Authorities on Tuesday foiled the plan of separatists to hold a rally at Eidgah in old city by placing several senior Hurriyat leaders under house arrest and deploying large number of security forces in Srinagar.

Kashmir University is planning to set up a residential hostel cum coaching centre for students aspiring to crack the prestigious civil services examinations at the national level.

Two persons, including an Army jawan, were arrested for molesting a 12-year-old girl in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

A Junior Commissioned Officer was killed while a soldier was injured as Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid by militants in Macchil sector along the Line of Control in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Three moderate intensity tremors shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas of Doda-Kishtwar belt of Jammu in the wee hours on Wednesday, prompting authorities to once again shut schools in the region rattled by a series of quakes this month.

Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Commission (SAC) has ordered a regular enquiry into the alleged role of Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand in the illegal appointments in urban local bodies.

An Army helicopter, on air maintenance operations, crashed on Monday morning in the icy heights of Siachen glacier of Jammu and Kashmir. Both the pilots survived the accident and were being evacuated for treatment, army sources said.

Hailing the efforts of media in battling militancy, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad on Sunday hoped that it will continue to raise their voice against the propaganda perpetrated by the militant organizations.

Ahead of the annual Amarnath yatra, the Jammu and Kashmir police have set up information-cum announcement booth on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district of the state in order to rationalize traffic rules, maintaining vigilance and educating drivers about traffic rules.

A police officer was shot dead by militants in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Friday. Assistant Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad was shot from point-blank range by unidentified pistol-borne militants in Pulwama town, 32 kms from Srinagar, this afternoon, a police spokesman said.