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The army personnel was identified as Chander Mohan. (Representational/Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Army personnel killed in accidental firing in J-K’s Baramulla

October 7, 2022 13:01 IST

The service rifle of the personnel identified as Chander Mohan (28) went off accidently outside a camp at Chatoosa in Sopore area of the north Kashmir district late Thursday evening, officials said.

Locals inspect a damaged house, used as a hideout by terrorists, after an encounter between security personnel and militants, at Drach area of Shopian district, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Four militants were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in J&K's Shopian district. (PTI Photo)

Valley youth killed in ‘accidental’ firing: ‘When a convoy passed, he would tell us to stop…let them go first’Subscriber Only

October 7, 2022 10:41 IST

The youngest of three siblings, Asif, a second-year college student, was killed at 9:25 am on Wednesday, barely a few kilometres from his house, in what the police said was “accidental firing” at a checkpoint on the road towards the neighbouring district of Pulwama.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with CM of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti at a meeting in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Shah’s contribution query: Omar says list exhaustive; Mehbooba hits back with ‘no validation needed’ remarkSubscriber Only

October 6, 2022 02:23 IST

To the Home Minister’s “Gupkar model gave Pulwama attack...Modi ji's model gave a Rs 2,000-crore hospital for Pulwama” comment, Omar hit back to remind Shah that the Pulwama attack happened under the BJP rule.

The site of an encounter at Drach area of Shopian district on Wednesday, in which three militants were killed. PTI

In Valley, 4 militants shot dead; student killed, cops say firing was accidentalSubscriber Only

October 6, 2022 07:18 IST

Condemning the death of the student in Pulwama, political parties have demanded a probe into the incident.

Civilian was killed on in Pulwama in alleged accidental firing by a policeman who has been arrested.

J&K: Civilian killed in ‘accidental’ firing in Pulwama, cop arrested

October 5, 2022 22:39 IST

Asif Ahmad Padroo (25), was hit by a bullet fired accidentally from the service rifle of a policeman at Haal in Pulwama.

Mehbooba Mufti during a press conference in Srinagar. (Express Photo: Shuaib Masoodi, File)

‘Amit Shah going around Kashmir beating drums of normalcy, I am under house arrest,’ says Mehbooba Mufti

October 5, 2022 15:49 IST

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti said she was being prevented from travelling to Pattan in Baramulla district. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Baramulla and address a rally in the district on Wednesday.

Encounter breaks out between security forces, militants in J-K’s Shopian

October 5, 2022 08:34 IST

The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the forces, who retaliated, the official said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. (Twitter/BJP4India)

Amit Shah says will give reservation to Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities in J&K

October 4, 2022 14:30 IST

Addressing a rally in Rajouri, Home Minister Amit Shah also said minorities and Dalits living in Jammu and Kashmir would not have gotten reservation rights if there was no abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in 2019.

Lohia (left) was posted as the DGP prisons in August. (Image credit: jkprisons.in, PTI)

J&K: Domestic help accused of DGP Hemant Kumar’s murder arrested

October 4, 2022 14:08 IST

"In a major manhunt launched by J&K police throughout the night, the accused involved in murder case of Shri Hemant Lohia has been apprehended," a tweet from the J&K police's official Twitter handle read.

Lohia was posted as the DGP prisons in August. (Image credit: jkprisons.in)

J&K DGP’s murder: Police arrest domestic help, say he is the main accusedSubscriber Only

October 5, 2022 02:03 IST

J&K Director General of Police (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia was found dead on Monday night barely a few hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu for a three-day visit to the Union Territory.

On Tuesday, Shah’s daughter Ruwa Shah had tweeted that her “ailing father who’s on ventilator” had not been shifted from RML to AIIMS despite the high court order on Monday. (Facebook/ ruwa.shah)

Jailed Kashmiri separatist diagnosed with cancer, family urges govt for bailSubscriber Only

October 4, 2022 02:18 IST

Altaf Ahmad Shah, the son-in-law of the late Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has been in Tihar jail since 2018 in an alleged terror funding case filed against him and several other separatist leaders by the National Investigation Agency.

Two buses were blown within a span of eight hours on September 28 and 29 at a time when the security forces were put on high alert across the Union Territory in view of Amit Shah's visit. (Express)

Pakistan-based LeT behind recent twin blasts in J-K’s Udhampur: Police

October 2, 2022 21:01 IST

Dilbag Singh said the case was cracked within three days with the arrest of a “recyled” terrorist with five more improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in his posession, including three ready-to-use sticky bombs.

