Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to provide UID (Unique Identification Number) to over 200,000 Srinagar households. The government said that this will help them store the data of every household including their address, number of family members, their electricity and water bills along with other necessary information.

India: J&K govt to provide unique identification for over 200,000 Srinagar households

Sopore town in North Kashmir's Baramulla district is called the apple town of Kashmir Valley. Around 40 per cent of the apple production and sale in Kashmir Valley is done through the Sopore Mandi (an open marketplace).

Asia’s second-largest fruit mandi in Kashmir abuzz with buyers from across India 

The Indian government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 29) that the union territory status of Jammu and Kashmir is not a "permanent thing". It also said that the government will make an elaborate and "positive" statement on the restoration of statehood to J&K.

Centre tells SC that union territory status of J&K is not permanent thing

The Kashmiri saffron is famous across the world and Jammu and Kashmir is the second largest producer. Now, the state government aims to further boost saffron production with its new export policy.

Under new export policy, Kashmiri saffron to be exported to over 60 countries

Indian Army has released a video which shows how they foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists and their conspiracy to revive activities in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, along the Line of Control (LOC).

WATCH: Thermal cameras help Indian Army nab terrorists conspiring to revive terror activities in J&K

Two terrorists were killed in an operation near the Line of Control (LoC), the de-facto border between India and Pakistan, during an infiltration bid in the Poonch sector of the Jammu region.

India: Two terrorists killed during an infiltration bid in J&K's Poonch

An Indian Army soldier has been reported missing from the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The 25-year-old soldier Javaid Ahmed Wani went missing on Saturday evening. As per the latest update security forces have launched a massive operation for Wani.

India: 25-year-old Army soldier missing in Jammu & Kashmir, officials say he was on leave

A soldier of the Indian Army, who was on leave, has gone missing from his native Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a report by the news agency PTI on Sunday (July 30), the soldier, identified as Rifleman Javed Ahmed Wani, went missing on Saturday evening.

Indian Army soldier goes missing in Kulgam, search ops launched

The government of Jammu and Kashmir allowed the Shia Mourners procession in the Kashmir Valley after three decades. It was after a ban for over 30 years that the administration led by the LG Manoj Sinha allowed the 8th Muharram procession of Shia Muslim mourners to pass through its traditional route from the Lal Chowk area in Srinagar.

India: Kashmir government allows Muharram procession after three decades in Srinagar

Four terrorists have been killed in an operation in the Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. According to the Indian Army, four AK-47 rifles, two pistols, and other war-like stores were recovered from the operation site.

Jammu and Kashmir: Four terrorists killed in Poonch encounter

In the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, police, along with Indian Army, have arrested five terrorist associates linked with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in central Kashmir's Budgam district.

Police arrest 5 terrorist associates of LeT in J&K, incriminating materials recovered

The Jammu and Kashmir government has created a digital high-tech command control centre for real-time surveillance of the Amarnath Yatra roots for the first time ever. This will assist the administration to smoothly supervise the yatra.

India: Jammu and Kashmir government establishes hi-tech command control centre

People's Democratic Party president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti has launched a scathing attack on Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha administration saying that under the garb of providing shelter to the homeless, the administration is trying to give land in the state to outsiders.

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti raps LG admin over move to give land to homeless

Over 3,000 pilgrims have already arrived in the Kashmir Valley to participate in the Amarnath yatra since access to the pilgrimage site from the base camps of Pahalgam and Sonamarg was opened.

India: Over 3000 pilgrims arrive in Jammu and Kashmir for Amarnath Yatra

Four terrorists trying to infiltrate from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara. The terrorists were neutralised in a joint operation by police and the Indian Army.

Jammu & Kashmir: Four terrorists killed in an encounter with Indian army, J&K police | India

Along with International Yoga Day celebrations in India and all across the world, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir held its own events. Students in schools, colleges and universities were seen performing Yoga across the Valley.

International Yoga Day: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha leads celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has seen an increase in Infiltration bids from across the border in the last few months. Around a dozen infiltration bids have taken place on the Line of Control and international border.

India: Infiltration bids made from across border to keep terror alive in J&K, says DGP

In two Major successful operations across Jammu and Kashmir, five terrorists were killed and five arrested in the two separate operations in the Kashmir Valley. Jammu and Kashmir's police claimed to have killed 5 foreign terrorists in the Jumagund area close to the Line of Control in North Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Five 'foreign' terrorists gunned down in early morning encounter in India’s Jammu and Kashmir

The national investigation agency of India raided two properties belonging to the leader and spokesperson of the Hurriyat, Ayaz Akbar, on Tuesday in the Kashmir Valley as part of a major crackdown on money laundering. The properties are situated in the Malura area, on the outskirts of Srinagar, while Akbar has been imprisoned for the past six years.

Jammu & Kashmir: NIA seizes property of separatist leader Ayaz Akbar | India

The poignant and enduring story of the Kashmiri Pandits has captured the attention of the world. Their struggles, etched deeply in the annals of history, have touched the hearts of many.

From homeland to refugee, and back to homeland, only to become refugees once again

Kashmir Valley, famously known as paradise on Earth, has become one of the top Indian states fighting drug abuse. Thousands of syringes are being used to inject heroin in the Valley by drug abusers on a daily basis.

India: Thousands affected as Kashmir grapples with drug abuse, police begin major crackdown

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at three locations in India’s Kashmir region districts of Budgam and Srinagar on Wednesday (May 31).

India: NIA cracks down on terror outfits across Kashmir, seizes incriminating material

Kashmir Valley once used to be Hindi film industry's favourite destination for shooting for decades before the insurgency. Now, Jammu and Kashmir Government's tourism department is working to revive film tourism in the valley.

Kashmir opens 300 new film destinations, over 200 films shot in last one year

In a rare discovery, the Jammu and Kashmir Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) have discovered a rare kind of fish for the first time in Dal Lake. According to the experts, the fish is called an 'Alligator Gar' fish.

India: Rare Alligator Gar Fish found in Dal Lake of Kashmir

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