The flashfloods inundated the low-lying areas and submerged the ground floor of the houses in the villages. A large number of livestock were drowned and standing crops were destroyed.
In an effort to stop intrusion in the state, the Army has re-aligned the fence along the Line of Control (LoC) at Chapriyan village in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, giving the residents an 'inherent' sense of security.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed on Monday said his government will proceed with phased removal of AFSPA after consulting the Army as they have aired their apprehension over it.
A top militant commander of frontline Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a fierce gunfight in the Gurura village of northern Kashmir Bandipore district Monday morning.
Local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held as per schedule in October and the state government will make every effort to reduce the "influence of the gun", Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told an all-party meeting to discuss the situation in the state. During the meeting called by Omar yesterday, leaders of various political parties expressed their support to the Chief Minister in restoring peace in the Valley, sources said.
Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir urged the Centre to strengthen the ongoing peace process through internal and external dialogue at an all-party meeting held in Srinagar on Monday.
The state police on Friday arrested one of the two activists of the hardline Hurriyat Conference who were allegedly involved in a conspiracy to engineer violence in Kashmir valley by planning the killing of 10 to 15 people during a procession. The police swooped down at a place on Narbal-Magam Road and arrested Shabir Ahmed Wani, district president of the Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Militants carried out three separate attacks on security forces in Sopore in north Kashmir on Friday, leaving two policemen injured. The first incident took place at 12.30 am when suspected Lashker-e-Tayiba militants hurled three grenades at a police convoy in the outskirts of Sopore. The grenades where followed by heavy firing which was effectively retaliated by the security personnel, they said, adding that no one was injured.
Two security force personnel were injured on Sunday when suspected militants hurled a grenade at their bunker in downtown Srinagar.
The withdrawal of support will not threaten the stability of the Congress-PDP coalition in the state.
People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti reacted sharply when asked if there was any truth in the allegation that her party has been providing money to some Kashmiris to stage-manage the ongoing violence in the valley.
The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Wednesday under a tight security cover, with the first batch of 1,272 pilgrims leaving the Jammu base camp for the cave shrine, located at an altitude of 3,338-metres.A cavalcade of 53 vehicles carrying the devotees under tight security was flagged off by Tourism and Culture Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora from the Amarnath base camp at Bagwatinagar Yatri Niwas at approximately 5 am. Security is being provided by the Central Reserve Police Force
The 20-page judgment was delivered by Justice Hasnain Masoodi while allowing a habeas corpus petition, which challenged the second consecutive detention of Hizbul Mujhideen founder Mohammad Ahsan Dar under PSA.
A Kingfisher Airlines flight from Srinagar to Delhi was on Wednesday diverted to Jaipur where 28 passengers on board, including a Jammu and Kashmir minister and his family members, were allowed to deplane. The move came under attack from other passengers, who said it was done to facilitate the VIP for his pilgrimage to Ajmer.The airlines flatly rejected the charge as 'absolutely untrue', saying the flight had to be diverted to Jaipur on account of 'VIP movement' at the Delhi
The injured troopers of 50 RR were immediately evacuated to the local hospital at Pampore where one soldier succumbed while the other was referred by attending doctors to the army base hospital in Srinagar for specialised treatment. The two RR jawans were part of a road opening party," the officer said.
The Army killed two militants who were trying to infiltrate into India in Kupwara district on Wednesday morning.A group of heavily-armed militants tried to sneak into the Indian side at Tangdhar, 140 kms from Srinagar, a defence spokesman said. On noticing their movement, troops challenged them and in the subsequent encounter, two militants were killed.The encounter was still going on when the last reports came in.
The Jammu and Kashmir police will share with central agencies the investigation details related to the recent arrest of cops for their anti-national activities after the completion of the probe.
A senior police officer said army and police had jointly surrounded Chattibandi area of the Bandipore district on Tuesday evening on specific information about the presence of terrorists there.
A doctor couple in Rajouri have been questioned by security agencies in connection with the sensational espionage case involving an Indian diplomat, who was arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan.
"The presence of troops in residential areas is a grave threat... the sooner the rulers understand this, the better," Mirwaiz said addressing a religious function at Reshi Mohalla locality of Habbakadal in downtown city, shortly after authorities lifted restrictions on his movement.
