Srinagar, July 16 : One militant and one policeman were killed in an encounter that began in Warpora village in Sopore near here early on Wednesday morning.

Jammu, July 15 : A soldier allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his rifle in an Army camp in Jammu district on Tuesday.

Srinagar, July 14 : Activists of the Hurriyat Conference, a separatist group in Jammu and Kashmir, staged a demonstration in Srinagar today demanding a probe into the ''unmarked graves'' issue while alleging human rights violations in the State.

The protesters demanded the intervention of the United Nations (UN) to identify over a thousand unmarked graves in cemeteries in 18 villages close to the Line of Control, which divides India and Pakistan.

Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), July 14 : Large number of devotees and tourists are headed towards Hemis Monastery of Ladakh which is geared up for the three-day Hemis festival, which commenced today.

This festival is a time for great rejoicing for Buddhists across Ladakh region as well as many other monasteries elsewhere in India, Bhutan and Tibet.

Hemis festival is one of the most important festivals for the Buddhists, celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Padamsambhava or Guru Rimpoche.

Pahalgam (Jammu and Kashmir), July 14 : Beyond the cricket mania, which appears to have overwhelmed almost all sports lovers in the country, river rafting is fast emerging as a popular sport in the Kashmir Valley.

In Kashmir’s Pahalgam region, in particular, the white water river rafting has gained immense popularity.

Located in the south-east of Kashmir, Pahalgam is surrounded by lofty mountain ranges and is washed by gushing streams and rivulets which provide abundant opportunities for adventure sports like river water rafting

Jammu, July 14 : Security personnels have arrested two militants, including a close confidant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, in Jammu and Kashmir''s Rajouri District on Sunday nig