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JK ex-CMs' release is UT's decision; no one called them anti-national: Shah

Many political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, including the three former chief ministers, were detained on August 5

Two army soldiers killed in gunfight with Pakistani infiltrators in J&K

The infiltrators were intercepted in the Khari Thrayat forest when they were trying to sneak into India from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

SMS returns to mobile phones, internet returns to govt hospitals in Kashmir

However, Internet and pre-paid mobile services in Kashmir are yet to be restored

Internet, SMS services to be restored in Kashmir from December 31 midnight

On December 10, some short message service (SMS) were enabled on mobile phones in order to facilitate students, scholarship applicants, traders and others.

Year in Review: 11 crucial Bills passed by Indian Parliament in 2019

From Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to J&K Reorganisation Bill and Triple Talaq Bill, here are the most crucial Bills passed by Parliament in 2019

'Not acceptable': Oppn protests opening of J&K govt job for outsiders

Questioning the Jammu and Kashmir High Court's decision to throw open vacancies in the district courts of the Union territories of J&K and Ladakh to candidates from all over the country, the opposition parties here on Monday demanded reservation of government jobs for locals. National Conference provincial president Devender Singh Rana demanded reservation of the J&K government jobs for locals, saying unemployment has alarmingly grown during the recent years. "J&K government jobs are for local educated unemployed youths and should be reserved for them only," said Rana, talking to reporters on the sideline of a religious function here. He expressed concern over limited avenues of employment in J&K, saying a thrust is needed to be laid on a fast-track recruitment process and to put in place a robust mechanism of employability. A roadmap had been drawn in this regard a few years back, which, he said, has fallen prey to political myopia. The NC leader demanded the launch ..

Four medium intensity earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night

There was no immediate reports of casualty and damage to properties

Army prepared to deal with any security challenge in J-K: Gen Rawat

The Army chief downplayed reports of additional deployment by Pakistan in the area

Rehearsed in Kashmir, played out in rest of India

The script now playing out in the rest of the country, to suppress protests against the CAA, NRC and NPR, was not too long ago, rehearsed in Kashmir

Internet shutdowns costing telcos Rs 2.45 crore in lost revenue every hour

On Friday, mobile internet was ordered shut in at least 18 districts in northern Uttar Pradesh state, a telecoms industry source told Reuters

Sheikh Abdullah's birth anniversary dropped from J&K's list of holidays

Two public holidays -- Martyrs' Day observed on July 13 and the birth anniversary of Sheikh Abdullah on December 5 -- have been dropped

Year in Review: Pulwama to CAA stir, 10 defining events for India in 2019

Days before the year draws to a close, we look back at some of the key events in economy, politics, space and judiciary that defined 2019 for India

Internet back in Kargil, no word on resumption of services in Kashmir

In Kargil, mobile internet services were restored in view of complete normalcy returning to the district, with no untoward incident taking place over the past four months, the officials said

Kargil gets mobile services back after 145-day long internet shutdown

The services were restored in view of complete normalcy returning to Kargil, with no untoward incident taking place over the past four months, officials said.

RBI appoints J&K Bank as lead banking convenor for J&K, SBI for Ladakh

The Reserve Bank on Thursday appointed Jammu & Kashmir Bank as the lead banker for the newly carved out union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. State Bank of India (SBI) will be the lead convenor bank for union territory of Ladakh. The government through a gazette notification on August 9, 2019 had reorganised the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with effect from October 31, 2019. "In view of the above, it has been decided to assign the UTLBC (Union Territory Lead Bank Convenor) Convenorship of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd and the Union Territory of Ladakh to State Bank of India," the RBI said. There is no change in the SLBC/ UTLBC convenorship of other states and UTs, it added.

Year in Review: Events that made biggest political news in India in 2019

From revocation of J&K's special status to the Citizenship Amendment Act, Business Standard lists six defining events of 2019 that became the biggest political issues in India

J&K DGP directs officers to intensify search ops to flush out terrorists

Chairing a high-level meeting at the police control room in Kashmir, the DGP said nobody was above the law and the one who breaks it must be dealt with firmly

MHA orders withdrawal of over 7,000 paramilitary personnel from Kashmir

These units drawn from the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and the SSB were sent to the Kashmir Valley after the Centre abrogated Article 370 provisions in Jammu and Kashmir

CBDT extends all I-T returns filing deadline for J&K, Ladakh to January 31

The CBDT order also said the returns filed by taxpayers, post the earlier set deadline of November 30, will also be considered valid

Pakistan will never compromise on Kashmir issue, says Army chief Bajwa

"There will never be a compromise on Kashmir whatever the cost," Bajwa told soldiers during his address