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J-K woos businesses with first of its kind pre-summit investors' meet

Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh congratulated the lieutenant governor for taking such an initiative "at the right time and right place"

5 out of 36 Union ministers to visit J&K as part of Centre's outreach drive

Naqvi will kick-start the valley leg of the outreach programme on Tuesday where he will lay the foundation stone for a high school in the Dara area on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Industrial package for Jammu and Kashmir in the works, says Piyush Goyal

The Minister for Railways and Commerce also announced that Kashmir would be linked with the rest of the country by train by December next year

Prepaid mobile services restored in J-K after over five-month suspension

The administration has also ordered fixed line internet connectivity with precautions to the companies engaged in software services in the valley.

DSP Davinder Singh arrested while ferrying terrorists to be probed by NIA

The four were caught with arms and ammunition while they were travelling in a car near Qazigund on the national highway in south Kashmir.

Spread the message of development in J-K: PM tells union ministers

As part of a massive outreach programme, 36 central ministers will visit Jammu and Kashmir starting from Saturday

Want peace but not without resolving Kashmir issue, says Pak FM Qureshi

Qureshi reiterated Pakistan's demand that US President Donald Trump should mediate to resolve the Kashmir issue

Donald Trump did not know India and China share borders, claims new book

India and China have an unresolved border dispute that covers the 3,488 kilometre Line of Actual Control

Letter to BS: Arrest of J&K cop raises several disturbing questions

His arrest has ignited the controversy with doubts being cast on the veracity of the official version of the Parliament attack of 2001

Major attack averted ahead of R-Day with arrest of 5 terrorists: J&K police

The five men, who were were working towards executing sensational incidents like terror attacks and causing IED explosions, were nabbed in two phases, police said

India hits out at China for helping Pak raise Kashmir issue at UNSC

The latest attempt failed as other countries of the 15-member council felt Kashmir is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan

Pak makes new pitch for Kashmir issue at UNSC, but fails to garner support

The latest attempt failed as other countries of the 15-member council felt Kashmir is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan

Jammu-Srinagar NH remains closed for 4th day, 7,000 vehicles stranded

Landslides have hit the highway at five places in Ramban district, a police officer told PTI

36 ministers to visit J&K next week, five months after Article 370 move

These ministers are set to hold 51 meetings in Jammu and eight in Kashmir

Arrested cop Davinder Singh's J&K police medal for gallantry 'forfeited'

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday "forfeited" the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry awarded to Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh, who has been arrested for helping terrorists travel out of JK, an official order said. It said the suspended officer's act amounted to disloyalty and brought the force into disrepute. According to the order, Singh was awarded Jammu and Kashmir's highest police award in 2018. Police had arrested Singh, a deputy superintendent of police, at Mir Bazar in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, along with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Naveed Baba and Altaf, besides a lawyer who was operating as an overground worker for terror outfits. "Consequent upon the arrest of Mr. Davinder Singh on January 11 while trying to assist terrorist to travel outside J&K and recovery of arms and ammunition which amounts to disloyalty and conduct that has brought the force into disrepute, the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for ...

Union ministers to visit Kashmir to spread awareness over scrapping Art 370

The visit is an initiative of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the ministry is coordinating it, the sources said

India plans cuts to imports from Malaysia, Turkey over remarks on Kashmir

The world's biggest buyer of edible oils has already effectively stopped importing palm oil from Malaysia by asking Indian importers to look elsewhere

Broadband, 2G mobile Internet connectivity partially restored in J&K

In order to facilitate tourism, broadband internet would be provided to hotels and tour and travel establishments

All provisions of RTI Act to be enforced in J&K, says Jitendra Singh

A notification in this regard will be issued soon and the same pattern will be followed as in other UTs, said Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh

Situation in Kashmir violates human rights: US Congresswoman Debbie Dingell

The situation in Kashmir violates human rights, a US Congresswoman has said, as she joined as cosponsors to a resolution urging India to end restrictions on communications and mass detentions in the newly-created Union Territory. The resolution No 745 that was introduced in the House of Representatives last year by Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal now has 36 cosponsors, of whom two are Republicans and 34 from the opposition Democratic party. "The situation in Kashmir violates human rights. Thousands have been detained unjustly & millions are without access to the internet & telephones," Congresswoman Debbie Dingell said in a tweet Monday night. "That's why I signed onto House Resolution 745 so the US can let the world know we will not stand by while these violations happen," she said. Dingell represents 12th Congressional District of Michigan. The Congressional resolution is currently before the House Foreign Affairs Committee for necessary action. Congressman ...