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No change in Pakistan's visa policy for residents of Jammu and Kashmir: FO

Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked following New Delhi's decision to abrogate Article 370

Bad weather forces cancellation of 12 flights to and fro Srinagar airport

The adverse weather conditions also forced the suspension of traffic on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway around 5.30 pm, leaving thousands of Valley-bound vehicles stranded.

Pakistan again writes to UN on Kashmir, says tensions rising in South Asia

Pakistan's Foreign Minister urged the UN Security Council to play its rightful role and also reiterated Pakistan's proposal to strengthen UNMOGIP's presence in the region

7 J&K districts to get water connection by June 2020, rest by December 2021

He also said there will be 100 per cent piped water supply to all the households in the 20 districts of the union territory by December 2021, against the national target of 2024.

China withdraws request for discussion on Kashmir in UN Security Council

The matter was expected to be discussed in the Security Council Consultations Room under "other matters" during closed consultations Tuesday afternoon.

To bring back normalcy, restore statehood in J&K: Yashwant Sinha-led group

"The psyche of the people of Kashmir has been deeply wounded by the actions of the government of India," the group said in its 19-page report

15th Finance Commission treating J&K like any other UT: N K Singh

How can you treat a UT to be anything other than a UT?, Singh said

Govt extends Farooq Abdullah's detention by three months under PSA

The stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) was first slapped against him on September 17

Article 370: SC to consider referring issue to 7-judge bench at later stage

The hearing remained inconclusive and would continue on January 21, 2020.

US denies change in Kashmir policy; asks India, Pak to exercise restraint

The US policy has been that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan and it is up to the two countries to decide on the pace and scope of the talks on the issue

Army Lieutenant on his first leave killed by suspected militants

Arun Jaitley condemns the killing as a 'dastardly act' of cowardice

Kashmiri army man's killing needs an honest appraisal of the ground reality

As the months pass, violence is claiming an ever-widening compass of victims in Kashmir

Two terrorists killed after encounter breaks out in Kashmir's Bandipora

While one terrorist was killed on Sunday during a gunfight between security forces in Lawdara village, about 55 km from Srinagar, another was killed this morning

Normalcy returning to Kashmir; almost no terror cases reported: Rajnath

The minister said that the region has been facing terror incidents for the past 35 years and security forces were dealing with them effectively

In a major gaffe, Congress booklet labels J&K as 'India-occupied Kashmir'

It occurred during Cong press meet in Lucknow to highlight shortcomings of Modi govt

Army foils infiltration bid along LoC; 1 more militant killed, toll at 6

This year, Army foiled 24 infiltration attempts killing 41 armed intruders along the Line of Control

Three terrorists killed in two encounters in J&K; soldier dies in gunbattle

The slain terrorists were affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit

2 militants killed in encounter with security forces in J&K's Pulwama

The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Tikken area of Pulwama in south Kashmir after receiving a specific information about the presence of militants

Shutdown in Kashmir continues a day after Shah said everything is normal

The posters calling for shutdown also appeared a day before Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament that normalcy had returned to the valley

Army guns down terrorist in Kashmir's Pulwama district, operation still on

The identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained