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After his mother was killed in a bear attack in Kashmir, Indian software engineer Mudasir Ali developed an online early-warning system to help people in the Himalayan region avoid dangerous encounters with wildlife.

The IG said militancy and illicit narcotics trade are deeply intertwined. “A significant portion of the narcotics trade directly fuels or supports terrorism,” he said

The J&K government has picked Shailendra Kumar, a 1995 AGMUT cadre IAS officer, for the job until the arrival of the new Chief Secretary

Mufti says Sheikh Abdullah’s shifting positions fuelled uncertainty among Kashmiris, urges Centre to resume dialogue and reopen traditional trade routes.

Prasidh Krishna is suffering with hamstring injury and will be out of the ODI series

Citing a report by the International Crisis Group, the Valley's chief cleric said reduction in violence “does not necessarily mean that underlying political grievances have been resolved”

Srinagar Airport airlift in 1947 enabled the Indian Army to deploy troops and supplies rapidly, helping defend the Kashmir Valley against advancing tribal raiders.

Four new ministers inducted into Omar Abdullah’s Cabinet; portfolios of Power Development and Finance, previously held by the CM, reassigned

Under the rules, a Union Territory Cabinet can have up to 10% of the Assembly's strength.

The move, which has triggered dissent in the National Conference, is being viewed as an attempt to consolidate party’s position in the Kashmir Valley and counter PDP and BJP.

The Jammu and Kashmir CM can induct only three ministers and cannot afford to drop sitting ministers because of regional, sub-regional, and ethnic factors.

On Accession Day, PDP chief says Kashmir’s silence is being mistaken for normalcy, while people face raids, curbs and restrictions on their rights

Speaking at party convention in Baramulla, National Conference president questioned New Delhi’s intentions; BJP has sought police action against him

Sajjan Singh Yadav, a 1995-batch IAS officer, will succeed Atal Dulloo, who retires on October 31, as the Union Territory’s top bureaucrat from November 1.

Actor Vishakha Singh, who serves as an executive producer on Real Kashmir Football Club, spoke about the International Emmy nomination for the show and the challenges the team faced in securing funding for the project.

For years, RSS and its affiliates have maintained a low profile in the Valley, working discreetly, especially in border areas, where Sewa Bharti run schools and undertake projects to renovate temples.

Move follows creation of six new districts under reorganisation. The State Election Commission of Ladakh has also announced panchayat elections on November 21.

Party leads protest at Srinagar’s Gupkar Road, leading up to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s residence, seeking the ban

As word spreads that a butcher sold the meat of an animal bitten by a dog, 108 people are vaccinated against rabies in 24 hours

Successive governments in Jammu and Kashmir have resisted prohibition even as political parties repeatedly raised the demand from Opposition benches.