Tag: Jammu And Kashmir

Defying separatists' election boycott call and braving cold weather, voters turned out in large numbers on Tuesday to record over 70 per cent polling without any incident in 15 constituencies in the first of the five- phase polls in Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi: India on Friday rejected as “totally unfounded” Pakistan’s allegations of chemical weapons’ use by Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. “We completely reject allegations made by Pakistan about the reported use of chemical weapons by the Indian security forces against Indian citizens,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in response to […]

PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will be the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister after his party reached an agreement for forming a government with the BJP, top party sources said today

Punjab captain Harbhajan Singh made a superb return to competitive cricket as he smashed 92 off only 80 balls to rescue his team from a precarious position against an impressive Jammu and Kashmir bowling attack on the first day of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final here today

Jammu:Voting for four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir began Saturday. Eighty-seven members of the legislative assembly form the electoral college. Seven candidates – two each from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Conference and one from the Congress – are in the fray. Voting started […]

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled 11 attempts by terrorists in January to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan, a senior BSF official has said

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a major infiltration bid along the India-Pakistan border at Samba in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday night ahead of the Republic Day, an official statement said Friday

New Delhi: Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Tuesday said Pakistan was supporting a proxy war against India in Jammu and Kashmir and the security challenges were growing due to the "active border".

Jammu: Governor's rule was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir Friday after elections left a hung assembly and political parties failed to cobble a coalition government.

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir border was quiet Sunday, a day after Pakistani shelling killed two Indian soldiers and a civilian and forced hundreds to flee their homes along the frontier.

Two soldiers and a woman were killed and 10 injured on Saturday in two separate incidents of Pakistan shelling and firing across the international border and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir

Night temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir continued their free fall on Thursday as the prevailing cold wave conditions intensified in the Valley

The PDP on Wednesday gave enough hints that it was ready to form a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, while the BJP, the PDP's likely ally, said it will react formally on Thursday

New Delhi: India should not hold back in responding to cross border firing by Pakistan and retaliate with “double the force”, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said. The minister, during an interaction with journalists Tuesday night, said that Indian troops do not violate the ceasefire but only retaliate. “I would say, don’t agitate, react appropriately but […]

Srinagar: A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama District. Police sources said Irfan Ahmad Sheikh, the district commander of LeT, was killed in Chakoora village. “The slain militant belonged to Chakoora and was active for the last some years,” […]