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  J-K: Udhampur witnesses second forest fire in three days, timbre worth crores destroyed

  June 02, 2024 17:45 IST

  The latest forest fire has been reported from Gangera Hill area of Udhampur district while another forest fire, which has been blazing for past three days, was reported from Daya Dhar area.

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  Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll LIVE: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP

  June 01, 2024 19:49 IST

  The three seats in the Valley — Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri — recorded turnout of 38.49%, 59.1% and 54.84% respectively, which has been the highest in last three decades.

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  Delhi-Srinagar Vistara flight receives hoax bomb threat call, lands safely

  May 31, 2024 17:24 IST

  A bomb threat hoax targeting a Srinagar-bound Vistara flight led to swift action from airport authorities and security forces, ensuring passenger safety and resuming normal operations after thorough checks.

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  Amarnath Yatra 2024 to commence from June 29, helicopter booking to start from June 1

  May 30, 2024 20:49 IST

  The annual Amarnath Yatra will commence from June 29 and conclude on August 19. The Amarnath Shrine Board and the Jammu and Kashmir Administration are taking care of pre-yatra preparations.

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  Jammu: 22 pilgrims dead, 60 injured after bus rolls down into a gorge

  May 30, 2024 20:09 IST

  The vehicle was carrying pilgrims from the Kurukshetra area of Haryana to the Shiv Khori area in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district

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  'Differences resolved,' says defence official after 4 cops beaten up by army men in Kupwara

  May 29, 2024 22:44 IST

  At least four policemen were injured after they were allegedly beaten up by army personnel in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.

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  J-K: BSF opens fire on suspected Pakistan drone near LoC in Poonch, search operation launched

  May 29, 2024 9:10 IST

  An alert was sounded and the whole area was put under strict cordon and a massive search operation was launched to sanitise the area.

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  Jammu and Kashmir: Three, including women, injured in mortar shell blast in Samba

  May 28, 2024 6:40 IST

  The injured ones were rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu where they are undergoing treatment. The police and forensic experts immediately rushed to the spot of the incident.

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  Lok Sabha poll: PM Modi extends special congratulations to Anantnag-Rajouri voters on record turnout

  May 27, 2024 8:47 IST

  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The constituency, which went to the polls on May 25 in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, has recorded a turnout of 54.84 per cent.

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  Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu-Kashmir makes history, records highest voter turnout in last 35 years

  May 25, 2024 21:38 IST

  The Election Commission (EC) said after a record polling percentage in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar and Baramulla, the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat too has "shattered" the voter-turnout record with 53 per cent voters exercising their franchise, the highest in 40 years.

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  Highest ever polling in J-K, turnout almost doubled in Baramulla, Srinagar, over 4-times in Anantnag

  May 25, 2024 19:03 IST

  Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the people of Baramulla “for their unbreakable commitment to democratic values” after it recorded its highest-ever voter turnout, stating that such active participation is a great trend.

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  Mehbooba alleges EVM tampering in Anantnag–Rajouri seat: 'PDP workers, agents being locked up'

  May 25, 2024 9:28 IST

  Voting in the Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha seat began at 7 am along with 57 other constituencies in the country on Saturday. Mehbooba Mufti, who is a candidate on the seat, alleged that efforts are being made to tamper with the EVMs.

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  J&K Police books 4 notorious drug peddlers under PIT NDPS Act in Sopore, Handwara

  May 23, 2024 16:05 IST

  In a significant crackdown on drug smuggling, Jammu & Kashmir police arrested four notorious drug smugglers and a terrorist associate from various locations in the valley. The smugglers were detained under the PIT-NDPS Act and lodged in Central Jail Kot-Balwal, Jammu.

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  J-K: Security forces recover arms and ammunition, war-like stores from forest in Kupwara

  May 23, 2024 7:24 IST

  During the search operation, security forces recovered Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) rounds, hand grenades, a pistol with ammunition, and other war-like stores.

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  PM Modi lauds Baramulla voters for record turnout: 'Unbreakable commitment to democratic values'

  May 21, 2024 10:44 IST

  Baramulla created history as the voter turnout was more than 58 per cent, registering its highest polling percentage in almost four decades. PM Narendra Modi lauded the people of the Lok Sabha constituency on the occasion and hailed their commitment to democratic values.

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  'Befitting reply to those... ': Amit Shah on record voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla

  May 21, 2024 0:00 IST

  Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency went to polls in the fifth phase of elections on Monday (May 20). The fifth phase marked the end of Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory which has five constituencies. The results will be declared on June 4.

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  Baramulla creates history in Lok Sabha Elections 2024, registers best voter turnout in four decades

  May 21, 2024 0:00 IST

  The ongoing Lok Sabha elections are first to be conducted after the abrogation of Article 370. In last phase, Srinagar also witnessed record-breaking polling, marking the highest since 1996.

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  Terrorist's brother makes appeal from polling booth in Baramulla: 'Give up arms, return to family'

  May 20, 2024 12:29 IST

  The fifth phase of elections is underway in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. A voter turned up on a polling booth and appealed to his brother, who had joined a terror outfit, to give up arms and return to the family.

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  Jammu and Kashmir: Mute woman from PoK detained in Rajouri

  May 20, 2024 10:29 IST

  According to the officials, the woman is believed to have inadvertently entered Indian territory.

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  Vaishno Devi's visit to get easier as shrine board to start heli services from Jammu | Exclusive

  May 19, 2024 17:22 IST

  To facilitate the pilgrims desiring special darshan in a short time, the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is set to start helicopter services directly from Jammu.

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  Omar on Article 370 abrogation: 'Larger people's participation an answer to betrayal of August 2019'

  May 19, 2024 14:32 IST

  The Centre abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019 which granted special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The centre also downgraded the state into two union territories -- Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.

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  J-K: Security forces launch search operation after suspicious movement near border in Kathua

  May 19, 2024 8:21 IST

  The joint search operation launched by the Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and BSF is currently underway in Tarnah nallah near Jangi chak in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua.

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  One dead, two injured after terrorists target civilians in J-K's Anantnag and Shopian

  May 19, 2024 0:34 IST

  Terrorists fired upon civilians in two different attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag and Shopian, leaving two injured and one dead.

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  J-K: Two youths drown in Tawi river in Udhampur, search ops held

  May 18, 2024 14:57 IST

  The NDRF and SDRF launched a search and rescue operation after the receipt of the information.

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  Baramulla Lok Sabha seat gears up for intense contest after Engineer Rashid's entry: Who is he?

  May 18, 2024 3:46 IST

  Engineer Rashid has been a two-time MLA from Langate Assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He won the election in 2008 and 2014. Rashid unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla in 2014 and 2019. After the revocation of Article 370, J-K became a Union Territory with Legislative Assembly.

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  NIA attaches properties of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist in Kashmir

  May 16, 2024 19:38 IST

  Formed by Maulana Masood Azhar in 2000, JeM was enlisted as a "Designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation" by the United Nations Security Council. The group has carried out several terrorist attacks in India, including in Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Srinagar Lok Sabha seat: PDP candidate Waheed Para booked for violating Model Code of Conduct

  May 16, 2024 19:18 IST

  The Srinagar constituency went to polls on May 13, registering about 38 per cent voter turnout which was the second highest in the past three decades. Para is among 24 candidates in the fray from the seat.

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  Major infiltration bid foiled in J-K's Kupwara days ahead of Lok Sabha polls, 4 terrorists killed

  May 16, 2024 11:30 IST

  Notably, this are of Kupwara is going for Lok Sabha polls on May 20, as it falls under the Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency.