Dropping a bombshell, the country's well-known legal luminary, historian and columnist AG Noorani on Wednesday questioned the veracity of the 2008 polls and alleged that it was rigged by security agencies in Srinagar
Security Forces have penetrated deep inside the forests of Kupwara after failing to capture a group of militants believed to have infiltrated into North Kashmir's Kupwara district on Line of Control on Monday last week.
Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday convened a high-level meeting to expedite and implement the Rakhi-i-Arth project for early settlement of Dal dwellers.
Fresh tremors on Monday shook Bhaderwah belt of Doda district where a panic-stricken elderly woman died of a heart attack while fleeing from her home.
Terminated head constable Abdul Ahad Jan, who hit the headlines in 2010 after he hurled shoe at chief minister Omar Abdullah and raised pro-freedom slogans, was arrested in an extortion case on Tuesday in south Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir tourism minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday said Kashmir was as safe as any part of the world and called upon all the government of foreign countries to allow their citizens to visit the state.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday impressed upon the education department to ensure 100% coverage of schools under the drinking water supply (DWS) and sanitation facility, adding that the focus should also be on dovetailing and combining health programmes to ensure complete health cover to the children.

The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board and the state government are working on a series of measures to reduce chances of any casualty of intending pilgrims this year. The shrine board is working on a multi-layer medicare facility.
A government school teacher in south Kashmir's Anantnag district has been suspended after a photograph appeared online showing him relaxing on a chair as school children massaged his legs.

A government school teacher in south Kashmir's Anantnag district has been suspended after a photograph appeared online showing him relaxing on a chair as school children massaged his legs.
VIDEO INSIDEA fortnight-long tourism festival kicked off here on Tuesday to attract visitors to the Kashmir Valley.

Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Commission (SAC) has ordered a regular inquiry into the alleged role of deputy chief minister Tara Chand in the illegal appointments in urban local bodies.

Jammu and Kashmir government has established two dockyards for construction and repair of houseboats in the Dal Lake, one of the main attractions for tourists visiting the state.
An army chopper crashed on Monday morning in the Siachen glacier, with both the pilots sustaining minor injuries before being evacuated to Chandigarh for treatment.

An army chopper crashed on Monday morning in the Siachen glacier, with both the pilots sustaining minor injuries before being evacuated to Chandigarh for treatment.