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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted searches at nine locations in Poonch district in connection with a five-year-old case related to misuse of money generated from cross-LoC trade for fomenting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

Senior Indian army officials on Thursday briefed envoys from 24 countries visiting Jammu and Kashmir about the role of the Pakistani army in running terror factories across the Line of Control by organising training camps, officials said.

The Poonch-Rawalakot cross-LoC bus service resumed on Monday, a week after it was suspended, with 46 stranded passengers, including 40 from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, returning home, an official said.

California almonds, known for their high nutritional value, are being used in cross-LoC trade to earn profits which are funnelled to terrorists and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today.

Suspension of cross-LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for the last 16 weeks has resulted in a loss of over Rs 80 crore, an official said today.

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday said the cross-LoC surgical strikes of last year were a message to Pakistan and hinted at more if necessary.

The Cross-LoC bus services on the Poonch-Rawalakot road between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) remained suspended for the third consecutive week in wake of the border tension due to ceasefire violations.

After a delay of seven years, the centre has finally decided to install full-body truck scanners at cross-LoC trading points in Jammu and Kashmir, which are expected to become operational by end of this year. The Union Home Ministry's move comes a day after the security forces recovered arms and ammunition hidden in a corner of a truck, plying betw...

Describing cross-LoC trade as the biggest breakthrough in the history of the state, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today placed high priority on extending telecom and banking facility to broaden the scope of business.

Promising equitable development of the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress today released its manifesto in Jammu which proposed two empowered regional councils, decentralisation, more cross-LoC Confidence Building Measures and review of cases of detainees not involved in grave offences.

Cross Line of Control (LoC) trade in Kashmir failed to resume today as no goods trucks arrived at the crossing point from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), but it re-opened in the Jammu region with nine vehicles crossing over.

The stand-off between India and Pakistan over the truckers issue entered the fourth day on Monday with Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) authorities suspending cross-LoC (Line of Control) bus services.

A liberalised visa agreement and some cross-LOC Confidence Building Measures or CBMs for Jammu and Kashmir are expected to be announced today as External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad.

Indo-Pak trade via Chakan-Da-Bagh Line of Control (LoC) point in Poonch district has been suspended for another week by the cross-LoC traders in protest against slapping of Sales Tax and VAT on the trading commodities."We have decided to suspend cross-LoC trade between the traders of J&K and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) via Chakan-Da-Bagh cr...

Some people associated with cross-LoC trade are indulging in providing 'hawala' money to Lashkar-e-Toiba militants for terror activities in Kashmir Valley, police have claimed.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted searches at nine locations in Poonch district in connection with a five-year-old case related to misuse of money generated from cross-LoC trade for fomenting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

Senior Indian army officials on Thursday briefed envoys from 24 countries visiting Jammu and Kashmir about the role of the Pakistani army in running terror factories across the Line of Control by organising training camps, officials said.

The Poonch-Rawalakot cross-LoC bus service resumed on Monday, a week after it was suspended, with 46 stranded passengers, including 40 from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, returning home, an official said.

California almonds, known for their high nutritional value, are being used in cross-LoC trade to earn profits which are funnelled to terrorists and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today.

Suspension of cross-LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for the last 16 weeks has resulted in a loss of over Rs 80 crore, an official said today.

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday said the cross-LoC surgical strikes of last year were a message to Pakistan and hinted at more if necessary.

The Cross-LoC bus services on the Poonch-Rawalakot road between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) remained suspended for the third consecutive week in wake of the border tension due to ceasefire violations.

After a delay of seven years, the centre has finally decided to install full-body truck scanners at cross-LoC trading points in Jammu and Kashmir, which are expected to become operational by end of this year. The Union Home Ministry's move comes a day after the security forces recovered arms and ammunition hidden in a corner of a truck, plying betw...

Describing cross-LoC trade as the biggest breakthrough in the history of the state, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today placed high priority on extending telecom and banking facility to broaden the scope of business.

Promising equitable development of the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress today released its manifesto in Jammu which proposed two empowered regional councils, decentralisation, more cross-LoC Confidence Building Measures and review of cases of detainees not involved in grave offences.

Cross Line of Control (LoC) trade in Kashmir failed to resume today as no goods trucks arrived at the crossing point from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), but it re-opened in the Jammu region with nine vehicles crossing over.

The stand-off between India and Pakistan over the truckers issue entered the fourth day on Monday with Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) authorities suspending cross-LoC (Line of Control) bus services.

A liberalised visa agreement and some cross-LOC Confidence Building Measures or CBMs for Jammu and Kashmir are expected to be announced today as External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad.

Indo-Pak trade via Chakan-Da-Bagh Line of Control (LoC) point in Poonch district has been suspended for another week by the cross-LoC traders in protest against slapping of Sales Tax and VAT on the trading commodities."We have decided to suspend cross-LoC trade between the traders of J&K and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) via Chakan-Da-Bagh cr...

Some people associated with cross-LoC trade are indulging in providing 'hawala' money to Lashkar-e-Toiba militants for terror activities in Kashmir Valley, police have claimed.