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New Delhi, Aug 14: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Union government’s stand on a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. A Bench of CJI B.R. Gavai and K. Vinod Chandran was hearing pleas contending that the continued delay in restoring statehood is “gravely affecting the rights of.

One terrorist has been killed and another critically injured in this operation so far, while four soldiers have sustained injuries.

After two terrorists were killed and another critically injured during the last two days, the security operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district continued for the third consecutive day on Sunday.

The 38-day annual Amarnath pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine in South Kashmir began on July 3 and will conclude on August 9.

The first escorted convoy of 148 vehicles carrying 3,321 Yatris left at 2.55 a.m. for the Baltal base camp.

State investigation agency (SIA) of J&K Police on Tuesday raided a house in Poonch district in connection with a narco-terrorism case being investigated by the agency.

Adequate security arrangements have been put in place for the upcoming Mela Kheer Bhawani in J&K’s Ganderbal district, an official said on Saturday.

J&K Lt Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Sunday visited the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu to enquire about the welfare of security personnel who were injured in the Kathua anti-terrorist operation.

Seeing the bus going out of control, the local police and Indian Army personnel placed big stones in front of the tyres of the moving bus, which stopped the bus.

The initial group of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir will embark on their journey to Saudi Arabia through two flights departing from Srinagar International Airport on Thursday.