As the death of a ruling National Conference (NC) worker allegedly in police custody is snowballing into a major political crisis for Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, pandemonium broke out in the state Assembly on Monday over an adjournment motion moved by the Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to discuss the incident.

Independent MLA Sheikh Abdur Rashid and several of his supporters were injured in a clash with the police outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, now in session here, on Thursday. They were protesting against the stalling of the resolution in the House seeking clemency for Parliament attack convict Mohammed Afzal Guru.

It is now official. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his wife Payal have separated.

Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti’s statement praising Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, which she is alleged to have made at the recently held National Integration Council (NIC) meeting in New Delhi, has pushed her in a tight situation on her home turf.

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will hold a discussion on the controversial resolution seeking amnesty for Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru during its brief Autumn Session scheduled to begin September 26.

It is now official. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his wife Payal have separated.

A few years ago, this correspondent was driving his Maruti 800 along the Jehangir Chowk-Hyderpora stretch of the airport road during the late afternoon rush hour. A police vehicle behind me got the impression my car was obstructing its way. I couldn’t possibly crash into vehicles in the lane to my left, or jump the road divider on my right, as the police probably expected me to do.

Abdullah Uni, a top Lashkar-e-Tayyaba commander and one of the most-wanted militants in Jammu and Kashmir, was killed in a fire fight with the security forces on Tuesday evening, police officials here claimed.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claimed on Sunday that solution to Kashmir problem and related political issues was on the anvil, urging the political leadership of all shades of opinion of the restive s

A junior commissioned officer was killed in an exchange of small arms fire as Indian troops foiled yet another infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control near Keran, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara sector, officials said here Thursday.