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Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has called a meeting of her party leaders, to decide if they will boycott the urban local body polls and the panchayat elections later this year. The party has already indicated that it cannot ignore the sentiments of the people until the validity of Article 35 A is protected. ...

Eleven family members of sixpolicemen have been kidnapped by terrorists, who raided the homes of several police officers across four districts in south Kashmir on Thursday evening.

The BJP on Tuesday ended the three-year alliance with Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir, setting stage for Governor's Rule in the state; the resumption of ceasefire in the state after Ramzan was the latest flashpoint.

Hundreds of mourners in Kashmir today joined the funeral procession of Shujaat Bukhari, a senior journalist shot dead last evening in an attack that has shocked the nation and left journalists numb with grief.

Two BJP ministers who defended the men arrested for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua today handed in their resignations. With public pressure mounting and the party's image taking a hit, the party asked them to resign, say sources.

At least two attackers barged into the family quarters of Sunjuwan Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir early this morning and fired indiscriminately injuring an Army jawan and a member of his family member, army sources said. The firing has stopped and the area has been cordoned off.

An officer of the Jammu and Kashmir police was brutally beaten to death by a mob of more than 200 people outside the Jamia Masjid in state capital Srinagar while congregational prayers were on at the mosque in the old city late on Thursday evening. Two people have been arrested this morning.

Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, who succeeded Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir today.

Terrorists struck at Nowhatta area of downtown Srinagar this morning, triggering a nearly 5-hour encounter to flush them out. At the end of it, two terrorists were killed. A Central Reserve Police Force officer died and 9 others were injured in the encounter.

In a setback to the government's efforts to reach out to the people of Kashmir, prominent trade and commerce bodies here today refused to meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day visit to review the situation in the violence-hit Valley.

One more person died in firing by security forces after clashes in Kashmir on Saturday, taking the number of deaths in the violence triggered by the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani to 41. Cable TV services were suspended for more than 12 hours and newspapers have alleged a media gag.

With the number of deaths in Kashmir clashes climbing to 21 over the weekend, the Jammu and Kashmir government has appealed to the separatists to help restore peace. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the situation in the Valley, where protesters clashed with security forces after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed on Friday...

In a major breakthrough for security forces, Hizbul Mujahideen's Burhan Muzaffar Wani, 22, has been killed in an intelligence-driven police operation in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, the police have said.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Kashmiri Pandits at Kheer Bhawani mela in Ganderbal, 35 km from Srinagar. Ms Mufti also met with two Pandit pilgrims who were injured during clashes between protesters and police yesterday.

Three people, including a budding cricketer and a 70-year-old woman, were killed and five others were injured when security forces opened fire on protesters in Handwara in north Kashmir.

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has called a meeting of her party leaders, to decide if they will boycott the urban local body polls and the panchayat elections later this year. The party has already indicated that it cannot ignore the sentiments of the people until the validity of Article 35 A is protected. ...

Eleven family members of sixpolicemen have been kidnapped by terrorists, who raided the homes of several police officers across four districts in south Kashmir on Thursday evening.

The BJP on Tuesday ended the three-year alliance with Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir, setting stage for Governor's Rule in the state; the resumption of ceasefire in the state after Ramzan was the latest flashpoint.

Hundreds of mourners in Kashmir today joined the funeral procession of Shujaat Bukhari, a senior journalist shot dead last evening in an attack that has shocked the nation and left journalists numb with grief.

Two BJP ministers who defended the men arrested for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua today handed in their resignations. With public pressure mounting and the party's image taking a hit, the party asked them to resign, say sources.

At least two attackers barged into the family quarters of Sunjuwan Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir early this morning and fired indiscriminately injuring an Army jawan and a member of his family member, army sources said. The firing has stopped and the area has been cordoned off.

An officer of the Jammu and Kashmir police was brutally beaten to death by a mob of more than 200 people outside the Jamia Masjid in state capital Srinagar while congregational prayers were on at the mosque in the old city late on Thursday evening. Two people have been arrested this morning.

Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, who succeeded Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir today.

Terrorists struck at Nowhatta area of downtown Srinagar this morning, triggering a nearly 5-hour encounter to flush them out. At the end of it, two terrorists were killed. A Central Reserve Police Force officer died and 9 others were injured in the encounter.

In a setback to the government's efforts to reach out to the people of Kashmir, prominent trade and commerce bodies here today refused to meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day visit to review the situation in the violence-hit Valley.

One more person died in firing by security forces after clashes in Kashmir on Saturday, taking the number of deaths in the violence triggered by the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani to 41. Cable TV services were suspended for more than 12 hours and newspapers have alleged a media gag.

With the number of deaths in Kashmir clashes climbing to 21 over the weekend, the Jammu and Kashmir government has appealed to the separatists to help restore peace. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the situation in the Valley, where protesters clashed with security forces after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed on Friday...

In a major breakthrough for security forces, Hizbul Mujahideen's Burhan Muzaffar Wani, 22, has been killed in an intelligence-driven police operation in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, the police have said.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Kashmiri Pandits at Kheer Bhawani mela in Ganderbal, 35 km from Srinagar. Ms Mufti also met with two Pandit pilgrims who were injured during clashes between protesters and police yesterday.

Three people, including a budding cricketer and a 70-year-old woman, were killed and five others were injured when security forces opened fire on protesters in Handwara in north Kashmir.