Jammu and Kashmir

Months after restrictions were imposed on the mobile networks, voice calls and SMS have been restored for prepaid mobile connections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials of the union territory said on Saturday.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe against Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Davinder Singh, who was arrested with the two Hizbul militants traveling in a car.

In an unfortunate incident, one Indian Army soldier lost his life and three others were injured after an avalanche struck an Army post in Drass belt of Ladakh's Kargil district on Thursday, officials said.

Months after the broadband and internet services were called off from the Jammu and Kashmir valley in wake of probable protests during the announcement of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories, the authorities will resume it from Wednesday after assessing the ground situation.

Arrested DSP of Jammu and Kashmir Police has admitted that he was helping the Hizbul terrorists because he was given Rs 12 lakh to ferry the terrorists from Srinagar to Chandigarh from where they were supposed to carry on their journey to New Delhi, IG (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar told media on Monday.

On Saturday, two Hizbul militants were arrested in a vehicle on Jammu-Srinagar Highway in South Kashmir. The third person sitting with them in the vehicle shocked almost the whole nation.

A Jammu and Kashmir police officer, who was once awarded with a medal of bravery from the President, has been caught on Saturday with two terrorists; they were inside a vehicle on Srinagar-Jammu Highway. It has been learned that they were on their way to Delhi.

Access to internet is a fundamental right for the citizens of India and same goes for Jammu and Kashmir, said Supreme Court on Friday today; adding to it the top court ordered a review of restrictions imposed in J&K within a week time.

Envoys of different nations, including the US, will be a part of 17-member delegation who will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir region on Thursday. A notable exception would be countries from the European Union.

All flight operations remained suspended for the second day at the Srinagar airport due to dense fog on the runway.