Markets in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley lack the usual hustle-bustle ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr with many traders staring at losses due to sluggish sales during the festival.

Statehood in Jammu and Kashmir will be restored as promised before, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said, without giving any timeline.

The last rites of four police personnel, killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, were performed with full honours at their native places with participating officers vowing to eliminate terrorism from the region.

Shifting of army personnel from Jammu to Ladakh to counter Chinese incursions allowed terrorists to exploit the situation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, asserting more steps were needed to improve the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Police on Saturday installed an advanced surveillance system  at the Navayuga Tunnel Qazigund in south Kashmir's Kulgam district  to enhance security and detect concealed contraband, illegal weapons, and other illicit materials in vehicles.

A case was registered on Friday against the organisers and participants of a procession in Budgam district for allegedly creating a law-and-order situation by raising what police called 'objectionable slogans'.

The Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Saturday ordered change in school timing for Kashmir division with effect from April-01.