Toufiq Rashid

J-K interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma visits Pulwama, meets several delegations

Pulwama was the epicentre of unrest following the encounter killing of Hizbul Mujahideen’s poster boy Burhan Wani on July 8 last year.

Kidnapped army jawan found dead, body with bullet wound, J-K CM Mufti condemns killing

Irfan Ahmad Mir was a Territorial Army jawan and a resident of Sezan Keegam.

Pakistani militant caught by security forces in Kupwara

Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in the same area on Tuesday from where the Lashkar man was nabbed.

Three LeT terrorists from Pakistan killed in north Kashmir encounter: Police

A cordon and search operation was launched in in Wuchar area of Handwara in North Kashmir after information about the presence of militants.

Fringe groups meet Dineshwar Sharma in Kashmir but prominent players absent

Groups like Rahul Gandhi Fan club and Bhartiya Modi Army were among those Sharma met. Meanwhile, prominent trade bodies and Hurriyat Conference were a no-show.

Sharma meets Omar, other political leaders on third day of Kashmir visit

On the third day on his exploratory visit to Srinagar, Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma met opposition parties including Omar Abdullah of the National Conference.

Dineshwar Sharma: Talks with cross section of people in Kashmir ‘constructive’

After being rebuffed by traders’ bodies on Monday, the Centre’s interlocutor for Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma met around 32 delegations on Tuesday to prepare the ground for a multi-layered dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jaish says chief Masood Azhar’s nephew among 3 militants killed in Pulwama

Local news agency GNS said the killed militant was Jaish-e-Muhammad’s divisional commander Talha Rasheed and that the spokesperson of the terrorist group confirmed his identity to them.

Mehbooba hopeful, NC says no invite for talks with J-K interlocutor, traders boycott meet

Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti is hoping that Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma visit with break the ice, But Sharma’s first day was a disappointing one with most traders declining to meet him.

2 militants killed as army foils infiltration bid in Uri, J-K’s top cop says it was BAT action

Jammu and Kashmir police chief SP Vaid said Pakistan’s Border Action Team was behind the infiltration bid.

AAI drops plan to open liquor outlet in Srinagar airport after social media opposition

“Honouring local sentiments” from a section of the society on social media, the AAI called off the tender process with immediate effect.

Army foils infiltration bid in J-K’s Kupwara, one militant killed

The infiltration bid was foiled in Machil sector of Kupwara district.

Army jawan, militant killed in encounter in South Kashmir’s Pulwama

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Sampora Pampore in South Kashmir following information about the presence of some militants there.

How Jammu and Kashmir’s demand for autonomy has shaped up since Independence

Separatists want that people of Jammu and Kashmir should be given a right to chose whether they want to live in India, Pakistan or remain sovereign.

Will continue struggle for restoration of J-K’s autonomy: National Conference

Farooq Abdullah, who was reappointed National Conference president, said people of “Kashmir joined India out of love but everything was snatched from them”.

Talks with Hurriyat will depend on their willingness: Ram Madhav

The BJP general secretary said Dineshwar Sharma will talk to those who come forward. The Hurriyat had boycotted earlier talks with interlocutors appointed by the Centre.

Missing Kashmir cop suspected of joining LeT after photo holding AK-47 surfaces

Isfaq Ahmad Dar announced last week on social media that he has joined the Lashkar-e-Toiba. He is the third security to join militant ranks this year.

NIA searches house of Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin’s son, seizes phones, laptop

The anti-terrorism investigation agency officers seized five mobile phones, two hard discs, a laptop and “incriminating documents” from the house , according to sources

Militants target 3 locals’ houses in Kashmir

The incidents come just a day after militants had hurled grenade on the house of Tral MLA, Mushtaq Ahmed Shah.

Kashmir teacher in whose house 3 militants were killed found with throat slit

Kashmir teacher in whose house 3 militants were killed found with throat slit

Aijaz Ahmad of Wathoo village in south Kashmir’s Shopian was found murdered in a field.

Two LeT militants including commander killed in encounter in Kashmir’s Pulwama

Waseem Shah was a militant on the most-wanted list of security forces in Kashmir and was suspected to be one of the architects of last year’s unrest in the Valley.

Kashmir braid chopping: Vigilantes target tourists, outsiders as police, govt clueless

While some blame intelligence agencies for braid-chopping incidents, others have accused the Mehbooba Mufti government of failing to protect women in the state.

Pro-Pak separatist Asiya Andrabi in ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ poster in J-K

Andrabi is a hardcore pro-Pakistan separatist leader and her image in a government campaign generated curiosity and criticism.

Jaish commander Khalid killed by security forces in J-K’s Baramulla

According to police, the militant was identified as Khalid - the operational commander of the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad.

Soldier, 3 militants killed as Pakistan’s JeM storms BSF camp in Srinagar

Police sources said the three slain militants were from the Jaish-e-Mohammed’s ‘Afzal Guru squad’, raised by the outfit to avenge the hanging of the 2001 parliament attack convict.

Militants who attacked BSF camp were part of group that infiltrated into Kashmir over a month ago

The militants were lying low and stayed in south Kashmir for over a month before executing the attack.

HIGHLIGHTS: Soldier, 3 militants killed in attack on BSF camp near Srinagar airport

All three militants involved in the attack were killed, BSF said.

All 3 militants who attacked BSF camp in Srinagar killed, one jawan dead

Militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed the attack on the BSF facility, and sources said it was the “Afzal Guru squad” of the banned organisation.

Braid choppings spark clashes in J-K, police call it ploy to target forces

Jammu and Kashmir is racing against time to solve the mystery of braid chopping in the valley after an assault on a woman sparked clashes in Anantnag.