The Dal Lake, known as Srinagar's ecological lungs, has been under threat for a while now. Indeed, efforts to restore it to its pristine state are visible, but equally visible are attempts to destroy

As many as 12 Islamic militants were killed in the latest and biggest infiltration bid of the season from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

More than 200 websites across India were hacked by a Kashmir-based cyber hackers group calling itself “Z Company hacking Crew” (ZCHC) and

posted pro-Independence slogans and rebel songs seeking freedom for Kashmir on them. Some of the posts from the hackers also declared support for

The much-hyped case of alleged abduction and rape of a Gujjar woman at gunpoint by two uniformed men in the hills of Jammu and Kashmir’s

southern Kulgam district in the third week of July took a new turn on Tuesday when chief police investigator claimed the woman had denied she was

ever subjected to such an atrocity by anyone.

US Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain arrived in Srinagar on Tuesday on a two-day “familiarisation” visit of Kashmir

Valley. He is being accompanied by foreign policy advisors Christian Brose and Vance Serchuk (HSGAC) and Lt. Lawrence Heyworth, USN, military

Escort, besides some officials of the US embassy, New Delhi.
Soon after his arrival here from New Delhi by a special aircraft, Mr McCain met governor N.N. Vohra at Raj Bhavan overlooking world famous Dal

Lake. “During their wide-ranging discussions lasting for about two hours, Mr McCain and the governor exchanged views on various important issues of

mutual interest,” an official statement said.

In a sequel to such or similar incidents witnessed in the past, the Indian and Pakistan troops on Monday exchanged bullets and sweets on a day when India was celebrating its 65th Independence Day.

Kashmir Valley was shut on Monday as people largely obeyed a call from separatist outfits to observe India’s Independence Day as a “black day”.
Cities and towns across the Valley wore deserted look. However, the security was very tight with a three-tier security umbrella put in place at and around the venues where official functions were held to celebrate I-Day. Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel besides columns of the Army patrolled the streets or vulnerable locations.

Influential US Senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain today held discussions with Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on various issues of mu

Mobile phones across the Kashmir Valley fell silent Monday as service providers switched off the facility following instructions from the security agencies on Indian Indpendence Day.

The cell phones

Sixteen people were killed and seven injured on Sunday when a minibus rolled down into a deep gorge on Leh-Keylong road connecting the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir with Himachal Pradesh, police