Srinagar: Fearing large scale violence after Friday prayers, authorities clamped curfew in all the 10 districts of the Valley today. To prevent the spread of passion-stoking rumours and posts on social media by anti-social elements, authorities have suspended all internet and mobile phone connectivity in the Valley.

Srinagar: Counting of votes began this morning for south Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is one of the eight contesting candidates. According to first trend report, the Chief Minister is leading the counting.

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council yesterday rejected a private member's bill seeking 20 percent reservation for women in appointment by direct recruitment in the state.

Jammu: Tension gripped parts of Jammu city today after an ancient temple was allegedly desecrated by a "mentally-disturbed" man, who was arrested immediately thereafter.

Srinagar/New Delhi: Tension prevailed in Kashmir as one more youth was killed in fresh clashes between the protesters and security forces amid curfew-like restrictions imposed, including suspension of internet and mobile services in view of the disquiet following the death of three civilians in firing by Army on Tuesday.

Srinagar: Two youths were killed and three others were injured yesterday as security forces opened fire after clashes with a stone-pelting mob in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.

Srinagar: Two wanted Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a former policeman, were killed today in a gun battle with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir.

Jammu: A day after taking over, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said "decisive measures" would be required to end the scenario of "despair and trust-deficit" in the state and informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had committed full support from the Centre.

Srinagar: Unrest was witnessed again at NIT Srinagar, the scene of last week's clash, with outstation students expressing a sense of insecurity and attempting to leave the campus, leading to a confrontation with police which resorted to lathicharge in which some students were injured.

Srinagar: A 45-year-old woman was tonight shot dead allegedly by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

Jammu: BJP rubbished reports of differences with PDP over distribution of portfolios in the government that would be formed in Jammu and Kashmir under Mehbooba Mufti.

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra requested Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to "urgently" release funds which are "due" to the state.

Jammu: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police K Rajendra Kumar today called for close coordination among all security agencies to maintain continuous vigil on the activities of anti-national elements.

Jammu: Senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh claimed the 10-month-long coalition rule in Jammu and Kashmir was a golden period and that there was no compromise in the interests of Jammu region.

Jammu: Hardening her stance, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti made it clear that she will not form the government with BJP in Jammu and Kashmir if the Narendra Modi dispensation does not create a 'conducive atmosphere' by committing confidence building measures (CBMs) for the state.

New Delhi: After tough talk by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, BJP yesterday made it clear that it will not come under 'any pressure' over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir even as it is committed to the common minimum programme chalked out last year.

Srinagar: PDP kept the guessing game on over the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir even as its chief Mehbooba Mufti met senior leaders and made it clear that she will decide only after being convinced that BJP will take the objective of the alliance to its logical conclusion.

Srinagar: Uncertainty grew over government formation with a tough-talking PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti saying she will take a call after 'reassessing' whether ally BJP's government at the Centre would take substantive steps in a set timeframe to address the core political and economic issues of the state.

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra yesterday directed the Chief Secretary to urgently finalise the filling up of 3000 additional posts in various government departments for rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants under Prime Minister's special package for the state.

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti yesterday showered praise on Jammu and Kashmir's bureaucracy, saying it had worked with single-minded dedication and out-of-box thinking to ensure good governance under the Chief Ministership of her father late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

Srinagar: As suspense over formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir continued, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti was yesterday visited by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for mourning but the meetings were seen with political significance.

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away, said State Education Minister Naeem Akhtar. 79-year-old Sayeed, who was airlifted from Srinagar on December 24 and admitted to AIIMS, continued to be in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.

Srinagar: A gunfight started last evening between holed-up guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, said officials. Official sources said top Hizbul commander, Burhan, is also believed to be trapped inside the cordon laid around the area.

Jammu: Separatist leader Masarat Alam was rearrested, a day after his release on a Jammu and Kashmir High Court order quashing his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government and police will verify claims with regard to the alleged plan for meeting separatist leader Asiya Andrabi by three youths who have been arrested for trying to join jihadi terror groups, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh said.