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.


No change in US hands off Kashmir policy


IANS Automatic

Indian Army's Western Command chief, Lt. Gen. Philip Campose Tuesday called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and briefed him on security issues, a statement said.


Western army commander briefs Omar Abdullah


A top guerrilla commander and two of his associates - all foreign nationals - were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, the army said Tuesday.


Three foreign guerrillas killed in Kashmir: Army


Three militants were killed in a night-long exchange of gunfire with the security forces in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, an officer said Tuesday.


Three militants killed in Kashmir firing


A gunfight started between security forces and separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Kupwara district Monday evening.


Gunfight on between security forces, militants in Kashmir


Three people were killed in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday when some labourers lit a fire to keep themselves warm, accidentally setting off explosives meant to blast rocks, officials said.


Three killed in Kashmir explosion


If you have eaten harisa once, you simply cannot ignore it, goes the old saying in Kashmir.


Just won't know where to stop with this Kashmir delicacy (Foodie Trail)


Students of government medical college here held protests Thursday demanding expulsion of those who managed to get admission in medical colleges through the 2012 test paper leak racket.


MBBS students demand expulsion of tainted batchmates


The plot behind the Jammu and Kashmir MBBS entrance test 2012 racket was so blatant and shocking that it could be the inspiration for a sequel to Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 2003 comedy flick "Munna Bhai MBBS".


MBBS entrance racket shocks J&K  (Kashmir Newsletter)


The night temperatures across the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir remained below the freezing point Thursday. The weather office has forecast the cold would intensify here.


Cold to intensify in Kashmir,Ladakh, says weatherman


At least 33 people were injured Wednesday, three critically, following the blast of an LPG cylinder during a marriage ceremony in Galighar village of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.


33 injured in cylinder explosion in Kashmir village


The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the local Jammu and Kashmir Bank for direct benefit transfer (DBT) into the accounts of beneficiaries of central and state government schemes.


Kashmir government signs MoU for direct benefit transfer


Eight people were killed Tuesday when a taxi in which they were travelling rolled down a hill and plunged into a river in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, police said.


Eight killed in Kashmir road accident


Five people were killed Tuesday when a taxi in which they were travelling rolled down a hill and plunged into a river in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.


Five die in Kashmir road accident


As many as 58,403 cases were settled and total compensation of Rs.29.26 crores was awarded to victims of motor accidents in the National Lok Adalat held Satuday in both benches of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and 22 district courts in the state.


National Lok Adalat settles 58,403 cases on spot in Kashmir


Amid concerns in the government over misuse of social media, Intelligence Bureau chief Asif Ibrahim Saturday suggested that foreign content providers on the internet be brought within the ambit of Indian laws.


Bring foreign content providers under ambit of Indian law: IB chief


The weather department has forecast light rain and snow in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir even as night temperatures improved Saturday because of cloud cover.


Rain and snow forecast in Kashmir


The Indian army Friday remembered top commanders of the army and the air force killed this day in 1963 in a helicopter crash in Poonch district of Jammu region.


Indian army remembers 1963 Poonch crash victims


The Indian Air Force (IAF) will undertake air sorties to carry passengers from Kargil district in the Ladakh region of the state to Srinagar and Jammu from Dec 1, authorities said Wednesday.


IAF to operate air sorties for passengers from Kargil


Human trafficking in the shape of child labour, and marriage  of minor girls have become major problems in Jammu and Kashmir, and the state police has been grappling with these challenges, the state's police chief said Wednesday.


Kashmir police's challenges: Human trafficking, child abuse


Jammu and Kashmir will soon implement the right to education so that every child between four and 14 years will have the right to free and compulsory  education till he completes elementary studies, Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand said here Monday.

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