammu and Kashmir to get more prisonsJAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government plans to set up more prisons over the next four years to decongest the existing ones. |