The Army on Saturday said that a series of avalanches triggered by recent heavy snowfall in Kashmir Valley and its neighbourhood have caused “extensive” damage to the fencing along the Line of Control (LoC) and other infrastructure. The situation may be seized by militants to sneak into Jammu and Cashmere from PoK, a senior Army commander said here, adding, “It has posed a fresh challenge to anti-infiltration grid.”

Kashmiri youth, who crossed over to PoK in early 1990s to receive arms training but could not come back for varied reasons, are keen to return to their home and hearth and live a peaceful life which is discernible from the fact that they have shown great interest in the Jammu and Kashmir government’s rehabilitation plan. But Islamabad has got in the way of their home coming, chief minister Omar Abdullah alleged on Saturday.

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday morning began an operation to rescue 10 civilians believed to be trapped in an avalanche in the north Kashmir Sonamarg hill station.

Aamir Ali, officer on spec

At least, 16 Army soldiers have been killed and three others are reported trapped as two avalanches swept their camps at Dawar in Gurez valley close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s northern district of Bandipore and at Sonamarg, a meadow frequented by tourists in summer. Thirteen soldiers have been rescued, some of them in injured condition.

Nine army troopers were killed in two avalanche tragedies in north Kashmir's Bandipora and Ganderbal districts.

"A massive avalanche struck the brigade headquarters of the army in Dawar village of Gu

A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in north Kashmir's Sopore town on Tuesday evening, police said.

"The seniormost commander of LeT in t

As the question of the Centre’s having evaded discussion with various state governments on setting up of National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is snowballing into a major controversy with over a dozen states publicly showing their resentment, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday joined the chorus saying consultation was essential to put it at rest.

Landslides and shooting stones on Wednesday blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway even as the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) started road clearance operations early morning, an official said.

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The visit by a group of 50 Hindus from India to an ancient temple in Pakistani Punjab to celebrate Shivratri festival has encouraged the Kashmiri pandits to revive their call to allow them to travel to Sharda, near Muzaffar-abad, to pay obeisance at one of their most revered religious places and important, ancient seats of learning.

The rising incidence of shooting of stones and landslides along the arterial Srinagar-Jammu highway is playing havoc with the people travelling between the twin capitals of Jammu and Kashmir. About a dozen passengers have been killed during the past few days after the vehicles they were travelling in were hit by shooting stones.