Indian army chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat who arrived here on Thursday on his maiden visit after taking over the post, will also visit the Siachen Glacier and other forward areas, a defence statement said.


Army chief makes maiden visit to J&K, to visit Siachen


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India on Friday termed as "absurd even by their standard" a Pakistani remark criticising activity of "terrorist organisations such as the RSS" in Jammu and Kashmir.


Indian terms Pakistani remark against RSS 'absurd'


A exchange of fire was on across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday evening after Pakistani Army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing at Indian positions, a defence official said. A youth was killed in the firing, police said.


Firing exchange on LoC, youth killed on Indian side


Eight protesters and two security men were injured in clashes on Friday in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, the state police said.


10 injured in Kashmir clashes


Separatist leader Masrat Alam was Thursday rearrested by police immediately after his release following an order of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.


Separatist leader Masrat Alam re-arrested after release from jail


Seven people were killed in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday afternoon.


Seven killed in J&K road accident


The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday announced S.P. Vaid will be the next chief of the state police.


S.P. Vaid to be new J&K police chief


Sumit Bharadwaj, who hails from the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, is competing in reality show "The Voice India Season 2" not just to showcase his talent, but also with an aim to relocate his parents to Mumbai. He is worried about them as the situation in his hometown can "get worse at any time".


J&K singer joins 'The Voice India', aims to relocate parents 


Outgoing Indian Army chief, Gen. Dalbir Singh on Monday paid a farewell visit to the Northern Command in Jammu and Kashmir, an official statement said.


Army chief makes farewell visit to Northern Command


Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town on Sunday evening, police said.


Man shot dead in Kashmir


Hit by unprecedented dry spell in the higher reaches, nomad tribals in Jammu and Kashmir have started shifting to plain areas close to cities and towns in the Jammu region, a tribal rights body said on Sunday.


'Hit by drought, Kashmir nomads shifting closer to urban centres'


It's a law ostensibly meant to aid the recovery of debts but could result in the back-door acquisition of property by non-Kashmiris in Jammu and Kashmir. Little wonder then that it's stirred a hot debate in the state, where only Kashmiris are permitted to acquire property.


Law permitting backdoor acquisition of property stirs controversy in J&K


A soldier was injured in a landmine explosion on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday, police said.


Soldier injured in landmine blast on LoC


Kashmir is on the boil; the "Azadi" chant reverberates from every corner; normal life is at a halt. A young, educated, career-oriented woman's life gets entangled amidst all this. The result is Nayeema Mahjoor's debut book "Lost in Terror" (Penguin, Rs 299, pp 305).


Lost in Terror: Voices of many women, penned by one (IANS Interview)


A group of protesters snatched a service rifle from a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district on Friday, police said.


Rifle snatched from J&K policeman


Indian Army's Northern Command chief, Lt. Gen. Devraj Anbu on Thursday briefed Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on the security situation in the state.


Northern command chief briefs J&K Governor on security situation


The Kashmir Valley readies for the 40-day long 'Chillai Kalan' as night temperatures dropped below freezing point on Thursday in the valley with a cold wave prevailing throughout.


Kashmir Valley readies for 'Chillai Kalan'


Police on Tuesday rescued 13 persons trapped in a snow-bound mountain pass in the hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.


13 persons trapped in snow rescued in J&K


Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday, police said.


Four CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir road accident


A man was fired at and injured by suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Sunday, the state police said.


Driver shot by militants in Kashmir


A planned march by separatists to the headquarters of the United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) on Saturday was foiled before it could begin, police said.

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