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The NSG teams will be kept at the disposal of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, which is the nodal agency for all anti-militancy operations. (Photo: File/PTI)

NSG commandos to be deployed in anti-terrorism operations in J&K soon

A team of NSG has been stationed in Kashmir Valley for quite some time and is undergoing rigorous training.

21 Jun 2018 8:39 PM IST

Yasin Malik (Photo: PTI)

Separatist leader Yasin Malik detained, Hurriyat chairman placed under...

Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani continued to remain under house detention.

21 Jun 2018 6:17 PM IST

Shops and other businesses and educational institutions in the Valley are closed whereas only skeleton transport services including auto-rickshaws and private cards are plying on the roads. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Kashmir Valley shuts to mourn, protest Shujaat Bukhari's killing

The call for the one-day strike had been issued by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL)', an alliance of key separatist...

21 Jun 2018 11:53 AM IST

Kashmiri Pandits offer prayers at a replica of Kheer Bhawani temple on the occasion of the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, in Jammu on Wednesday (Image: PTI)

Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits converge at Kheer Bhawani

Khir Bhawani is a historic temple which sits next to a sacred stream at Tulla Mulla.

21 Jun 2018 4:45 AM IST

J&K Governor N.N. Vohra (Photo: PTI)

AP resident is J&K's top official

He stayed in the PMO till March 2015 and then moved to his cadre state Chhattisgarh.

21 Jun 2018 2:22 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra. (Photo: PTI)

BVR Subrahmanyam appointed new J&K chief secretary, BB Vyas adviser to...

Former IPS officer Vijay Kumar will be another adviser to the Governor, an official communiquÃ© said.

20 Jun 2018 9:35 PM IST

J&K Governor Narinder Nath Vohra held a marathon meeting with all administrative secretaries and senior police and forest official at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar to discuss various issues concerning the state. (Photo: DC)

Avoid collateral damage during anti-terrorism operations: J&K Governor...

The advisory comes in backdrop of killing of several civilians in a series of anti-terrorism ops launched in J&K in...

20 Jun 2018 8:47 PM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. (Photo: PTI)

Omar Abdullah calls for dissolution of J&K assembly, fresh elections...

The ex-CM was reacting to BJP leader and former Dy CM Kavinder Gupta's reported statement that his party was 'working on...

20 Jun 2018 4:09 PM IST

Governor N N Vohra appointed two former IAS officers as his advisors. (Photo: PTI)

Centre likely to replace J&K Governor NN Vohra after Amarnath yatra

N N Vohra is among the few governors appointed by the UPA government to have continued in his position in the BJP-led...

20 Jun 2018 3:00 PM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman went to the remote hamlet of Salani border to express her condolences to the family of Aurangzeb. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Inspiration for nation: Nirmala Sitharaman after meeting Aurangzeb's...

Defence Minister Sitharaman said, 'Here is a family, here is a martyr, who stands out as an inspiration for the entire...

20 Jun 2018 1:51 PM IST

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti.

BJP ends uneasy PDP pact in J&K

Minutes after BJP's decision snap ties, Ms. Mufti met the Governor to submit her resignation.

20 Jun 2018 6:34 AM IST

The militants managed to escape after the brief encounter. However, they were intercepted by security forces reinforcements in upper forest area of Laam, leading to fierce gun battle. (Representational Image)

Three militants killed in firefight with security forces in J&K's Tral

A report from Tral said that the security forces in their final assault against the holed up militants blew up the house...

20 Jun 2018 6:32 AM IST