India remains committed to a peaceful resolution of the situation caused by Chinese incursion in Ladakh and will take every possible step to safeguard its interests, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday.


India committed to safeguard its interest in Ladakh: Antony


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Security forces averted a major tragedy on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar Tuesday by detecting and defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Srinagar-Muzzafarabad highway.


IED defused in Srinagar, tragedy averted


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday termed the incursion by Chinese troops in Ladakh as a "localized problem" and said India does not want to accentuate the situation.


Don't want to accentuate situation: PM on Chinese incursion


A Delhi court Friday sent suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks in the the national capital, to National Investigation Agency's (NIA) custody for five days.


Court grants Hizbul terror suspect's custody to NIA


Two service rifles of a former legislator's security guards were reported "missing" Friday in south Kashmir's Shopian district and the police here said a departmental inquiry would probe the incident.


Two rifles of security guards go 'missing' in Kashmir


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday asked the federal government "to give a clear cut message to China on the intrusion issue", adding that such situations hamper development in the frontier areas.


Omar asks centre to talk tough on China intrusion


A quake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale rocked the Kashmir Valley Wednesday afternoon. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported from anywhere yet.


5.7 quake rocks Kashmir


Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Vijay Wednesday said the government should brief the MPs on the Chinese incursion in the Ladakh region and sought a statement from External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on the issue.


BJP MP seeks government statement on Chinese incursion


A Jammu and Kashmir court Wednesday gave the West Bengal police a four-day transit remand of Saradha Group chairman and managing director Sudipta Sen and two other accused in the multi-crore-rupee chit fund scam.


Kashmir court allows taking chit fund accused to Bengal


In a major breakthrough in West Bengal's chit fund muddle, Saradha Group chairman and managing director Sudipta Sen was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday with two of his associates, even as angry depositors duped by the company blocked highways and rail tracks.


Bengal chit fund promoter, aides arrested in Kashmir (Roundup)


In a major breakthrough in West Bengal's chit fund muddle, Sudipto Sen, the chairman and managing director of the Saradha Group, was arrested from Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday with two of his associates, police said.


Bengal chit fund promoter arrested in Kashmir


Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday reiterated the demand for setting up a rail coach factory in Jammu and Kashmir for economic development of the region and fighting unemployment in the state.


Omar for rail coach factory in Jammu and Kashmir


Sudipto Sen, the promoter of the chit fund funded by the Saradha Group, was arrested from Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday with two of his associates, police said.


Bengal chit fund promoter arrested in Kashmir (Lead, changing dateline)


Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh Tuesday reviewed the operational preparedness of the force along the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.


Army chief reviews operational readiness in J&K


The Jammu and Kashmir government has written to the central government voicing its concern over the "deep incursion of Chinese troops on this side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the cold desert region of Ladakh," a state minister said.


J&K concerned over Chinese army incursion in Ladakh


The Met Office here Saturday evening forecast heavy snowfall on the area of Zojila Pass and Drass town in Jammu and Kashmir.


Heavy snowfall at Zojila Pass, Drass


India and China are in touch over reported incursion by Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, government sources said Saturday, adding that it is an area where there are "differing perceptions" of the Line of Actual Control and such incidents are resolved peacefully.


India, China in touch over border incursion in Ladakh


Life across summer capital Srinagar and other towns of the Valley was affected Saturday by a separatist shutdown call against the alleged sale of spurious drugs at medical stores attached to government hospitals.


Shutdown against alleged drug racket affects life in Valley


The Czech Republic would depute its tour and travel operators and mediapersons on a familiarisation trip to Jammu and Kashmir for encouraging its citizens to visit the state.


Czech Republic to showcase J&K tourism potential


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's advisor T.K.A. Nair Thursday said there was a need to push for development of entrepreneurial skills among the youth to address the problem of unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir.


PM's advisor favours skill development among Kashmiri youth


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday declared that his government will not give any new project to the central government-run National Hydroelectric Projects Corporation (NHPC) unless it returns three major projects to the state.

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