At least 40 people were washed away Thursday when a bus carrying a marriage party fell into a swollen river in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.


40 killed as bus falls into Kashmir river


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A flag meeting between Indian and Pakistani army commanders was held on the Line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district to solve local issues, a defence official said Thursday.


India, Pakistan hold flag meeting on LoC


BJP president Amit Shah Thursday extended his condolences to the flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir and appealed to party lawmakers and workers in the state to help in relief work, a party statement said.


BJP lawmakers in Kashmir asked to expedite relief work


The flood-toll in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 15 Thursday with all major rivers flowing above the danger mark.


Jammu and Kashmir floods toll rises to 15


As many as 32 people from a marriage party  were killed Thursday when their bus fell into a swollen river in Rajouri district of Jammu region.


32 drown as bus falls into flooded Jammu river


Twenty five people were washed away in Rajouri district of Jammu region Thursday when a bus carrying a marriage party fell into a swollen river.


25 washed away as Kashmir bus falls into river


Traditional Kashmiri street theatre, which once occupied centre stage as the most powerful medium of mass communication in Kashmiri society, seems to be dying a silent death.


Will Kashmir's street theatre die an unsung death? (Arts Feature, with image)


The toll in the Jammu and Kashmir floods rose to 10 Thursday as incessant rain, which is likely to continue till Saturday, wreaked havoc in parts of the state.


Jammu and Kashmir floods toll rises to 10


The toll in Jammu and Kashmir floods rose to 10 Thursday, police said.


Jammu and Kashmir floods: Toll rises to 10


Six people, including a BSF inspector, were killed Wednesday due to landslides and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Dozens of families were rescued and shifted to safer places.


Six killed in Kashmir floods, many evacuated


Three separatist guerrillas of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit were Tuesday killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, even as the Indian Army unearthed a tunnel across the LoC that was meant to push terrorists into India, officials said.


Top militant commander among three killed in Kashmir gunfight (Roundup)


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said residents of areas near the boundary between India and Pakistan in the state bear the brunt on border skirmishes, making their lives miserable and difficult.


Border residents bear brunt of India-Pakistan skirmishes: Omar


The Indian Army Tuesday unearthed an unfinished underground tunnel across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir that was meant to push terrorists into India.


Army finds underground tunnel in Kashmir


An army major and two soldiers were killed and five were  injured Tuesday in a road accident in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, an official said.


Army officer, two soldiers die in Kashmir accident


President Pranab Mukherjee Monday arrived here on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.


President in Jammu on two-day visit


There are less chances of hailstorms threatening crops in the Kashmir valley during the autumn season though the minimum temperature in Srinagar was recorded a degree below normal, the Met Office said Monday.


Less chances of hailstorms in Kashmir


Two people were killed and four others injured Sunday when a car fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir.


Two killed in Kashmir road accident


Defence Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday termed as "provocative" the ceasefire violations by Pakistan and said the Indian Army was "alert" and responding to every situation.


Ceasefire violations provocative, says Jaitley


Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said he was "disappointed" that Pakistan sought to make a "spectacle" of efforts at talks and added that any "meaningful" bilateral dialogue requires an environment that is free from "terrorism" and "violence".


Terror-free environment needed for dialogue with Pakistan: Modi


A policeman, deployed as the personal security guard of the district magistrate of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, was critically injured Friday after being shot by separatist guerrillas, police said.


Policeman shot by militants in Kashmir


Eight people were killed Thursday when their vehicle skidded off the road in Ramban district of Jammu region, an official said.

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