One more civilian who was reportedly injured during clashes in Kulgam earlier today succumbed at SKIMS Soura here. A total of six civilians were killed in Kulgam, three of them due to the blast at gunfight site and the other three in clashes with government forces after they...More

Militants who were killed in an encounter at Laroo area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday are all locals and have been identified as Zubair Lone son of Farooq Ahmad resident of Awhatoo Kulgam, Shahdil Tantray son of Abdul Rashid resident of Sudershanpora Wangam Sh...More

Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has killed at least 11 civilians in the eastern Nangarhar province. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says the victims of Sunday's blast include six children. The attack occurred on the second day of Afghanistan'...More

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has favoured holding of early election to the Assembly, saying he does not think a popular government can be formed out of the present house after the collapse of the BJP-PDP coalition dispensation in June. The state has been under ...More

Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) called for a shutdown in Kashmir for Monday against the civilian killing in Kulgam district on Sunday. “To strongly condemn &protest the mayhem unleashed in Kulgam by the ruthless Indian state in which so far 5 civilians & 3 a...More

Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar and Director General of Police Dilbag Singhhave regreted the loss of civilian lives at the encounter site in Kulgam. Three civilians were killed in a blast at the gunfight site at Laroo village after the gunfight was over andtwo other civil...More

The civilian death toll has reached to five after gunfight between militants and government forces at Laroo Village in Kulgam district on Sunday. Three civilians were brought dead to the district hospital Kulgam while six other injured are undergoing treatment in the hospita...More

One-way traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway resumed Sunday after authorities cleared the road of debris following a landslide, officials said. A massive landslide struck the highway -- the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- near Ramsoo in...More

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday during which he will review the security situation in the state and interact with political leaders, officials said. During the day-long visit, Singh will attend a high-level meeting with Governor Satya Pal ...More

Police Sunday said civilians visited the encounter site immediately after the gunfight in spite of request not to visit as thorough search was to be made for explosives once flames douse. “They didn't listened and thus visited the spot immediately after forces withdrew...More

The GST Council Secretariat has asked six states including Jammu and Kashmir to expeditiously set up appellate authorities to enable aggrieved entities to file appeals against orders of the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR). Even after one year of implementation of the Go...More

Three militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces on Sunday at Larro area of Kulgam district. A top police officer said three militants were killed and the gunfight was over. The identity of the slain militants is being ascertained, he said. Earlier, govern...More

Petrol and diesel prices were cut for the fourth straight day Sunday on softening international oil prices, providing some relief to consumers battered by two months of relentless rate hikes. Petrol price was cut by 25 paise a litre and diesel by 17 paise, according to the ...More

Gunfight betwen militants and government forces broke out Sunday at Larro area of Kulgam district. Sources said a cordon and search operation (CASO) was launched following inputs about the presence of militants in the village. They said the CASO turned into a gunfight afte...More