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26-year-old Mannan Bashir Wani was pursuing his PhD on Structural and Geo-Morphological Study of Lolab Valley, Kashmir. (

Aligarh Muslim University scholar from Kashmir joins Hizbul Mujahideen

Photo on social media showed Mannan Bashir Wani holding an AK assault rifle, with a message claiming that he has joined...

8 Jan 2018 11:13 AM IST

Pakistan is firing again and again in this area. We are not able to work. I would like to appeal to the government to take some immediate step to stop this firing, said a local. (Photo: ANI)

Can't live in fear: Locals along LoC cry foul amid repeated ceasefire...

The locals also complained that no one from the administration or the Army pays heed to their woes.

7 Jan 2018 2:48 PM IST

People during the funeral of constable Ghulam Nabi at Rohama in Rafiaabad, who was killed along with three other police personnel in an IED blast at Sopore town in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Vortex of violence needs to be broken: Mehbooba Mufti

The militants detonated the remote-controlled IED when the policemen reached the scene while doing their rounds, the...

7 Jan 2018 1:02 AM IST

The bodies of ten of the victims were retrieved from beneath the heaps of snow by the rescuers on Saturday. (Photo: ANI (@ANI) _ Twitter)

11 killed in series of avalanches in J&K's frontier Kupwara

The officials said that rescue operation was quickly launched jointly by the Army and the J&K police with the help of...

7 Jan 2018 12:45 AM IST

Policemen arrive to inspect the site of explosion in Sopore on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Four cops killed in deadly IED blast in J&K's Sopore town

Jaish-e-Muhammad, a UN-designated terrorist group active mainly in Jammu and Kashmir, has claimed responsibility.

7 Jan 2018 12:32 AM IST

A passenger vehicle was hit by a huge avalanche of snow at Khooni Nallah near Sadhan Top on the Kupwara-Tangdhar road on Friday. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

J&K: 6 bodies recovered from Kupwara after avalanche hits vehicle

The body of a Beacon officer was recovered on Friday night after the rescue operations were launched.

6 Jan 2018 2:49 PM IST

The policemen were patrolling the area in view of a separatist-sponsored strike in Sopore. (Photo: ANI)

4 policemen dead after IED planted by militants goes off in J&K Sopore

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed grief over the death of the four policemen in the blast.

6 Jan 2018 11:02 AM IST

The authorities issued afresh avalanche warning for four districts of Kashmir divisions, including Ladakh, as more snow and rain are forecast in these areas (Photo: Deccan Chronicle)

6 missing after avalanche sweeps away vehicle in J&K's Kupwara

The officials said rescue operation was quickly launched jointly by the Army and the J&K police with the help of the...

5 Jan 2018 8:01 PM IST

BSF has launched operation to curb infiltration of terrorists from across the border. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

BSF launches 'Ops Alert' to curb terrorist movements across Int'l...

The BSF gave a military send off by organising wreath-laying ceremony in honour of the late Head Constable Radha Pada...

5 Jan 2018 9:04 AM IST

The Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively. Firing is still on. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Jammu: BSF shoots dead intruder along Int'l Border, destroys 2 Pak...

Troops observed movement of two-three persons along the IB near Nikowal Border Out Post (BoP) in Arnia sector.

4 Jan 2018 11:40 AM IST

BSF head constable RP Hazra, who hails from Murshidabad in West Bengal, has served for about 27 years in the border guarding force. (Photo: ANI)

BSF jawan dies in Pak firing on birthday, India retaliates strongly

55-yr-old head constable RP Hazra succumbed to his injuries after Pak forces sniped' from across the border in J&K's...

3 Jan 2018 8:25 PM IST

Officers said this is first time that a fidayeen or suicide attacker has recorded a provocative message like this before carrying out an attack. (Photo: PTI)

Cop's son who joined JeM recorded video before attack on CRPF camp

'God willing, when this message reaches you, I will already be a guest of my Lord in his heaven,' said the attacker in...

1 Jan 2018 2:52 PM IST