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Security personnel in Dewan Bagh area of Baramulla after the grenade attack on Tuesday. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Kashmir: One killed, 3 injured in grenade attack at Baramulla liquor shopSubscriber Only

May 18, 2022 09:18 IST

All the four are residents of Jammu. The J&K government recently issued many licences for opening of wine shops in the Valley, despite opposition from religious parties and some locals.

Kashmiri Pandits protest in Srinagar, Sunday. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Srinagar: PAGD seeks safe working environment for PanditsSubscriber Only

May 16, 2022 06:20 IST

On Sunday morning, PAGD leaders led by its president Farooq Abdullah called on Lt Governor Sinha at Raj Bhawan in Srinagar.

As protestors put up a blockade on the Srinagar-Budgam highway, the police try to disperse them. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi, file)

Use of force against Kashmiri Pandit protesters to be probed: Lt Governor SinhaSubscriber Only

May 16, 2022 10:27 IST

The Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor also says that the Union Territory administration will transfer Kashmiri Pandit employees to safer places in a week’s time, in the wake of the militant attacks on them in Kashmir.

On May 10, a civilian was killed and another injured during an encounter between militants and a joint team of J&K Police, the Indian Army and paramilitary personnel. (Representational Photo)

Shopian: Civilian killed in crossfire, probe orderedSubscriber Only

May 16, 2022 02:16 IST

Shoib Ahmad Ganie (22), a resident of Turkwangam village, Shopian, was killed in crossfire during the "chance encounter", police said.

Professor Dr Altaf Hussain Pandit. (Express/Sourced)

Kashmir varsity students protest, want dismissed professor backSubscriber Only

May 14, 2022 22:57 IST

This is the first time the termination of a government employee allegedly for being a “threat to the security of the state” has met with protests.

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In Valley, Kashmiri Pandits protest killing, teargassed by policeSubscriber Only

May 14, 2022 06:40 IST

In Jammu, where Bhat's body was taken for cremation, angry mourners confronted BJP leaders and accused them of making Kashmiri Pandits “sacrificial goats’’ by sending them to Kashmir in the name of the PM’s employment package.

In a statement, police said they were tracking a local LeT militant namely Lateef Rather, alias Osama, who was involved in terror incidents in Srinagar and Budgam for the last two months.

Constable shot dead in Pulwama

May 14, 2022 06:04 IST

This is the second killing in the Valley in the last 24 hours. A Kashmiri Pandit employee at the Tehsil office at Chadoora, Budgam was killed within his office premises on Thursday evening.

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.

J&K: 3 govt employees dismissed, order calls prof ‘threat to state’Subscriber Only

May 14, 2022 06:00 IST

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha ordered Dr Pandit's dismissal “with immediate effect” on Friday, declaring him a “threat to the security of the state”.

Members of the commission display the final delimitation order for the Union Territory, Thursday. (PTI)

Plea against J&K delimitation exercise: Supreme Court asks Centre, UT to reply

May 13, 2022 16:25 IST

Bench presided by Justice S K Kaul asks petitioners why they did not challenge exercise when the commission was first formed in 2020

As protestors put up a blockade on the Srinagar-Budgam highway, the police arrived to disperse them. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Kashmiri Pandits hit the streets, block Srinagar-Budgam highway over killing

May 13, 2022 16:23 IST

As protestors put up a blockade on the Srinagar-Budgam highway, the police resorted to using tear gas cannisters to disperse them.

Grieving relatives of Rahul Bhat. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Grief, anger as Kashmiri Pandit govt staffer is killed by militants in valleySubscriber Only

May 13, 2022 00:31 IST

This is the third attack on a member of a minority community in the Valley this year.

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Court frames charges against separatist leaders for ‘selling’ MBBS seats in Pakistan

May 10, 2022 17:16 IST

The chargesheet said that the accused were hand in glove with some educational consultancies for arranging the admission of J&K residents in MBBS and other professional courses in various colleges and universities of Pakistan.

