“Security personnel and a large number of civilians have lost their lives. This makes a mockery of the claims being made by the Modi Government that all is well in J-K," Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said at a CPP meeting recently.

An Army patrol spotted Munir Hussain, who was unarmed, moving into Indian territory. When challenged, he attempted to flee but was apprehended. No incriminating material was found on him.

‘The BJP applauds the decision made by Jamaat-e-Islami J&K yesterday. It is a good step,’ senior party leader Sunil Sharma told a media gathering at Srinagar on Thursday.

According to the ECI, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the lowest voting percentage till 11 am with 14.94 per cent voters, while West Bengal recorded the highest with 32.78 per cent.

Armed with high-tech equipment including drones, night vision devices, and helped by sniffer dogs, security forces have intensified search operations in Rajouri and Poonch districts, officials said.

Six persons had been rescued, of whom three had been hospitalised and three others had been released.

A medical superintendent of SMHS Hospital in Srinagar said seven persons had been brought to the hospital, of which four had died. Three others were being treated.

Measuring an astounding 72 feet by 40 feet (2,880 square feet) the carpet was unveiled by its creators this week

The gunbattle ensued during cordon and search operations in the Arshipora region of Pulwama district after security forces were tipped off about the presence of militants in the area.

Women commandos of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K Police during a security operation, in Jammu

Azad expressed concerns over the potential form of statehood proposed by the central government, stating that any arrangement resembling the governance structure of Delhi or Puducherry, where decisions are subject to approval by the Lieutenant Governor, would be unacceptable to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Two central observers will be stationed in each of Jammu and Kashmir's five Parliamentary constituencies, while micro-observers will be engaged by the UT election body in 11,629 Polling Stations to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections and vote counting