The police on Friday afternoon detained pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik along with five of his associates in Srinagar where life was paralysed by a protest shutdown.
Geelani had called for a march on Friday to Tral town in South Kashmir where two youths were killed in an anti-militancy operation on Monday.
Khanday was reinstated during a cabinet meeting chaired by state chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in Jammu Sunday.
The DGP said the police have resolved not to spare the people behind the act. "It is the resolve of Jammu and Kashmir Police that we are not going to spare these rascals," he said.
Over 50 youths have been arrested for allegedly being involved in stone-pelting during protests that rocked parts of the Kashmir valley following execution of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru.
Terror group People's Anti-Fascist Front claimed responsibility for his murder.
Two persons were arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a minor girl in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
The NIA has so far charge-sheeted 29 accused under the UAPA.
He said 100 youths joined terrorism in J-K this year, which is also the lowest in many years.
Normal life in the Kashmir Valley was severely affected due to a strike call given by hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani against the continued arrests of youths.
The terrorists were nabbed in a joint search operation launched Friday night by the 52 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operation Group, Baramulla.
Investigations into the escape of dreaded Lashker-e-Tayiba terrorist Mohammed Naveed Jhatt from a busy hospital has brought to the fore lapses at different stages, especially the failure of the prosecution wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police as well as the state home department over hurriedly issuing orders for transfer of the accused to a central jail from Kathua in the Jammu region, it has emerged.
Kangana Ranaut plays an Air Force pilot in Tejas, joining an increasing list of films and shows centered around women playing significant roles in their careers.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered no coercive steps shall be taken for two weeks against Hyderabad University professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing over two complaints lodged against him in strife-torn Manipur.
Police said the bomb landed outside the security camp and caused no loss or injuries.
The operations have been launched in six villages falling under Zainapora area in Shopian after security forces received information about movement of militants there
In a development that may raise an alarm in the security establishment, flags of dreaded terror outfit ISIS along with those of Pakistan were today raised in Kashmir after which police promised a thorough probe and legal action against those involved.
The NIA on Tuesday took over the case of last week's terror strike near an army camp Jammu, officials said, as one of the three arrestees confessed to transporting terrorists from the International Border to Kashmir in the past also, sending alarm bells ringing in the security establishment.
The only son of JKNPP founder Bhim Singh has apologised to Prime Minister Modi for participating in an anti-government protest in February last year that led to him being blacklisted by the High Commission.
When powers vested by the Finance Bill 2017 begin to get mildly used, fellow Indians living in the corporate bubble will get a faint whiff of what life can be like when you run a grocery store in the streets of Kashmir or the North East.
Kashmir Singh slammed the Central governments that were in power during his imprisonment for not providing financial support to his family. Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal announced a monthly pension of Rs 5000 for Kashmir Singh and his wife, a government job for his son, and that the government would bear the expenses of the construction of his new house.
Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Thursday placed under house arrest, a day ahead of his scheduled visit to Tral town in south Kashmir Pulwama district.
In more trouble for former Health Minister Shabir Khan, the Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker on Monday gave his nod to police for the members of arrest on molestation charges, saying they should act according to law.
A young man was killed and two others injured in firing by the Central Reserve Police Force on Saturday during protests in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir where a strike has been called by the hardline Hurriyat faction against the killing of two youths in Tral earlier this week.
"We will emerge more strongly if you try to suppress us," said Saeed.
Kejriwal said that it has been alleged that a bribe of Rs 100 crore was taken, but he asked where was the money.
Curfew from the south Kashmir town was briefly lifted on Saturday morning after remaining in force for 49 days.
A local court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant against former Jammu and Kashmir junior health minister Shabir Ahmad Khan allegedly involved in sexual assault on a doctor in Srinagar.
Students of the Kashmir University raised slogans supporting Kanhaiya Kumar during a signature campaign held to back the Jawaharlal Nehru University students.
For the first time in 25 years since the start of militancy in Kashmir, the separatists have not called for a general strike on Martyrs' Day on Monday in view of the fasting month of Ramzan.
Top hardline Kashmiri leader Mohammed Shafi Reshi along with five others was arrested in Srinagar on Sunday, a day after the police took pro-Pakistan woman separatist leader Asiya Andrabi into custody.
"We intend to talk to individuals and groups who want peace and normalcy in Kashmir Valley," Home Minister Rajnath Singh said before the departure of delegation comprising 30 members from 20 parties.
Mehrajuddin alias Javed, a close associate of United Jihad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested during an operation in Kishtwar forest belt, a senior police officer told PTI on Thursday.
Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said on Monday the police have also detained his "accomplices" for questioning.
Director general of police Dilbag Singh said the April 20 attack was a well-planned one and executed by three to five terrorists.
The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday raided a dozen places in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with two cases, one related to the recovery of an IED and another about the recruitment of youth by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba terror outfit, an official said.
A total of 901 police personnel drawn from the CAPFs and state forces have been awarded various service medals, including for gallant action, on the occasion of the 74th Republic Day, the Union home ministry said Wednesday.
After a series of raids by the National Investigative Agency on kashmiri separatists over the last two days, the authorities today prevented separatists from holding a meeting at residence of hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani, placing several leaders including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest.
The Delhi police had earlier said it arrested two 'suspicious' men and recovered two hand grenades from their house in the Bhalswa Dairy area of Jahangirpuri.
India on Thursday said it has no "locus standi" in the matter and its attempt to internationalise the issue will not "whitewash" cross-border terrorism supported by it.
