Life in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley have been affected on Monday by a shutdown against the alleged spurious drugs scam called by the local doctors' association.
Protests against the Chinese incursion in eastern Ladakh continued in the town, with activists of Socialist Democratic Party on Sunday holding demonstrations here against the neighbouring country.
After spurious drugs, turmeric power has also been found to be of sub-standard quality in the Kashmir valley. An official spokesperson said on Monday that the sample of turmeric powder collected from a trader Farooq Ahmad Tantray at Gadda Kocha, Bohri Kadal in the down town was found sub-standard.
After covering hundreds of nautical miles, hot air balloons carrying the election banner of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party landed in a remote village in Kalakot tehsil in the early hours today.
After the murderous attack on a Pakistani prisoner in the Kot Bhalwal Jail here, the 17 other Pakistani prisoners have been moved to separate barracks although all Indian and Pakistani inmates work together under strict vigil, an official said Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said it will approach court for the custody of the inmate who attacked and critically injured a Pakistani prisoner in Kot Balwal Jail here.
Eleven candidates from Jammu and Kashmir have made it this year to the final list of candidates in the prestigious civil services examination. The were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.
Social activists and students from various schools today held protest demonstration against Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Students drawn from various schools carrying tri-colours and placards depicting slogans--Go China Go- held protest demonstration against China on Saturday.
Driver of a car escaped unhurt when the vehicle caught fire due to a short-circuit on highway bypass in Jammu city on Saturday. A running car caught fire due to short-circuit on highway at Narwal belt this morning, a police officer said.
A low intensity tremor on Friday shook Kishtwar, Bhaderwah Valley and adjoining areas of Doda district triggering panic among the people. The quake, measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale shook Kishtwar, Baderwah valley and adjoining areas of Doda district 7.08 am today, a MeT department official said.
A Pakistan national lodged in Kot Bhalwal jail, on the outskirts of the Jammu city, was severely beaten up by jail inmates early on Friday morning.
A militant was today killed in an encounter between ultras and security forces in a forest in frontier Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said.
Senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah today asked Pakistan to act against the attackers of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who died in a Pakistani hospital after being comatose for nearly a week.
With a series of quakes in Bhaderwah and adjoining areas triggering panic among locals, the Jammu and Kashmir government has launched relief and rescue operations in the affected areas even as tremors jolted the Valley for the third day on Thursday.
A militant hideout has been busted in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Media reports said on Thursday that the hideout was busted in a joint operation by army soldiers and state police personnel.