Jammu & Kashmir

A batch of 3,499 pilgrims left Jammu on Tuesday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in escorted convoys of 114 vehicles, the police said. A total of 2,262 'yatris' were heading…

A total of 5,791 pilgrims left Jammu in escorted convoys on Monday to perform the Amarnath Yatra. Two groups of 4,047 and 1,744 'yatris' left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in 201 vehicles in the fifth batch for the Kashmir Valley,…

Incessant rains during the last two days have swollen rivers, streams and other water bodies in the Kashmir Valley while flood was declared in south Kashmir areas on Friday, an official said. The Amarnath Yatra was also suspended. Chief…

Bad weather along both the north and south Kashmir routes of Baltal and Pahalgam on Thursday halted the Amarnath Yatra that officially started earlier in the day. "It has been raining along both Baltal and Pahalgam treks to the Cave…

A shutdown called by separatists on Monday affected life across the Kashmir Valley with heavy security deployed here and other vulnerable places. The Valley-wide protest shutdown was by the Joint Residence Leadership (JRL), a separatist…

Former IPS officer K. Vijay Kumar on Friday assumed office as Advisor to J&K Governor, an official statement said. "He was welcomed by Principal Secretary Home, R.K. Goyal and other senior officers at the Civil Secretariat here," it…

Former Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday demanded early elections in Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP pulled out of the PDP-led government, forcing Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to resign. Abdullah…

Over 40,000 border villagers were forced to migrate from their homes as the Pakistan Rangers continued targeting civilian and defence facilities in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts on Wednesday, police said. While some of the migrants…

(IANS) Three militants and a civilian were killed on Saturday during a gunfight and subsequent clashes in Srinagar, police said. A senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer told reporters here all the three holed up militants were…

A soldier injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday in Rajouri district, has succumbed to his injuries, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday. "Havaldar Charanjeet Singh, who had sustained bullet…