Fond memories abound as Zero Bridge dismantled
History flowed down the Jhelum River in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital on Wednesday as the authorities started dismantling the six-decade-old Zero Bridge - said to be so named because it was co
Moderate earthquake rocks Kashmir
A moderate intensity earthquake on Saturday shook the Kashmir Valley but there were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage.
"An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was experienced at 9.46 am in Ka
J&K sikhs join stir, clamour for clemency
The protests by Sikhs against impending execution of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant Balwant Singh Rajoana spread to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, with groups of Sikh holding protest demonstrations in the twin capitals of Jammu and Srinagar.
UN rapporteur to examine J&K killings
United Nations special rapporteur Christof Heyns said on Monday that his current visit to India is aimed at examining all killings that are in violation of international human rights or humanitarian law. The focus of the visit, however, is “prevent such incidents and ensure justice is meted out to the victims,” he said.
‘Omar govt has lost moral authority’
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Opposition PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on Monday, while launching a scathing attack at the present incumbent Omar Abdullah, said he had lost moral authority to govern.
J-K minister's nephew arrested for eve-teasing
A Jammu and Kashmir Minister's nephew has been arrested on the charges of eve-teasing in Sopore area of Baramulla district.
Two girls had on Sunday lodged a complaint against Gowhar Habib, the nephe
J-K Minister's son arrested for roughing up shopkeeper
The son of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister was on Saturday arrested by police after he and his friend allegedly thrashed a shopkeeper in Leh town.
Karma Stalzin, son of Tourism Minister Nawang Rig
1 killed, 16 hurt in Kashmir car blast
At least, one person was killed instantly and 16 persons, including three security personnel and a woman civilian were injured in a car bomb explosion at Bijbehara, a highway town about 50 km south of Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar, on Thursday.
Car bomb explosion rocks south Kashmir blast
One person was killed and 15 others were injured in a car-bomb explosion in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Thursday, police said.
A senior police officer said: "A bomb planted inside a parked M
Youth dies after balls hits him on the chest
A youth died in south Kashmir's Pulwama district after being hit by a ball on the chest while playing cricket, police said on Thursday.
A police spokesman said 20-year-old Mudasir Ahmad Matoo of Kesr