“There was a decrease in night temperatures at most places in Kashmir and the mercury settled below the freezing point across the valley,” officials said
Simran Bala, for the first time, will command a party of more than 140 male personnel during the annual national event
A fresh contact was established with the holed up terrorists in the dense forests of Singhpora on Thursday (January 22, 2026) morning, officials said
The terrorists escaped deep into the forest area, but their well-fortified hideout, packed with a large quantity of winter stock, including eatables, blankets and utensils, was busted
AICC in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Syed Naseer Hussain, said a democratic society could not function if “the basic act of asking questions is treated as an act of defiance”. Congress flags reports of journalists being summoned in J&K over “routine reporting”
The former Chief Minister rejected calls for a fresh bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, labelling such demands as “foolish and ignorant”
The IED was planted by suspected terrorists by the roadside at Takiya Tapper in the Pattani area of Baramulla district, officials said
The statement of the former Chief Minister came on a day when the displaced community is observing January 19 as ‘Holocaust Day’ to mark their exodus from the Valley in 1990
Tremors were felt in nearby regions
Kashmir valley is currently in the midst of ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’, 40 days of extreme cold, during which night temperatures often drop several degrees below the freezing point, and the chances of snowfall are the highest
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