Normalcy was restored a day after clashes took place between two groups of students at NIT Srinagar, the HRD Ministry said on Saturday, adding that academic activities would resume on Monday.


Normalcy restored at NIT Srinagar after Friday clashes


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Indian army chief, Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag has visited the Siachen Glacier to interact with personnel deployed in the area and review the situation, a defence official said on Friday.


Army chief visits Siachen


Separatist guerrillas on Wednesday fired at a woman in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition with multiple bullet wounds, police said.


Woman shot at by militants in Kashmir


Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Tuesday requested union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to immediately release funds including Rs.800 crore to provide interest subvention to traders who suffered heavy losses in 2014 floods, an official statement said.


Vohra seeks immediate release of funds for Kashmir


Jammu and Kashmir's State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here on Monday under the chairmanship of Governor N.N. Vohra, approved supplementary budget for three months for the state.


Kashmir governor approves supplementary budget for three months


The Indian and Pakistani armies on Wednesday exchanged sweets and greetings on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to commemorate Pakistan Day.


Indian, Pakistani armies exchange sweets on Pakistan Day


US First Lady Michelle Obama chose a floral gown made of Kashmiri fabric and embroidery by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan for dinner on the concluding day of the Obamas' visit to Cuba on Tuesday.


US First Lady wears 'Kashmiri gown' for Cuba dinner


Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Sunday urged the central government to accord national highway status on the historic Mughal Road connecting the Kashmir Valley with the Jammu region, an official statement said.


Kashmit governor for national highway status for Mughal road


A soldier is missing after an avalanche hit an army post on Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil on Thursday and search operations are on, an army official said.


Soldier missing after avalanche hits army post in Kargil


A woman and her daughter were washed away by the swollen waters of the Tawi river in Jammu city on Saturday, police said.


Woman, daughter washed away by swollen J&K river


Kashmir is an integral part of India and Indians can discuss the issues pertaining to Kashmiris at any forum, JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar said on Friday.


Kashmir is integral part of India: Kanhaiya


Two foreign guerrillas were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.


Two foreign guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight


In a significant development, the Indian Army on Thursday decided to vacate huge portions of land held by it close to civilian habitations in Jammu and Kashmir and hand over the possession to the state government.


Army agrees to vacate large portions of land in Kashmir


A bank guard was killed here on  Thursday after being shot by his colleague, police said, adding they were probing if the incident was intentional or accidental.


Bank guard shot dead in Srinagar


One person was killed and seven injured in a road accident on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district of Jammu region on Thursday.


One killed, seven hurt in J&K highway accident


The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Goa Police has been instructed to conduct door-to-door checks of tenements inhabited by people from Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Wednesday.


ATS keeping tabs on Kashmiris in Goa: CM


Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday become the ninth state to join the central government's Ujwal Discoms Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme for restructuring state distribution companies' (discoms) accumulated debts, an official statement said.


Jammu and Kashmir joins UDAY discom debt plan


The "Karvan-e-Aman" (Peace Bus Service) between parts of divided Jammu and Kashmir was cancelled on Monday due to bad weather, an official said.


Cross-LoC bus service cancelled due to bad weather


Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government stood by its commitment for the "equitable development" of the three regions -- Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh -- of the state.


Government stands by its commitments for Jammu & Kashmir: Jaitley


A large chunk of the Gilgit-Baltistan area, part of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, has been allegedly occupied by the neighbouring north-west frontier province, triggering protests in the Shia-dominated region, also claimed by India as part of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir state.


Trouble brewing over 'territorial aggression' in Gilgit-Baltistan


The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was on Monday reopened for light vehicular traffic after remaining closed for two days due to landslides triggered by incessant rain in Ramban district of the Jammu region.

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