In a bizarre turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir’s school education minister Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed who had on Friday submitted his resignation directly to Congress president Sonia Gandhi instead of chief minister Omar Abdullah to follow the convention claimed on Saturday that she has not accepted it.

Several people were injured in day-long clashes with the police in Rafiabad area of Jammu and Kashm-ir’s Baramulla district on Saturday following the killing of a local youth in Army firing. The Army said it regretted the incident and apologised to the bereaved family.

Rain and snow has been forecast again across the Kashmir Valley Sunday and over the next two days, an official said.

The fresh snow and rain is due to the western disturbance, he said.

"We are expec

Jammu and Kashmir’s minister for school education Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed is reported to have submitted his resignation directly to Congress president Sonia Gandhi instead of chief minister Omar Abdullah to follow the convention.

A 22-year-old civilian was killed allegedly in firing by security forces in a remote village of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, leading to protests in the area, official sources said on Friday ni

Protests rocked Rafiabad area of Kashmir's Baramulla district for the second day on Saturday over the killing of a youth allegedly in firing by security forces.

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Life across Srinagar and other parts of the Valley was affected Saturday by a shutdown called by separatists to mark the death anniversary of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Maqbool Bhat

Kashmir's Baramulla district was hit by protests for the second day on Saturday over the killing of a youth allegedly in firing by security forces, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah saying that gov

Repealing or even modifying the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir is neither under active consideration of the Centre nor has the state government made any formal request for it.

The fate of Jammu and Kashmir’s school education minister Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed hangs in balance after the investigation done by the state police’s Crime Branch (CB) corroborated the charge that hi