Manzoor Mir

Seven more persons on Saturday tested positive for coronavirus in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, four out of who had come in contact with the 65-year-old man who had succumbed to the virus

Over 60 people who were suspected of being in contact with COVID-19 patient who died in Srinagar on Thursday morning were quarantined at two different places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district

The government in Jammu and Kashmir has suspended inter-state bus service with immediate effect

A man admitted to a hospital in Leh passed away on Sunday, in what could be the first possible death due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak in the country

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said that it is a 'great day for Indian sports' as the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games launched in Gulmarg.

A picture of Omar Abdullah, former J&K Chief Minister, is going viral on social media where he can be seen with a doctor. Omar’s fresh detention came in March after he was booked under the public safety act

A Special Police Officer (SPO) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was martyred as terrorists opened fire at a police party near Warpora post in Baramulla.

To attract attention of higher authorities and reach more people on a national scale, a tournament was organized by the youth to promote winter sports further on a frozen field in Markoot.

Former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA). Both the leaders are already under detainment. They were detained in the immediate aftermath of abrogation of Article 370 in the month of August last year.

Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were gunned down by security personnel during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore on Saturday evening. The encounter broke out after security forces received a credible input about the presence of terrorists.

A heightened threat perception has begun to affect routine life in the state amid an increasing presence of the Indian armed forces. Independence Day preparations are in full swing in all the government schools and colleges. While educational institutes remain open, parents are being cautious and are not sending their children to schools and colleges.

The raid was carried out at the residence of Wani alias Bardana, of Achgoza Keller in South Kashmir's Pulwama. He had claimed his business was stalled after India banned cross border trading in the wake of Pulwama attack on February 14 this year.

The incident happened when the 176 Tangmarg company was doing its usual area domination. The CRPF men heard a woman crying for help. They went after the voice. They found a woman being swept away by tides and strong undercurrent of a river.

The teacher is from Bright Future Education Institute in Wagat village of Handwara and it can be seen in the video that he is threatening to slaughter a minor student with an axe.   

Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said that additional transit camp has been established at Panthachowk with all basic amenities enough to cater to 2000 pilgrims.

The 46-day long Amarnath pilgrimage to the cave shrine located at an altitude of 3,880 meters in south Kashmir's Anantnag has begun amid tight security arrangement given the terror threat in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

IGP Kashmir and IG CRPF held a detailed security review meeting with the officers of police, CAPF and other law enforcement agencies for facilitating synergy, better coordination & communication among forces during the Yatra. 

Latest News: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. In addition to meeting family of Anantnag terror attack martyr Arshad Khan, Shah chaired unified headquarters meeting of the security grid in Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed law and order as well as security situation in the state. Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik was present at the meeting as well.

The JeM operative, identified as Sajjad Bhat, a resident of Bijbehara in south Kashmir, has been on the run since Puklwama attack and was an active terrorist in the valley.

According to police, the group was technically updated and used to take CCTVs and electronic surveillance equipment alongwith them and dispose it off so as to destroy any sort of video evidence.