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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

J&K police bust LeT module in Kashmir, arrest a Hindu militant

Kumar was also involved in looting banks and other terrorist activities in the south Kashmir region

Kashmir: 3 militants killed in gunfight with Indian army in Pulwama dist

Two of the slain militants were locals affiliated with the Zakir Musa group

Security forces kill terrorist in encounter in north Kashmir's Kupwara

The encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in North Kashmir's Kupwara district late Sunday evening

Terrorists neutralised in Bandipora encounter were related to LeT

Incriminating materials including #goods bearing #Pakistani #marks recovered. Involved in #terrorcrimes.

Kashmiri Army jawan missing; suspected to have joined militant ranks

Zahoor Ahmad Thoker, a resident of Pulwama, was reported absconding since Wednesday night

Kashmir police arrest UP's Sandeep Kumar, a Hindu LeT militant

Hailing from Muzaffarnagar, Kumar was involved in attacks on policemen in the Valley

Modi's J&K policy creating space for Pak to misbehave, alleges Rahul Gandhi

We worked for 10 years to bring peace in Kashmir, says Rahul Gandhi

J&K Police file FIR against Army for gunning down youth

Another youth was injured in the incident, but doctors termed his condition as stable

Shopian civilian killings: FIR against Army major disgusting, says BJP

The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP today termed the lodging of an FIR against Army personnel over the killing of two youth, allegedly in firing by jawans, in Shopian as "unfortunate and disgusting" asserting that nothing should be done that demoralises the forces. The issue was also raised in the state Assembly by a BJP MLA who demanded the FIR be withdrawn as a magisterial probe was already ordered in the incident. The J&K Police had yesterday registered an FIR under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code against personnel of the 10, Garhwal unit of the Army over the deaths of two youths, allegedly in Army firing, in Shopian last week. State BJP spokesperson Virender Gupta in a statement termed as "unfortunate and disgusting", the lodging of the FIR against a major and other personnel on the charge of murder and attempt to murder by the state government when no FIR was lodged or enquiry ordered against the stone ...

J&K tourism industry still reeling from aftermath of 2016 unrest: Hoteliers

Despite last year's unrest, we had 1.1 mn tourist arrivals till the end of July 2016: Hotel owners

Militant killed in Bandipora encounter

Identity and group affiliation of the slain militant is being ascertained

22 militants killed, 26 security personnel martyred in J&K in past 50 days

The summer unrest last year came as a major boon for militants operating in Kashmir

Over 200 militants killed in J&K in 2017, says DGP Vaid

For the first time in seven years, the number of militants killed in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir has crossed 200, according to the state police. "Today by the collective effort of @JmuKmrPolice, Indian Army, @crpfindia, CAPF and people of Kashmir have led to neutralisation of more than 200 terrorists in the year of 2017 alone," Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid tweeted. The DGP's tweet came on a day five militants were killed in two separate encounters by the security forces in Kashmir's Budgam and Baramulla districts, officials said here. "This marks a huge landmark for establishing peace and stability in the state of J&K and our country," the DGP added in another tweet. According to official figures, 200 militants have been killed by the security forces during counter-insurgency operations from 1 January till date this year, which is the highest since 2010. In 2010, 270 militants were killed. However the number dropped to around 100 .

Army chief Bipin Rawat calls for 'some' control over mosques, madrasas

Rawat said the issue of exercising some amount of control over mosques and madrasas to check the flow of disinformation was being looked into

NIA has helped reduce stone pelting cases in Kashmir: Rajnath Singh

He said the incidents of Naxalism, terrorism and extremism have reduced in the last three years

Stone-pelting in Kashmir: 2 sent to NIA custody till Sept 19

Continuing with its probe in the funding of terror and separatist activities in the Kashmir Valley, the NIA had arrested Bhat and Yusuf on September 5

Chennai tourist stoned in J&K: Solatium announced; Mehbooba meets Governor

A 22-year-old tourist from Chennai was killed and a local woman injured in a stone-pelting incident on Srinagar-Gulmarg Road near Narbal in Badgam District of Jammu & Kashmir

Kashmir crisis: Consider ceasefire during Ramzan, Mufti to Modi; updates

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday chaired an all-party meet on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Kashmir