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'As many as 190 schools will reopen on Monday in various zones of the district. The areas where schools will be opened include Lasjan, Sangri, Panthachowk, Nowgam, Rajbagh, Jawahar Nagar, Gagribal, Dhara, Theed, Batmaloo and Shalteng,' the spokesperson said. (Photo: AP | File)

Over 100 schools to resume in J&K from August 19

Shahid Iqbal Choudhary convened a meeting on Saturday with officers of the education department and heads of schools in the district.

18 Aug 2019 6:54 PM

Security personnel react as youth hurl brickbats on them during restrictions in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Centre resorted to false pretexts to remove special status of J&K

Shah Faesal, a young bureaucrat-turned politician trying to leave the country, was arrested at Delhi airport and taken back to Srinagar.

17 Aug 2019 7:46 AM

Children walk past concertina wire during restrictions following the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Lockdown takes toll on health in J&K

Cases of panic attacks increased at an alarming rate in last 12 days, reveal doctors.

17 Aug 2019 7:15 AM

A vendor sells balloons at a street in Srinagar after curfew was relaxed ahead of Id on Sunday, but there appear to be few takers. (Photo: DC)

Ending 370, new UTs: Govt on sound legal footing

The Constitution guarantees citizens the right to freely move throughout the territory of India and to settle down in any part of it.

12 Aug 2019 12:58 AM

The Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbagh Singh on Saturday assured that there was not a single incident of violence the state and the restrictions on movements had been further relaxed. (Photo: File)

'Not single bullet fired in 6 days': J&K police rebuts claims of violence

In a statement tweeted by the J&K police, the state administration also asked people not to believe fabricated and motivated news.

11 Aug 2019 8:43 AM

“As J&K will see more and more development... I do not think it will remain a Union territory for long. However, Ladakh will remain a Union territory,” Mr Modi said. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi reaches out, offers J&K a new dawn

The Prime Minister said J&K will still elect governments through elections, and the chief ministers and MLAs will be elected from among themselves.

09 Aug 2019 1:59 AM

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) member Shehla Rashid, who has been vocal against the scrapping of Article 370, said they will approach the Supreme Court in the matter. (Photo: File)

J&K students in Delhi fear for kins' safety in Valley, critical of 370's revocation

Some of them termed the move of revoking Article 370 as 'dictatorial'.

05 Aug 2019 7:31 PM

Bollywood celebs react to the decision of scrapping Article 370. (Photo: ANI/Instagram)

Article 370 revoked: Anupam Kher to Zaira Wasim, Bollywood reacts to decision

Bollywood is divided over the BJP-government's decision to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution.

05 Aug 2019 3:15 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah may visit Jammu and Kashmir amid the on going turmoil in J&K. (Photo: File)

Amid confusion and uncertainty, Home Minister Amit Shah likely to visit J&K

An itinerary is being prepared and Shah may visit after the Parliament session.

04 Aug 2019 10:47 AM

'He assured us that there was no movement on (repealing) Article 370 or Article 35A or delimitation (of constituencies in the state),' Abdullah said. (Photo: File)

'Guv assured no move to repeal Article 35-A, 370, want Parliament's word': Omar

Abdullah appealed to the people of the state to keep calm and control their emotions.

03 Aug 2019 2:07 PM

Replying to a question on Articles 370 and 35-A, which give special status to J&K, Khanna said only time will tell what will happen on the two articles. (Photo: File)

BJP will form govt on its own in J&K whenever elections are held: BJP leader

Khanna, who was the party's in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir's organisational affairs, was appointed election in-charge on Wednesday.

02 Aug 2019 2:35 PM

Incidents of cross-border firing and shelling take a toll on the lives of civilians who live close to the India-Pakistan border. The bunkers are meant to provide them with a safety cover in case of cross-border firing. (Photo: ANI)

Community bunkers being built for safety of J&K's villagers near Indo-Pak border

These bunkers are being constructed in Rajouri's Nowshera, Panjgrain and Manjakote.

21 Jul 2019 10:43 AM

Battle-ready BSF and CRPF jawans line Srinagar’s main roads for the Amarnath Yatris. None of this is necessary, they say. (Photo: ANI)

J&K bonds with India may deepen over time

Kashmir has this instant ability to exclude everything except the known and the immediate.

20 Jul 2019 12:00 AM

People offer funeral prayers for the BJP state vice-president Ghulam Mohammad Mir in Veerinag area of Anantnag district on Sunday. Mir was killed by suspected militants. (Photo: PTI)

J&K may rethink on order to cut security of leaders

The issue came in for a threadbare discussion at a high level meeting held at the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday.

09 May 2019 6:18 AM

There has been a decline in the local recruitment in Valley in recent months due to successful operations launched against the terrorists. (Representational Image | PTI)

J&K: Terror activities may rise after capital shift

Militants will also try to give the impression that the government is stalled in the Valley, said sources.

30 Apr 2019 6:23 AM

SDS), a local religious group, had called for a peaceful march from its headquarters at Char Chinar to the deputy commissioner's office in the communally sensitive town to lodge their protest against the killings and alleged failure of police to nab the culprits. (Photo: Representational)

Protesters ransack govt building, set ablaze guv's effigy in J&K's Kishtwar

Hundreds of people took to streets to protest against the recent killings of four people.

27 Apr 2019 7:08 PM

Modi said, 'Congress never trusted valour of Indian armed forces, they always raised doubt on IAF strikes.' (Photo: ANI)

I sense powerful wave in favour of BJP this time: Modi in J&K

Modi blamed Congress for migration of Kashmiri Pandits from Valley.

14 Apr 2019 1:10 PM

A police officer said the gunmen barged into a district hospital and snatched the service weapon of the personal security officer of the RSS leader and then attempted to kill him. (Photo: Representational)

RSS leader injured, his security officer shot dead in J&K; curfew like situation

In the scuffle, the policeman was shot dead by the assailants whereas leader received minor injuries.

09 Apr 2019 5:40 PM

An encounter between the terrorists and the security forces broke out after the terrorists fired indiscriminately at the search party. (Photo: File)

8, including 2 militants killed as encounter enters third day in J&K

Five security personnel and a civilian have lost their lives in the encounter.

03 Mar 2019 10:03 AM

The police also said that a driver Gurdev Singh of Jammu was killed in a head-on collision between two trucks near Ramban along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Saturday morning. (Representational Image)

J&K: 10 killed, 30 injured in three separate mishaps

Many of those travelling in the bus were injured and were rushed to Jammu’s Government Medical College Hospital.

03 Mar 2019 4:30 AM

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