The accused in the rape and murder of a woman in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district has been arrested, police said on Saturday.


Rape, murder accused arrested in J&K


IANS Automatic

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that it will cover all 22 districts of the state under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) so that poor families can avail the benefits of the Union government's flagship scheme.


J&K government to cover all districts under health insurance plan


A French filmmaker, who was arrested here for trying to make a film on pellet victims, was released on bail on Tuesday, police said.


French film maker arrested in Kashmir released


Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police S.P. Vaid said on Monday the state cadre IPS officer who made a controversial speech related to militancy in the state has been asked to explain his conduct.


Kashmir IPS officer asked to explain controversial speech: DGP


Concerted action against militants and appointment of an interlocutor to carry forward the dialogue process were key aspects of Centre's policy on Jammu and Kashmir in the past year as it sought to expose the narrative of the separatists through a crackdown on their flow of funds from the "neighbouring country" to finance unrest in the state.


Tough policy on militants, separatists in Kashmir; also a reach-out (2017 in Retrospect)


Indian Army's Northern Command chief, Lt Gen Devraj Anbu on Wednesday visited forward areas on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts, a defence statement said.


Northern army chief visits LoC in Poonch, Rajouri


The stories of 40-year-old Mohammad Younis and 33-year old Mohammer Tariq are similar. Residents of Rajouri and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, both were advised knee joint replacement surgery -- but the cost in a private hospital was prohibitive and the wait at a government hospital much too long.


Kashmir's joint surgeries a boon for poor patients (Health Feature)


At least 16 bus passengers were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Monday, police said.


16 injured in J&K road accident


The cross Line of Control (LoC) bus service between Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir carried 85 passengers across the divided state, officials said.


85 persons travel to-and-fro on Poonch-Rawalakot cross-LoC bus service


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said she was nostalgic about the time when she would bunk college as a youngster and watched films in Srinagar.


Would bunk college, watch movies in cinema halls: Mehbooba


Bilal Ahmad Dar, 18, is ready to start his daily journey into the Wular Lake, said to be Asia's largest fresh-water lake, early in the morning on a bitterly cold December day.


Making a difference: Teenager's passion sets an example in Kashmir (IANS Special Series)


A moderate intensity earthquake occurred in Kashmir in the wee hours of Thursday. No report of casualty or damage has come from anywhere so far.


Moderate intensity earthquake jolts Valley


Two militants and a soldier were killed and another soldier injured in a gunfight that erupted on Monday between the security forces and militants holed up in a house in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said.


Soldier, two militants killed in Kashmir gunfight (Third Lead)


Nearly Rs 1 lakh was looted from a bank in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday by Al Qaeda Kashmir unit chief Zakir Musa and his associates, police said.


Bank looted in Kashmir by Zakir Musa


Militants hurled a grenade at a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday evening but it exploded without causing any damage, police said.


Grenade attack on Kashmir police station, no casualties


Two exam centres for this year's national eligibility entrance test (NEET) would be set up in the Kashmir Valley, following Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's request, the Central government announced on Saturday.


Two test centres set up for NEET-2018 in Valley


A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir legislators called on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday and sought details about his government's initiatives in the fields of education and health, an official statement said.


J&K MLAs meet Kejriwal, seek details on initiatives


More than 200 militants have been killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir so far this year, the largest number of militants killed in one year after 2010, state police chief S.P. Vaid said on Thursday


Over 200 militants killed in J&K so far: DGP


National Conference President Farooq Abdullah Wednesday demanded that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti should visit Tihar Jail to find out the condition of Kashmiri inmates there.


Visit Tihar Jail to ensure Kashmiris inmates' welfare, Farooq tells Mehbooba


Pakistan Army on Tuesday again violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Tuesday, leading to a heavy exchange of fire, an official said.


Heavy firing across LoC after Pakistan violates ceasefire


A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was injured in a petrol bomb attack here on Monday, police said.

Page 11 -