In the Amshipora encounter which was alleged to be fake, the Armed Forces Tribunal has suspended the sentence awarded to convicted officer Captain Bhoopendra Singh and granted him bail.
In a significant stride towards fostering empowerment and skill development, Bharat Vikas Parishat, Srinagar branch, has unveiled a free cutting and tailoring centre for women in the Roni Mohalla area of Srinagar.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti, on Sunday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to provide soft loans to houseboat owners after visiting several houseboats ravaged by a massive fire that broke out a day earlier on Dal Lake in Srinagar.
As many as 10 people were injured after a speeding vehicle met with an accident near the Line of Control in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, said an official.
A team of soldiers from Mike Battalion reached Soni village where houses were decorated with lights and the troops were welcomed with Dhols and flowers. This was followed by an exchange of sweets and pleasantries.
Three tourists were killed while eight others had to be rescued in the fire that broke out at a Houseboat on Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district on Saturday.
Jitendra Singh, who was on an extensive tour of the remote and peripheral areas of the hill district of Kishtwar, visited Gulabgarh in the Paddar area and the far village of Massu, where he also inaugurated the new School set up by "Shiksha Bharti" for the village children.
The officers and jawans of the Indian Army in Naushera in J-K's Rajouri district celebrated the festival of Diwali on Saturday by lighting candles and Diyas away from their homes.
The officers and jawans of the 76 Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrated the festival of Diwali by lighting candles and bursting some minor firecrackers away from their homes in Jammu.