Separatist groups in Kashmir on Thursday reacted angrily to the death sentence awarded to two locals, who were held guilty by a Delhi court in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case, in which 13 persons were killed.The moderate and hard-line groups of the separatist conglomerate All Parties Hurriyat Conference, headed by Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani respectively, have called for a protest shutdown on Friday against the death sentence.
At least one soldier of the Rashtriya Rifles was killed and another was injured in an encounter in the Rajwad forests of Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning.This is the 30th encounter in the last 90 days in the state. The encounter, which started at approximately 3 pm on Wednesday, was going on even after 20 hours. Based on a tip-off, the Jammu and Kashmir Special Operation Group and the 22nd battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles launched the operation.
Six Lashkar-e-Taiba militants of Pakistani origin, who escaped from Triyath forest after a brief encounter three days ago, were killed by security forces after they tracked them down in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
The RSS on Thursday accused the Centre of indulging in "secret diplomacy" with Kashmir separatists and said the autonomy report ran contrary to the 1994 Parliament resolution which states that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.
People of Jammu and Kashmir had a moment of elation as a record number of 10 candidates made it to the prestigious All India Civil Services this year, the results of which were declared last week.
Police and security forces have rushed to the spot.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against defence ministry officials and others as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in the sale of military land near the high-security Srinagar airport.
A passer-by was injured when militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force bunker with a hand grenade in north Kashmir's Sopore town on Friday afternoon. The militants targeted a bunker of the CRPF, located outside the State Bank of India building in the heart of Sopore, said a senior police officer. A civilian was injured when the hand grenade exploded.The injured civilian, identified as Tanveer Ahmad, was taken to the hospital for treatment.
R K Birdi, the Border Security Force commanding officer arrested in Srinagar last week in connection with the killing of a 17-year old schoolboy was on Monday admitted to the BSF hospital in Srinagar, after he complained of chest pain.On Saturday, Birdi was remanded to ten days judicial custody by the chief judicial magistrate in Srinagar and subsequently he was shifted to the high-security central jail.Official sources said that Birdi complained of chest pain today morning.
The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested a senior officer of the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly involved in the killing of the 16-year old youth in the Nishat locality of the summer capital Srinagar last month.
An ordinance to protect Hindu temples and manage their affairs across Kashmir Valley is in the offing.
Strengthening of counter terror capabilities and the intelligence apparatus, Maoist violence, police reforms and capacity building will be high on the agenda at the chief ministers' conference on internal security, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Monday. The day-long conference will also deliberate on how India is being affected due to its troubled neighbourhood and its obvious consequences in the country like cross-border terrorism.
Justifying his demand for the policy during the CMs' meet in New Delhi, Abdullah said: "A pragmatic policy to this effect is the need of the hour. The state government had proposed it after taking into consideration all pros and cons so that it is not misused at any level". He said the Centre and the state governments should work out the policy in a manner without hampering the national interests at any level but pave way for the militants to return to normal life.
The militant was operating in Pir Panjal range for past more than five years and carried an education department's identity card on the name of Parvez Ahmed, son of Mohammad Arif resident of Tope in Mendhar. The I-Card had on it the stamp and signatures of zonal education officer (ZEO), Mankot, Mendhar.
The gun-fight between security forces and militants in north Kashmir's Sopore town in Baramulla district ended on Sunday after the holed up militants managed to escape the tight security cordon.Security forces had surrounded a house in the new colony area, following specific information about the presence of militants, including a top commander of a militant outfit, inside it.However, the holed up militants managed to escape during the night, said the police.
A Border Security Force jawan was injured on Monday when Pakistani troops again violated the ceasefire, opening fire on forward area along Indo-Pak border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Centre has withdrawn ban on pre-paid mobile phones in Jammu and Kashmir. The ban was imposed early November 2009 for security reasons.
Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Mubarak Gul on Wednesday aid he will summon former Army Chief V K Singh to explain his position on his controversial statement about payoffs to politicians in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a unanimous resolution asking the Centre to conduct a thorough and time-bound probe into the charges levelled by former Army Chief V K Singh about political payoffs to mainstream politicians of the state.
