Separatist groups and two Jammu and Kashmir legislators have been invited to a conference on Kashmir set to be held in Islamabad, and at least one legislator on Friday said he will attend.


Kashmir MLA to attend Islamabad meet, Hurriyat too invited


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Separatist groups and at least two Jammu and Kashmir legislators have been invited to a conference on Kashmir set to be held in Islamabad, but it was yet not clear how many will take part.


Jammu and Kashmir legislators, Hurriyat invited for Islamabad meet


Have you ever imagined carrying red-hot charcoal filled in an earthen pot inside your dress? It sounds dangerous, but Kashmiris do it to kill the chill.


Killing the chill - the Kashmiri way (Human Interest Feature)


Two porters working for the Indian Army were injured in a landmine blast on Sunday near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.


Two army porters injured in LoC blast


The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India will here on January 16, Sartaj Aziz, the prime minister's advisor on foreign affairs, has said.


Pakistani, Indian foreign secretaries to meet on January 15: Aziz (Lead, inserting date in intro)


Winter in Kashmir has not always been a period of bone-chilling cold and misery. It has also been the magical backdrop to the unending narrative of traditional storytellers in the past that would transport the young and the old to fairylands of princes, princesses, demons, djinns, mythical birds and wooden horses that could fly.


Storytelling in Kashmir: An art allowed to die unsung (Feature)


Extra ordinary security precautions were taken here in winter capital on Friday after sealing the Pathankote-Jammu national highway following terror attack in neighbouring Punjab.


Pathankote-Jammu highway sealed, city on high alert


High alert was sounded on Pathankote-Jammu national highway on Saturday after terror attack in neighbouring Punjab.


High alert on Pathankote-Jammu highway after Punjab terror attack


A gunfight started on Wednesday evening between holed-up guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, said officials. Official sources said top Hizbul commander, Burhan, is also believed to be trapped inside the cordon laid around the area.


Gunfight on in Kashmir village, top Hizbul guerrilla believed trapped


Separatist leaders demanding disbanding of village defence committees (VDCs) in Jammu and Kashmir were detained by police here on Wednesday as they tried to take out a protest march.


J&K separatists want VDCs disbanded, detained


The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday quashed the detention order of hardline separatist leader Masrat Alam under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).


Masrat Alam's detention under PSA quashed


There has been a significant improvement in the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir during 2015, the army said on Tuesday.


Security situation in J&K improved in 2015: Army


A Pakistani national who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district was repatriated on Monday as a goodwill gesture, an army official said.


Indian army repatriates Pakistan national


A police constable has been arrested here and heroin and capsules containing a psychotropic substance were seized from him, an official said on Monday.


Policeman arrested with heroin in Jammu


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was on Thursday flown to New Delhi and admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for treatment. A state government spokesman said his "health is absolutely fine".


Mufti Sayeed admitted in Delhi's AIIMS, is 'absolutely fine'


Defence Minister Manokar Parrikar said Thursday that efforts to stop youths getting attracted by the ideology of terror group Islamic State are on and have started yielding results.


Efforts on guard youths from IS ideology working: Parrikar


Two minors were killed and another was critically injured on Wednesday in an explosion in Udhampur district of Jammu region.


Two minors killed, one injured in Udhampur blast


Indian and Pakistani army field commanders held a flag meeting on Tuesday at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, an official said here.


Indian, Pakistan hold flag meeting in Poonch


Clashes erupted in Srinagar on Tuesday when some youths hurled stones at security forces and raised pro-freedom slogans after chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed visited the downtown areas of the summer capital.


Protests erupt in Srinagar after Mufti's visit


Nail-biting cold, frozen water bodies, tonnes of snow and razor sharp icicles have always been the symbols of Kashmir's winter, but the locals seem to have lost the instinct to enjoy the thrill and magic of the season.


Why has Kashmir winter become season of discontent?


A pilgrim from Haryana collapsed and died on Saturday at the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, police said.

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