Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi, Jan 7:  The death of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed has left a huge void in the nation and in Jammu and Kashmir, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. "Heartfelt…

New Delhi/Srinagar, Jan 7: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed passed away here on Thursday, 14 days after he was hospitalised, hospital and family sources said. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said…

Srinagar, Jan 2: A moderate intensity earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. "The magnitude of the tremor was 5.8 on the Richter scale with epicentre in the Hindu Khush mountain range of Afghanistan. Depth of the shock was 170 km…

Jammu, Jan 2: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said an elaborate plan is being prepared to ensure fool proof security to the railway track in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking on the Pathankote terror attack, in which four terrorists…

Jammu, Jan 1: The Indian and Chinese armies on Friday held a New Year's day border meeting at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir. "A ceremonial border personnel meeting (BPM) on the occasion of 'New Year 2016' was held…

Srinagar, Jan 1: At minus 15 degrees Celsius, Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil town recorded the lowest night temperature in the state on Friday, the Met Office said. According to the weather office, the minimum temperature was minus 0.7 here,…

Jammu, Jan 1: Ten people were killed in an overnight fire in Ramban district of Jammu region, police said on Friday. The fire broke out in Chanderkote camp where construction workers were staying and they died due to asphyxiation and…

Jammu, Dec 30: Separatist leader Masrat Alam was re-arrested outside Kot Bhalwal Jail here late Tuesday evening after he was released on the Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashing his detention under Public Safety Act (PSA). "Masrat Alam…

Srinagar, Dec 30: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday quashed the detention order of hardliner separatist leader Masrat Alam under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). A single bench of Justice M.H. Attar quashed the PSA order…

Jammu, Dec 17: An Indian national was handed over by Pakistani Army in Jammu as a goodwill gesture. "Muhammad Rashid, son of Sattar Din Poonch district's Degwar Teruan village who claimed to have inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan…