Qari Yasir, the top-most commander of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad, was gunned down Tuesday by security personnel in village Garewad in Lolab Valley in Jammu & Kashmir, police said.


Top Jaish commander killed in J&K


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A police sub-inspector in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district was held for questioning following an FIR filed by the family of one of the four people killed in firing by security forces Thursday, police said.


Ramban firing: Police officer held after FIR by victim's family


Curfew was lifted here Sunday, but sporadic protests and a shutdown called by the separatists marred normal life in the city. Over 25 people were injured in clashes across the Kashmir Valley.


25 people injured in clashes in Kashmir


Not having an active presence on the social circuit is one thing santoor player Pandit Bhajan Sopori doesn't miss. Instead, he focusses on those artistes who have been sidelined or shadowed by the phenomenon of what he calls the "cultural mafia" - a termite nibbling away at the nation's cultural soul.


Cultural mafia ruling India: Pandit Bhajan Sopori (Interview)


Global rights watchdog Amnesty International said Saturday  authorities must avoid excessive use of force and investigate killings in Jammu and Kashmir.


Avoid excessive force, Amnesty tells Jammu and Kashmir authorities


Two people were killed and over a dozen got injured Saturday in a road accident in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.


Two die in Jammu and Kashmir accident


Uninterrupted curfew continued for the second day Saturday in Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar and other major towns of the Valley amid heightened tensions  over alleged killings by security forces in Gool village.


Second day of curfew in Kashmir Valley


Sporadic clashes between agitating mobs and security forces despite curfew restrictions marred life across the Valley Friday. Three districts of Chenab Valley in the Jammu region were also affected.


Clashes, curfew, tension in parts of Jammu and Kashmir


Curfew was Friday imposed in Srinagar, many towns of the Valley and areas in Ramban district of Jammu while the Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed in the wake of protests after four people died in BSF firing Thursday in Gool village of Ramban district.


Curfew in Valley, Ramban, Jammu-Srinagar highway closed


At least four people were killed and about two dozen injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district Thursday when security forces opened fire on protesters, police said. The incident led to tension in Srinagar and adjoining Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag districts with protesters taking to streets.


Four protestors shot dead in Kashmir, demonstrations in Valley (Intro Roundup)


Condemning the deaths due to firing by security forces in Shaida Gool village as "unacceptable", Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.


Omar terms Gool killings unacceptable, speaks to Shinde


Curfew would be imposed in Srinagar and all other major towns in the Kashmir Valley from Friday morning as a precautionary measure, officials said.


Curfew in Valley from Friday, mobile internet services suspended


At least four people were killed and about two dozen injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district Thursday in a clash between protesters and the security forces, police said. The incident led to tension in Srinagar and adjoining Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag districts with protesters taking to streets.


Four protesters killed in Kashmir town, tension in Valley (Roundup)


A probe has been ordered into a firing incident during a clash between protesters and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district in which at least four people lost their lives, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said here Thursday.


Probe ordered into Jammu and Kashmir firing incident


At least four people were killed and about two dozen others injured in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday in a clash between a group of protesters and the security forces, police said.


Four protesters killed in Jammu and Kashmir town


Parents and relatives of two Kashmiri youths, sentenced for life by a court in West Bengal, staged a protest here Thursday and appealed to the governments of West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir to save them.


Parents of youths sentenced for life protest in Srinagar


Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Thursday said the decision to ban SMS service on prepaid mobile phones in Jammu and Kashmir was taken by the state government and not the centre.


J&K government behind SMS ban on prepaid mobiles: BSNL


The Indian Army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh, Tuesday discussed the security situation with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and assured him that measures would be taken to ensure that incidents like the Hyderpora guerrilla ambush and the killings of two youngsters in Bandipora district would not recur.


Army chief, Omar discuss Kashmir security situation


Indian army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh Monday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the situation along the borders with Pakistan and China as he began his two-day visit to the state.


Army chief on two-day Kashmir visit, reviews security


Tension gripped villages in north Kashmir Monday where the kin and locals are awaiting the body of a Kashmiri youth who died under "mysterious" circumstances in Rajasthan.


Tension in J&K after two Kashmiris die in Udaipur, Mumbai


Clashes broke out Thursday evening between locals and security forces at Baltal base camp of Amarnath Yatra in north Kashmir after CRPF men reportedly beat up a taxi driver, police said. Twelve people were reportedly injured.

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