Eight people were killed after their vehicle plunged into the Chenab river in Kishtwar district of Jammu region Wednesday, police said.


Eight killed as taxi plunges into Chenab in Jammu


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In a twist to the case of alleged sexual exploitation of some minor girls, a teacher in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district Tuesday claimed he is now being framed as an accused in the same crime to "silence" him.


Implicated in sex racket to hush up case, says Kashmir whistle-blower


Anti-Israel protests continued in Srinagar city Tuesday as scores of youths walked through busy markets raising pro-Islam and anti-Israel slogans.


Anti-Israel protests continue in Srinagar


Members of two communities clashed here Sunday over a land dispute, torching three vehicles and blocking the busy Jammu-Srinagar highway for hours, police said. Traffic resumed in the evening after police restored order in the area.


Communal clash in Jammu, Srinagar highway blocked briefly


Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh Sunday visited the Northern Command headquarters at Udhampur near here and paid tributes at the war memorial, a defence statement said.


Army chief visits Northern Command HQ


Groups of two communities clashed here Sunday over a land dispute, torching three vehicles and vandalising nearly a dozen others, and blocking traffic on the busy Jammu-Srinagar highway, police said.


Communal clash in Jammu, Srinagar highway blocked


An Indian Air Force all-women officers' team Sunday embarked on a month-long cycling expedition from here to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, an official statement said.


IAF women officers on Himalayan cycling expedition


An army soldier was injured when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, defence sources said Sunday.


Soldier injured in Kupwara LoC firing


Two people arrested in connection with a landmine blast managed to escape while six members of the police team escorting them were injured after being attacked by a stone pelting mob here Saturday, police said.


Two accused escape as police team attacked in Srinagar


Indian army chief Gen. Bikram Singh arrived here on a farewell visit Saturday, a defence statement said.


Army chief arrives in Kashmir on farewell visit


Pakistan troops violated the ceasefire in Jammu district Saturday targeting Indian positions with small arms and automatic weapons, an officer said.


Pakistan troops violate ceasefire in Jammu


The Supreme court Friday dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370  that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir.


SC junks plea challenging validity of Article 370


Angry youth torched an Israeli flag to protest bombings in Gaza and shouted slogans in favour of the Palestinian people in the old city areas of Srinagar Friday.


Israeli flag torched in Srinagar over Gaza bombings


Two engineers working in the hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu region were Friday washed away in the Chenab River.


Two people washed away in Jammu


Budget proposals 2014-15 for Jammu and Kashmir evoked a mixed reaction in the state Thursday. The rehabilitation package for displaced Kashmiri Pandits was welcomed though the scheme for isolated "safe havens" faced opposition.


Budget proposals for Jammu and Kashmir evoke mixed reaction


Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday announced a Rs.500 crore programme for rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri migrants.


Rs.500 crore welfare programme for Kashmiri migrants


A top foreign guerrilla of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was Wednesday killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir in which a soldier was also injured, police said.


Top LeT guerrilla killed in Kashmir


Two soldiers, home on leave in their village in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, were beaten up by local residents after they allegedly killed a fellow villager, police said. Both have been taken into custody.


Soldiers on leave kill fellow villager in Jammu?


Border Security Force (BSF) troopers Tuesday foiled an infiltration bid by militants at the international border in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.


Infiltration bid foiled in Jammu


India Tuesday said that the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) has been asked to vacate its government-provided accommodation here.


UNMOGIP asked to vacate official accommodation: India


Nine people were killed in a road accident in Kishtwar district of Jammu region Tuesday, police said.

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