Mehbooba Mufti appealed to the people of Pir Panjal region in Jammu, which has the highest population of Gujjar, Bakerwal and Pahari communities, to live in harmony and peace. (Express/File)

Mehbooba accuses BJP of driving wedge between Gujjar, Pahari communities in J&KSubscriber Only

October 2, 2022 16:35 IST

During his upcoming J&K visit, Union home minister Amit Shah is likely to announce Schedule Tribe (ST) status to the Pahari community. While the Gujjars already enjoy ST status, they are against it being extended to the Pahari community.

Srinagar: Kashmiri fruit growers burn boxes used for packing fruits during their protest at Parimpora wholesale fruit market in Srinagar, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. (PTI)

Ensure smooth movement of apples or face blockade: Mufti to J&K admnSubscriber Only

September 28, 2022 00:29 IST

In a statement, traffic police said 45,923 trucks (including 17,631 apple trucks) have moved from Srinagar to Jammu via tunnel since September 1 as per the details provided by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

A joint reinforcement of police, army and paramilitary forces was sent to the village to trace the militants.(Representative image)

JeM militant killed in overnight gunfight in J&K’s Kulgam; a soldier, two civilians injured

September 27, 2022 10:52 IST

On Monday afternoon, a joint team of the police and army cordoned off Batpora village after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants, officers said.

Bumper crop, low rate, curbs on trucks compound Valley apple growers’ woesSubscriber Only

September 27, 2022 06:55 IST

Fruit growers, however, mainly blame the “mismanagement of traffic” on the National Highway-44 for their sufferings. As a mark of protest, all the fruit mandis of Kashmir remained shut on Sunday and Monday.

"2 AK 47 rifles, 2 pistols & 4 hand grenades recovered. Further details shall follow," police said. (Representational)

Two terrorists killed near LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara

September 25, 2022 13:51 IST

"Army and Kupwara Police neutralised two #terrorists near #LoC Tekri Nar in Machil area of #Kupwara," the Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet.

Real-time weather alerts, tests & tips: Kashmir gets an app for applesSubscriber Only

September 25, 2022 22:22 IST

Launched just six months ago, Orchardly already connects over 5,500 farmers across Kashmir, helping them reap the benefits of high density apple production in small land holdings.

Two non-local labourers shot at in J-K's Pulwama by miltants: Police

Two labourers from Bihar injured in Pulwama terror attack

September 25, 2022 00:23 IST

The police said the two were shifted to hospital where their condition is stated to be stable.

‘Peace is to be established, not bought’: L-G inaugurates Valley’s first multiplex

September 21, 2022 02:39 IST

The L-G also said govt now working on film city; each district to have 100-seater halls.

The plan is to start with three shows a day -- 9 am, 12 noon and 6 pm — with more in line depending on the response. (Image source: @OfficeOfLGJandK)

After an interval forced for over 30 years, Kashmir Valley is going back to the moviesSubscriber Only

September 20, 2022 07:37 IST

The project, with theatre chain Inox and a Srinagar-based family business joining hands, was over four years in the making and is set to be inaugurated on Tuesday.

Mufti said that J&K is being turned into a "laboratory to test BJP's rabid Hindutva”. (File Photo)

Mufti: J&K directive on ‘all-faith prayer’ attacks our religionSubscriber Only

September 20, 2022 02:55 IST

Stating that “we don't make a difference between a Hindu and a Muslim”, the PDP chief said, “our Constitution has given everyone a right to follow his (or her) religion.... I think this is a direct attack on our religion".

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha during inauguration of multipurpose cinema halls at Pulwama and Shopian. (PTI Photo)

Multipurpose cinema halls open in Pulwama, Shopian

September 19, 2022 00:00 IST

“A historic day for J&K UT! Inaugurated multipurpose cinema halls at Pulwama and Shopian. It offers facilities ranging from movie screening, infotainment and skilling of youth,” Sinha said on Twitter.

**EDS: HANDOUT PHOTO MADE AVAILABLE FROM DIPR (J&K) ON J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha (PTI/file)

J&K LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates cinema halls in Pulwama, Shopian; says theatres in every district soon

September 18, 2022 15:48 IST

Kashmir's first INOX multiplex in Srinagar's Somwar area will be thrown open to the public next week.

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Common to spot wild animals in urban areas. We capture, release them in the wild: Regional wildlife warden, KashmirSubscriber Only

September 18, 2022 09:28 IST

Last week, a wild bear and its cub were spotted roaming in Srinagar localities, prompting police to ask residents to stay indoors. Wildlife officials later captured the animals in 21 hours.

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