Kashmir

LAKHANPUR - The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Ekta Yatra, led by Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, Tuesday entered Jammu and Kashmir from Punjab. Many of the activists courted arrest and were taken away in buses to an undisclosed destination.

JAMMU - The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be chalking out fresh political strategy here later this week, ahead of launching a campaign against the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said Tuesday.

LAKHANPUR - Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists Tuesday started marching towards Jammu and Kashmir from Punjab, ignoring the Jammu and Kashmir government's crackdown and strict security measures to stop them.

JAMMU/SRINAGAR - A high alert was sounded across Jammu and Kashmir Monday about a possible terror strike ahead of the Republic Day Jan 26 and to ensure calm in view of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) proposed march to the valley to hoist the national flag in Srinagar city centre. Both the state government and the separatists have vowed to oppose the BJP plan.

JAMMU - A red alert was sounded across Jammu and Kashmir Monday following reports of a major terrorist strike being planned in the run-up to the Republic Day Jan 26, said intelligence agencies sources here.