Three accused persons arrested in connection with the attack on the Amarnath Yatris last month have disclosed that the attack was carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Sunday.


LeT's hand in Yatra terror attack confirmed: J&K Police


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Security forces in Kashmir, particularly in its volatile south, are allegedly prying into cellphones of residents during roadside searches, raising privacy issues in a state where militants use social media to propagate their agenda and garner mass support.


Privacy concerns in Kashmir over cellphone prying


A CRPF trooper was injured when militants fired on a security checkpoint on the city outskirts on Saturday evening, police said. Firing was on in the area.


CRPF trooper injured in Srinagar firing


Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Abu Dujana was killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.


Top LeT commander killed in J&K gunfight


There is no single voice of the Kashmiri youth like today's popular media narrative seems to convey: the voice of the anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans. But there are myriad voices -- filled with anger, disappointment, disenchantment, even hatred -- and even some filled with hope and eager to fulfil their young dreams and aspirations.


The many voices of young Kashmir: Popular narrative doesn't reflect them


The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by a woman against the discriminatory laws in Jammu and Kashmir which prevent women, married to non-Kashmiris, from purchasing property in the state.


SC agrees to hear plea of woman against J&K's discriminatory property laws


More than 13,000 Jammu and Kashmir students have benefitted from the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship since 2011,  the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.


Over 13,000 J&K students got PM's scholarship since 2011


An Indian soldier was killed and another was injured in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC) Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu district, defence sources said.


Soldier killed, another injured in Pakistan firing on LoC


Five security personnel have been killed and 24 others injured this year in 251 cases of ceasefire violations by the Pakistan Army, Parliament was informed on Friday.


Five security personnel killed in ceasefire violations this year


A 60-year-old civilian, injured in alleged army firing in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital here on Tuesday, police said.


Civilian injured in alleged army firing dies


Three militants of LeT outfit were killed on Monday in an ambush by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, a defence official said.


Three LeT militants killed in Kashmir


The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that there was need for a "larger debate" in the Supreme Court on the issue of declaring unconstitutional Article 35A, which provides special rights and privileges to the natives of Jammu and Kashmir.


Larger debate needed on Constitution's Article 35A, Government tells SC


A five-year-old girl and a soldier were killed on Monday as Pakistani troops shelled and fired along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.


Child, soldier killed in Pakistan LoC shelling


A five-year-old girl and a soldier were killed on Monday as Pakistani troops shelled and fired along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the state police said.


A child and soldier killed in Pakistan shelling on LoC


Sixteen Amarnath pilgrims were killed and 26 seriously injured when the bus in which they were travelling plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Sunday, authorities said.


16 pilgrims killed, 26 grievously injured in bus accident (Fourth Lead)


The deaths in the July 10 terror attack on a Amarnath Yatra bus rose to eight on Sunday after an injured pilgrim died in a Srinagar hospital, the police here said.


Amarnath Yatra bus attack toll rises to eight


A fresh batch of 3,603 pilgrims left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley on Sunday to perform the annual Amarnath Yatra.


Over 3,600 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra


A gunfight going on in a forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district ended on Saturday evening, with the killing of the third militant who had taken shelter in a cave, police said.


Kashmir gunfight ends with third militant's killing


A CRPF trooper was injured on Saturday in a grenade attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said.


CRPF trooper injured in Kashmir grenade attack


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday to discuss the security situation in the valley in the wake of the Amarnath terror attack.


Mehbooba meets Rajnath over Kashmir security situation


UN chief Antonio Guterres has reiterated the need for engagement and dialogue between India and Pakistan for peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue.

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