In several parts of the metropolis, shops were shut in protest and schools held prayer meets as a mark of respect to the CRPF personnel who were killed on Thursday.
Several Kashmiris claimed they were harassed and attacked after the terrorist attack in Pulwama district in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force men were killed.
If Modi was really keen on Katchatheevu, he could have reclaimed that island during his 10 years in office, he said.
Is this attention to detail by "56" chest"? the Congress asked.
The NIA investigators, with the support of forensic and automobile experts, have been able to identify the vehicle used in the blast.
Senior government sources said the charge of carrying out a Pulwama scale terror attack bigger was given to the Jaish-e-Mohammed headed by Maulana Masood Azhar by Pakistan Army's Inter-Services Intelligence.
The gunfight is going on and further details were awaited.
The Jammu and Kashmir authorities have already snapped mobile internet services across the valley as a precautionary measure, in anticipation of a possible a law and order problem, police said, adding that there are strict restrictions on the movement of people.
The terrorists had spent around Rs six lakh on procurement of explosives and the Maruti Eeco car used in the attack, the NIA said in its chargesheet.
Lavender cultivation employs around 5,000 farmers and young entrepreneurs in geographically remote areas of Kashmir.
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale summoned Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood to his South Block office and issued a very strong demarche .
Tendulkar will join thousands of runners during the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon, on Sunday, to raise funds for the families of the martyrs of the Pulwama terror attack.
Acting on a credible input about the presence of terrorists in Bijbehara area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Tuesday morning.
Imad Nazir, a spirited, specially-abled nine year old from Kulgam district, is making waves with his ability to play India's favourite sport.
The driver and the cleaner of the truck escaped when the truck was stopped by police and CRPF personnel. But the occupants opened fire. One terrorist was killed in retaliatory fire. 2 others who escaped were neutralised later.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag offered to bear the educational expenses of children of all the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
Pulwama must become the defining moment in our fight against terror, effecting a sea change in our mindset. The erratic, blow hot blow cold approach, the hallmark of our anti-terror-Pak-Kashmir policy must end. In its place is required a pragmatic, comprehensive, robust hard line course that is relentlessly pursued even in times of relative calm until the final objective is met, namely the eradication of separatism and the total annihilation of terror, says Vivek Gumaste.
Weapons and war-like stores have been recovered from the site of the encounter.
One of the two cases was registered by NIA's Delhi branch in 2021, and the other was lodged by the anti-terror agency's Jammu branch in 2022.
From Vijay Devarakonda to Kung Fu Panda, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on OTT this week.
Several candidates, including Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the BJP's Amritsar candidate, are promising resumption of India-Pakistan trade via the Attari-Wagah land route.
The harvesting season for one of the most expensive spices, Saffron, also referred to as 'Red Gold' has begun in Kashmir.
Jaish-e-Mohammed's Sajjad Ahmad Khan, a close aide of Pulwama attack mastermind Mudassir Ahmad Khan, was conspiring terror attacks across country, the National Investigation Agency claimed.
A total of 207 police bravery medals were declared by the Union government apart from 89 President's police medals for distinguished service and 650 police medals for meritorious service, as per a list published by the Union home ministry.
'There is no link between Article 370 abrogation and a rise in voting percentage.'
It was not immediately clear as to how many days he will stay in Pakistan.
The militants attacked the Pulwama police station with grenades and automatic gunfire in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot.
A brief exchange of fire took place between security forces and militants at Shiekhpura in Lalpora area of Kupwara district, 100 kilometre from Srinagar, a police official said.
CSK to donate proceeds from IPL opener to Pulwama martyrs' families
The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) Monday pulled down pictures of Pakistan players from its lobby, protesting against the terrorist attack in Pulwama.
A youth died in clashes between stone-pelters and security personnel near the encounter site.
Panzoo alias Fayaz Ahmad Thokar alias Hanzulla Bai was a "co-conspirator" of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed by a terrorist who used a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device to trigger the deadly blast.
It's just not a date. It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win. It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out in India and beyond it, notes Sheela Bhatt.
The blast rocked the school when students of Class 10 were taking winter tuition.
The meeting has been convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and invitations have been extended to all major political parties.
The speech he gave in which he accused the Congress of getting black money in tempos from Ambani and Adani is remarkable.' 'It is a self-goal for sure, but indicates someone who has lost control, someone who is rattled.'
An encounter broke out on Monday night between security forces and militants holed up in a village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said.
The bodies of two terrorists had been recovered on Sunday.
The 15-nation body includes China as a permanent veto-wielding member.
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