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BJP asks opposition to play constructive politics for betterment of JK

Jammu: Countering allegations of governance deficit in the state, BJP today advised the opposition parties to play constructive politics for the state's betterment. Opposition leaders...

Decision to drop me a susprise, manner in which it was conveyed shocking: Drabu

Srinagar: Senior PDP leader Haseeb Drabu said today that J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's decision to sack him as the state's finance minister came...

Trump sacks Tillerson; appoints CIA chief as new Secretary of State

Washington: US President Donald Trump today fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is currently on a visit to Africa, and replaced him...

Girl commits suicide in Kulgam

Srinagar: A girl ended her life by consuming some poisonous substance at her home in Kulgam, police said. A spokesman of police said that during...

JKSSB declares 38 selection lists for 380 posts

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) today declared 38 Selection Lists for 380 posts at the 136th meeting of the Board...

SDMA issues Medium Danger Avalanche warning

JAMMU: On the basis of information received from SASE, Medium danger avalanche warning has been issued for next 24 hrs for Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar, Baramulla, Gulmarg,...

Unknown persons lob petrol bomb in Shopian market

Srinagar: A petrol bomb was thrown at Gool Chakri area of main town Shopian in south Kashmir on Tuesday evening creating panic in the...

Bangladesh court sentences 39 ruling party activists to death

Dhaka: A court in southeastern Bangladesh Tuesday sentenced to death 39 activists of the ruling Awami League for brutally killing a fellow local level party...

KAS exam row: JKPSC to issue fresh notification

Srinagar: Hours after the state High court ordered a stay on the KAS mains examinations going on presently, the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service...

’60 incidents of militant violence in JK in 2018; 15 security men killed’

New Delhi: As many as 60 incidents of militant violence have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir this year in which 15 security personnel...

Hafiz Saeed’s new political party to launch manifesto

Lahore: Milli Muslim League (MML), JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's new political party, today said it will launch its manifesto here on March 23, following a...

Five injured in road mishap

  Handwara: At least five persons were Tuesday injured after the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Chogul village of Handwara area of north...

Stop befooling people: Er Rasheed to NC, PDP

Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Tuesday asked both the regional parties including National Conference (NC)...

Newly appointed FM orders deferment of PAO system

Srinagar: Barely hours after assuming the additional charge of Finance Minister, Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday ordered the deferment of Pay and Accounts Office (PAO)...

Farooq Abdullah hails PDP’s decision of sacking Drabu

Srinagar: Opposition National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah today said chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's decision to sack Haseeb Drabu from the council of ministers...

Bus crash kills 38 in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa: Thirty-eight people have died after the bus they were travelling in plunged off a cliff in northern Ethiopia, state media said today. "A...

Govt project for JK children, youth for psychological rehabilitation

New Delhi: More than 3,000 children and youths from Jammu and Kashmir have been taken to various parts of the country as part of...

Explosion strikes Palestinian PM’s convoy in Gaza

Gaza City: An explosion went off as Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah's convoy entered the Gaza Strip today, wounding seven people, a security source...

HC cancels ongoing KAS mains exams

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday directed cancellation of the main examination of Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS). The court also directed the Jammu...

Maharashtra govt to make adulteration of milk a non-bailable offence

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government may bring in a law to make the adulteration of milk a non-bailable offence, with a punishment of up to...

8 CRPF men killed in blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Eight personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed when suspected Maoists blew up their mine-protected vehicle (MPV) in Chhattisgarh's Sukma...

Drabu ouster: Altaf Bhukhari to take charge as Finance Minister

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari was today assigned Finance Minister Portfolio after the ouster of Haseeb...

Five killed as insurgents attack police checkpoint in Afghanistan

Kabul: An Afghan official says at least five Afghan police forces have been killed after insurgents attacked their checkpoint in western Farah province. Fared Bakhtawer,...

2 Cong MLAs expelled from Telangana Assembly

Hyderabad: Two Congress MLAs were today expelled from the Telangana Assembly while 11 others were suspended for the ongoing budget session for protesting during...

Book signed by Tagore auctioned for USD 700

Boston: A signed hardcover copy of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's 'The King of the Dark Chamber' - the English translation of his famous Bengali...

Rajya Sabha adjourned as Opps insists on discussion under voting rule

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today till 2 pm as opposition MPs tried to raise issues including the Rs 12,700-crore fraud in...

Malala Yousafzai’s next book to focus on refugee experience

Los Angeles: Nobel peace prize winner Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has announced her next book "We Are Displaced". Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has...

Man spends USD 1.41 mn on UK websites using SBI card with USD 200 limit: CBI

New Delhi: A Mumbai-resident allegedly spent USD 1.41 million (Rs 9.1 crore) on British e-commerce websites using a foreign travel card issued by the...

Schools, colleges reopen in Kashmir

Srinagar: After remaining shut for a day following the killing of three militants,  schools and colleges re-opened across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday. Pertinently, the...

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