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.


Kashmir to implement right to education for every child


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A soldier was injured Saturday in Kashmir's Kupwara district when guerrillas opened fire at an army convoy.


Soldier injured in Kashmir firing


Lt. Gen. Philip Campose, who heads the Indian Army's swordarm Western Command, Friday visited forward areas on the international border in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir to review security on the borders.


Top Indian Army officer visits international border in Jammu


Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday cautioned people against divisive forces trying to divide communities along religious lines.


Be alert against forces fanning communal tension


A police constable was injured Friday evening in south Kashmir's Anantnag district in a hit-and-run attack by separatist guerrillas.


Policeman injured in south Kashmir guerrilla firing


Emphasising that his debut film "Partav (The Influence)" highlights the story rather than the scenic beauty of Kashmir, filmmaker Dilnawaz Muntazir says the portrayal of the Kashmir Valley in most of the Bollywood films is "not real".


Kashmir's portrayal in Bollywood 'not real': Kashmiri filmmaker


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said a 500-megawatt thermal power project would soon be set up with feedstock from the coal block allotted to the state by the central government to meet the state's growing electricity demands.


Will set up 500MW thermal power project: Omar Abdullah


Tension on the Line of Control and the international border directly impacts the tranquillity and development process in Jammu and Kashmir and endangers life and property of the people, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Wednesday.


Ceasefire violations causing economic stress: Omar Abdullah


Amid anger in New Delhi over the meeting between Pakistan prime minister's foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz and Kashmiri separatists, Islamabad Wednesday said it was customary for a Pakistani senior functionary to consult Kashmiri leaders as the Kashmir issue was the "core dispute" between the two countries that needs to be resolved.


Kashmir core dispute that needs to be resolved: Pakistan


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday announced the setting up of a committee headed by the state chief secretary to look into the use of a controversial area of land as a firing range by the army.


Committee to look into Kashmir firing range issue


India Tuesday expressed strong disapproval of the meeting between Pakistani prime minister's foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz with Hurriyat leaders, saying it would be "counter-productive" towards meaningful dialogue between the two countries.


Aziz meeting Hurriyat may affect dialogue: Khurshid


The central government has committed a "diplomatic blunder" by allowing Pakistan Prime Minister's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz to hold talks with the Kashmiri separatist leaders on "Indian soil", Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh said Sunday.


BJP shocked at Sartaj Aziz-separatists meeting in Delhi


The Jammu and Kashmir government will send a comprehensive package  to the central government for rehabilitating Pakistani refugees settled in Jammu following displacement in 1947, 1965 and 1971.


'Pakistani refugees' settlement package being sent to centre'


With minimum temperatures already several notches below normal across Jammu and Kashmir, the weather office Saturday forecast a further drop.


Night temperature to fall in Jammu and Kashmir


Three senior separatist leaders have been invited by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi to meet the  Pakistan prime minister's national security advisor, Sartaj Aziz, during his forthcoming visit to India, sources said.


Kashmir separatist leaders invited to meet Sartaj Aziz


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said that over 900,000 youth would be trained for job placements during the 12th Five Year Plan period in the state.


Over 9 lakh youth to get job skills: Omar Abdullah


The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act must be immediately repealed, Amnesty International India said Thursday.


Repeal Armed Forces Act, says Amnesty


A group of girls, all students from Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir,  met UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in Delhi and asked her to intervene for better educational infrastructure and facilities in the district, an official statement said Wednesday.


Kashmir students meet Sonia, seek better educational facilities


The casualty block of the 500-bed Lal Ded maternity hospital here was gutted in a blaze Tuesday night, authorities said.


Fire at Srinagar maternity hospital


With the minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir dropping several notches below normal, the weather office Monday forecast moderate to heavy  snowfall on Wednesday-Thursday.


Kashmir Valley to get heavy snowfall


Personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) along with the Rashtriya Rifles and the Jammu and Kashmir police recovered a cache of ammunition here, said a CRPF official Sunday.

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