At least 28 passengers were killed and six injured when a bus plunged into river Chenab while negotiating a sharp curve, about 20 kms short of Kishtwar, in Jammu, official sources said.

Three Industrial Training Institute (ITI) diploma holders jumped into river Jhelum and six others were injured after police resorted to baton charge to disperse them near here this afternoon.

Jammu Kashmir Democratic Party (JKDP) leader Ghulam Hassan Mir is waiting with open arms to welcome like minded leaders unhappy with the present political dispensation in Kashmir to expand base of newly formed party.

Minister for Transport Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has said that government would take every step to provide succour to those transporters of the state who have been affected adversely by government's decision of imposing ban on vehicles plying on roads for more than 25 years.

President Pratibha Patil, the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, will address army jawans for the first time when she undertakes her maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir on May 23.

A computer engineer was arrested by the police for misusing an Automated Teller Machine(ATM) card of Delhi based businessman, and withdrawing Rs 75,000, police sources here today said.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in a fix as its directive to discourage people from using garlands made of currency notes - a common feature in north Indian weddings - seems to be falling on deaf ears.

A jawan allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at the Air Force headquarters in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir today, a police spokesman said.

Troops busted a hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions in South Kashmir, a defence ministry spokesman said today.

The Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir believes that coming general Assembly election would provide a historic opportunity for establishing lasting peace and tranquility in the State.