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Jammu & Kashmir Director General of Police Shesh Paul Vaid. (File photo)

42 J&K policemen killed in past one year, 1.622 since militancy broke...

Majority of the police personnel died while dealing with cross-border firing from Pakistan.

22 Oct 2017 7:16 AM IST

Two people were injured in the firing and have been evacuated to the nearest hospital, the officer said, adding that their condition was stable. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: Army porter killed, 2 women injured in Pak firing along LoC in...

The Army and police officials said that Pak troops fired small arms to target the Indian forward posts and civilian...

21 Oct 2017 9:35 PM IST

Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on behalf of President Kovind presented Presidents Standard to 47 Armoured Regiment in Jammu. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Be ready to counter any Doklam-like situation along border: Army Chief

The Army chief also said that the enquiries into the terror attacks in Pathankot, Uri and Nagrota had been completed and...

21 Oct 2017 8:47 PM IST

Rawat, on a day-long visit here, also brushed aside the issue of alleged braid chopping incidents in the state as a routine matter which the civil administration and the police would deal with. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Radicalisation due to social media, being tackled seriously: Army...

The Army chief blamed the social media for the radicalisation of people, particularly the youth in the state.

21 Oct 2017 5:44 PM IST

Similar incidents have been reported from some other parts of the Valley where braids of more than 150 women and girls have been cut by unknown assailants during the past month. (Photo: Representational/File)

J&K: Mob tries to set ablaze mentally ill man mistaken for braid...

The police and witnesses said that a mob caught hold of the mentally deranged person and thrashed him severely.

20 Oct 2017 6:40 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali with Jawan in Gurez in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Jawans my family: Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers in Gurez, J&K

PM said he too wishes to spend Diwali with family and therefore, he had come among jawans, who he considers his family.

19 Oct 2017 12:45 PM IST

Locals, including children, join soldiers to make Diwali celebrations a memorable one. (Screengrab)

Watch: Soldiers in Poonch district of Jammu celebrate Diwali

Soldiers celebrated the auspicious festival by lighting oil lamps.

19 Oct 2017 9:37 AM IST

The police with Army has launched a search operation in the area for the assailants. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: Suspected militants shoot dead policeman outside his house in...

Police said gunmen fired at Haleem Gujjar from point blank range; he died on the spot.

18 Oct 2017 8:13 PM IST

Jameel Ahmad Dar used to work as a tractor driver and his employer Mohammad Sultan Lone of Kralgund in Kupwara district owed him an accumulated remuneration of Rs 50,000, a police spokesman said. (Representational Image | File)

Man passes off driver as braid-chopper, gets him beaten up to avoid...

Several incidents of people being branded braid-choppers have been reported in the valley in the recent past.

18 Oct 2017 2:35 PM IST

According to an eyewitness, three men on a scooter stabbed Sanjay with a knife and then attacked him with stones. (Representational Image)

J&K: School professor found dead with throat slit in Shopian district

Aijaz Ahmad Lone was found dead in Wathoo village of Shopian.

18 Oct 2017 1:21 PM IST

A security forces vehicle passing through the area was stopped by the protesters, who tried to deflate its tyres. (Representational Image)

4 hurt as security forces fire at mob protesting braid chopping in...

Residents of a village in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district staged a protest after they caught an alleged braid...

18 Oct 2017 11:47 AM IST

In June 2015, Army carried out similar ops in Manipur and Nagaland at Myanmar border.

J&K: 8 civilians injured as Pak violates ceasefire in Poonch, Rajouri

The firing was still on, the official said, adding that the Indian Army was retaliating strongly and effectively to the...

18 Oct 2017 9:27 AM IST