A 40-year-old teacher was Saturday arrested here on charges of attempting to rape a girl student, police said.


Teacher arrested for rape attempt in Srinagar


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Fire broke out Saturday in a block of the bone and joint hospital here but was soon controlled, police said. All the patients were safe.


Fire at Srinagar hospital


Former Indian army chief V.K. Singh Friday submitted his reply to the breach of privileges notice served on him by the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly regarding allegations by Singh that ministers and legislators were beneficiaries of army's secret funds.


Didn't say anything not in public domain: V.K. Singh


With the minimum temperature dropping to minus 3.5 degrees Celsius Friday, Srinagar witnessed the season's coldest night so far, and the Leh town in Ladakh region recorded its lowest at minus 13 degrees Celsius.


Srinagar, Leh record season's lowest temperatures


A group of 23 students from Uri district of Jammu and Kashmir are on a four-day trip to Kolkata as part of a national integration tour organised by the army.


Kashmiri pupils on army-organised trip to Kolkata


The residents here had to light fire under the frozen water taps as temperature of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius was recorded Thursday, making it the coldest night of the season so far.


Srinagar records coldest night of season


Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Ashok Prasad Wednesday removed the red light from his official vehicle and ordered beacons removed from vehicles of police officers in the state, following the Supreme Court ruling.


Kashmir police chief leads by example, removes red beacon


A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed and a trooper injured in firing by guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar Wednesday.


CRPF trooper dies in Srinagar guerrilla attack


Privileges committee of Jammu and Kashmir legislative council has summoned former Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh to appear before it Jan 9 in connection with the latter's allegations of payoffs to state ministers and legislators.

Jammu and Kashmir upper house summons V K Singh

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The ruling National Conference (NC) Saturday demanded an apology from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for describing Jammu and Kashmir as a beggar state.


J&K seeks Modi apology on beggar state jibe


Cold weather conditions across the Kashmir Valley eased Saturday and the night temperature here rose above the freezing point.


Cold weather eases in the Valley


India Friday said that the directors general of military operations of India and Pakistan need to meet first to ensure peace on the border before other issues can be taken up.


Let DGMOs meet first, other issues later: India to Pakistan


A top ranking Indian Army officer said here Friday that there has been heightened activity across the Line of Control (LoC) indicating guerrillas could be planning a major infiltration bid.


Major infiltration bid likely in Kashmir, says army officer


Pakistan Thursday said the Kashmir issue should be resolved "peacefully through talks based on UN Security Council resolutions".


Kashmir should be resolved peacefully, says Pakistan


Havaldar Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, a 100-year-old veteran of two world wars, was successfully treated at the army's Satwari Hospital in Jammu Thursday, officials said.


100-year-old world war veteran treated at Jammu hospital


The "K word" played out again in India-Pakistan ties Wednesday. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was quoted by a Pakistani daily as saying that Kashmir "can trigger a fourth war" with India, while Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a sharp riposte, said there was no scope of Pakistan winning a war with India in his lifetime.


India, Pakistan spar over purported 'Kashmir' remark


Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday strongly denied news reports quoting him as having said that Kashmir was "a flashpoint and can trigger a fourth war" with India.


Sharif 'strongly denies' Kashmir flashpoint remarks


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that there was no scope of Pakistan winning a war with India in his lifetime.


Pakistan cannot win a war in my lifetime: Manmohan Singh


Kashmir is "a flashpoint and can trigger a fourth war" with India, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said, adding that he would push for early settlement of the issue.


Kashmir can trigger fourth war with India: Sharif


Cold wave conditions continued without respite across the Kashmir Valley Wednesday, and night temperatures dropped several notches below freezing point.


Night temperature in Kashmir dips below freezing point


Affirming that there is no change in the  long-held US policy on Kashmir, a senior Obama administration official has said it  is for India-Pakistan to set the pace, scope, and nature of talks over it.

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