Latest Jammu and Kashmir News & Updates

Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) On the anniversary of Operation Sindoor on Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha lauded the valour of the armed forces. An official statement said that L-G Sinha has hailed the valour of Armed Forces on the anniversary of Operation Sindoor.The Lieutenant Governor said: “As we mark the anniversary of Operation Sindoor, we bow in reverence to the men and women in uniform whose unwavering resolve and extraordinary courage, delivered a fitting respo…

Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Thursday that Operation Sindoor had demonstrated India’s “unwavering resolve, courage and decisive strength against terrorism” as the country marked one year since the military operation was launched against terrorists based in Pakistan. In a post on social media platform X, Chief Minister Patel noted that the operation symbolised the country’s determination to respond firmly to terrorism and praised the role of the Indian …

Washington, May 6 (IANS) India’s Operation Sindoor, launched after the heinous terror attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22 last year and witnessed Pakistan-backed terrorists gunning down 26 innocent tourists after identifying their religion, set in motion a sequence in which the Pakistan Air Force was increasingly outmatched. This included the establishment of air superiority over key sectors of Pakistani airspace and precision strikes across operational depth, a re…

Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that he would deliver a big political message after the Eid festival as he wanted to “burst like a cloudburst”.Addressing a function in the Tangmarg area of Baramulla district, Omar Abdullah said he was exercising restraint for the moment as the occasion today did not permit a political address.He said he would deliver a strong political message after the Eid festival and added that he was “holding himself back, but wo…

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that ties between India and Vietnam have been elevated to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. While addressing a joint press meet with Vietnamese President To Lam following their talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Wednesday, PM Modi called Vietnam a “key pillar” of India’s Act East policy and Vision Mahasagar.PM Modi said, “One decade back, during my first visit to Vietnam, Vietnam became India’s first Co…

Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Wednesday that they have registered an FIR against the wife and son of a sitting MLA and Congress leader, Peerzada Mohammad Syed, for allegedly locking a government-run hospital.Officials said that Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against the wife and son of the Anantnag MLA, Peerzada Mohammad Syed, for allegedly locking the hospital.The FIR was registered at Achabal police station, in South Kashmir’s…

Jammu, May 5 (IANS) Two persons were found dead while two others are reported to be missing when the vehicle they were travelling in was found on Tuesday in a gorge on the Mughal Road in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Officials added that two persons have died while two others remain missing after a vehicle they were travelling in was found in a nallah near Chhattapani along the Mughal Road.Police in Poonch district said that four individuals had gone missing on Monday while travelling on th…

Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday that every family broken by drug addiction is a crack in the society. L-G Sinha joined a large people’s movement in Budgam as part of drug-free Jammu and Kashmir campaign and assured the citizens that every arm of administration would act with resolve and unity to confront the issue and ensure that the threat is effectively eliminated.He appealed to every family, social organisation, spiritual and poli…

Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Srinagar district said on Tuesday that they have attached property worth Rs 1.20 crore of a notorious drug peddler during the 100-day-long ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’.A police statement said that while continuing the relentless drive against drug trafficking under the ongoing 100 Days Campaign of Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, Srinagar Police have attached immovable property worth belonging to a notorious drug peddler.Police Stat…

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has modified its earlier order granting interim bail to Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, and permitted him to visit his ailing father, admitted to AIIMS in the national capital. In its latest order, a Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain permitted Rashid to go to AIIMS daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. till May 10.Earlier, the Delhi High Court had granted interim bail to Rashid to enable him to visit his fa…