This photo by Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, provided by Columbia University, shows a 'Naga Sadhu' placing a mask across his face at the Kumbh Mela festival. Reuters photographers Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters were awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Price for Feature Photography. (AP)

Kashmiri woman photojournalist wins Pulitzer Prize for feature photographySubscriber Only

May 10, 2022 12:27 IST

Sanna Irshad Mattoo is among the four Reuters photojournalists who have won the prestigious award -- Adnan Abidi, Amit Dave and the late Danish Sidiqqui being the other three -- for their coverage of the devastating second wave of Covid-19 in India.

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Civilian injured in South Kashmir gunfight dies, operation called off as militants escape

May 11, 2022 02:03 IST

While a soldier and another civilian are recuperating at the hospital, the operation has been called off after militants managed to escape from the site of the gunfight.

A policeman in Srinagar. (AP Photo/File)

Policeman in civilian clothes shot at, injured in Srinagar

May 7, 2022 10:02 IST

The victim has been identified as Ghulam Hassan who was riding a scooter on the Ali Jan Road in civilian clothes when the incident happened on Saturday morning, said police sources.

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Pahalgam: Top Hizb man among 3 militants killedSubscriber Only

May 7, 2022 05:00 IST

They termed the killing of one of the most wanted militant commanders “on the [Amarnath] yatra route” as a major success. “Ashraf Molvi along with two other terrorists killed.

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J&K: Top Hizbul commander among three militants gunned down in Pahalgam

May 6, 2022 21:42 IST

The slain militant commander, Mohammad Ashraf Khan, was one of the oldest surviving militants in the Valley. The police termed the killing of the one of the most wanted militant commanders “on the (Amarnath) yatra route” as a major success.

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti (File Photo)

Disempowers, biased: J&K parties oppose panel orderSubscriber Only

May 6, 2022 05:11 IST

“We outrightly reject it,” said PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. She said the Delimitation Commission had “overlooked the basis of population and acted as per their wish... We don’t trust it. Its recommendations are a link to abrogation of Article 370 — how to disempower people of J&K.”

The constable then checked his device to find if the biker had any pending e-challan dues. But no record showed up, meaning that the number plate was forged.

Two CRPF personnel injured in militant attack in south Kashmir

May 2, 2022 21:04 IST

On Monday evening, militants detonated an IED at Larmoo village of Tral when a joint party of CRPF and police were moving in two bullet-proof vehicles.

Kashmiri Muslims pray on the first Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the garden of Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque, in Srinagar. (Express File Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

This Ramadan, no Friday prayers allowed at Srinagar’s historic Jamia MasjidSubscriber Only

April 29, 2022 01:55 IST

Jumat-ul-Vida prayers are traditionally the largest congregation of the year at the grand mosque and over 1 lakh worshippers attend

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J&K: School run by it asks teachers to avoid hijab, Army says meant ‘niqab’Subscriber Only

April 28, 2022 06:56 IST

Mufti condemns move, Omar says not the India J&K acceded to

The Baglihar dam, on the Chenab, in J&K. (Credit:CIMOD/Representative)

Cabinet approves Rs 4,526.12 cr investment for Kwar hydro power project in J&K

April 27, 2022 18:00 IST

It was informed that the project will generate 1,975.54 million units of electricity in a 90 per cent dependable year. It will be commissioned in 54 months.

Over the past fortnight, most parts of the Valley have received electricity supply only for about four hours daily that too in intervals ranging between 15 minutes and half an hour.

Outages cripple normal life as severe power crisis grips ValleySubscriber Only

April 26, 2022 06:53 IST

Against a demand of 1,700 MW, the Valley is receiving only about 900 MW (from all sources), leaving people so perturbed with the frequent and prolonged unscheduled power cuts that they are out on the street protesting.

Based on information about the presence of militants in the Pulwama's Pahoo area, security forces launched a search operation.(Representational image)

J&K: 3 LeT militants killed in second encounter in last 24 hours

April 25, 2022 12:40 IST

The encounter comes on a day in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Union Territory, and inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of a slew of projects for the Union Territory.

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Govt advisory against studying in Pakistan leaves J&K students on edgeSubscriber Only

April 24, 2022 08:55 IST

While there are no official figures, the number of students who have completed their MBBS degree from Pakistan is believed to be over 400, while a few hundred have studied other courses like engineering.

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