J&K

Two Pakistani troopers were killed by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said here today. Indian troops carried out operations last night after the ceasefire violations. “In retaliatory action to unprovoked ceasefire violations and repeated attempts to facilitate infiltration by Pakistan Army ...

The 40th batch of 68 pilgrims — the smallest so far — today left the base camp here for the 3,880 metre high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, the police said. The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp in the early hours here under tight security arrangements, a police official said. He said the pilgrims are ...

In the matter of Article 35A of the Constitution giving definition of a special status to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and the permanent resident of the state, hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday has been postponed. CJI Deepak Mishra said that the third judge, DY Chandrachud, is not present today, hence the hearing on the case is ...

A man was shot dead today when he rammed his car into the residence here of National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and began ransacking the house, police said. The incident took place at Bhatindi this morning when the man, hailing from Mendhar in Poonch district, drove at a high speed and banged his ...

 DAINIK NATION BUREAU Police have busted a sex racket and booked eleven persons in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police received a complaint from a girl, belonging to Rajouri, that she has been forced into illegal sex trade by a man, who took his mobile number from a shop in Rajouri town where she went to recharge her number, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU As many as 41 security personnel, including 20 policemen, were killed and 907 others injured in militancy-related and stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir valley this year, officials said today. Giving details, the officials said 39 security personnel, including 17 Army personnel, 20 policemen and two CRPF personnel, were killed and 96 others injured in militancy-related incidents in first ...

Militants have abducted a policeman from his home in Tral area of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. Special police officer (SPO) Mudasir Ahmad Lone was abducted by the militants from his home at Chainattar village last night, a police official said. Security forces have launched an operation to rescue the abducted policeman, he said.

The dead body of Javed Ahmad Dar, who was kidnapped from Kashmir’s Shopian district, was found on Friday in Kulgam. Dar, 27, was kidnapped from a drug store on Thursday evening. Locals told that they found the body of 27-year-old Javed Ahmad Dar in Pariwan Kulgam on Friday. However, officials said that they are currently confirming this news. Official sources ...

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes today due to inclement weather, officials said. The yatra has been suspended on both the routes as the tracks are slippery because of rain, a spokesperson of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said here. While no pilgrim is allowed to proceed towards the cave shrine on foot, some ...

Amid tight security, the first batch of nearly 3000 pilgrims today left the base camp here for the annual 60-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas. Advisors to the Governor K Vijay Kumar and B B Vyas flagged off a fleet of 107 vehicles and four motorcycles carrying the pilgrims from the heavily-guarded Bhagwati base ...