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Family disbelieves police claim, nephew says no bullet mark on car

Srinagar: “I just want his murderer to be killed by bullets in the same way,” wailed Iram Jan, the daughter of Bashir Ahmad Khan,...

Geelani resigns from Hurriyat Conference in annoyance

Srinagar: The most prominent face of Kashmir’s separatist movement, Syed Ali Geelani, on Monday resigned from the All Parties Hurriyat Conference nearly two decades...

Govt order to stock up LPG creates anxiety

Srinagar: Sunday morning brought with it anxiety to people in Kashmir as two separate government orders circulating on social media indicated that something abnormal...

Top militant leadership now wiped out from Valley

Srinagar: The anti-insurgency grid has been able to wipe out the top militant leadership in the Valley, a goal that was achieved after many...

New domicile law comes into practice, 25,000 certificates issued

Senior IAS officer from Bihar gets domicile as Jammu resident Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has begun to issue domiciles certificates under the new...

‘Negligence at SKIMS caused my aunt’s death’

SRINAGAR: The Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) has been accused of “negligence, oversight, and denial” in handling a 48-year-old patient who died of...

Cancellation of Hajj dashes hopes of pilgrimage and business alike

Srinagar: The cancellation of the annual Hajj pilgrimage this year due to Covid-19 has dealt another blow to the Jammu and Kashmir economy, which...

Rotational opening of shops not serving purpose of containing Covid

Srinagar: The Kashmir administration immediately needs to revisit its policy of opening city markets on rotational basis as it is not serving the purpose...

Journalists ready to resist govt’s new media policy, but owners fearful of even talking on record

Newspapers must come together to fight it: Anuradha Bhasin Journalism is not to tell what the government wants to tell people. That is...

Markets open but cash and customers both missing

Srinagar: After reopening of markets in the city, traders are facing another challenge: neither there are customers, nor cash coming through. According to Abdul Rahman,...

Back to business: DM Srinagar issues order

Shops to open 7 days a week, ‘non-essential’ businesses 3 days a week Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration has finally allowed all types of businesses...

Srinagar markets set to open from tomorrow

Srinagar: After remaining shut for more than three months, markets in Srinagar will open most likely on Saturday, a decision taken by the district...

10 years of Tufail Mattoo’s death and his father’s fight for justice

SRINAGAR: It has been ten years to the day when Tufail Mattoo, whose killing triggered massive protests in Kashmir in 2010, died on the...

Srinagar markets to stay shut, for now

Srinagar: Markets in Srinagar will continue to remain shut on Thursday as the decision for resumption of trade activities has not been taken yet...

Srinagar markets to stay closed, DC meeting traders today

Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Choudhary has said that markets will not open in Srinagar on Wednesday because most of the areas in the...

Missed call scam targets phones in Kashmir

Srinagar: Amid Covid-19 chaos, people in Kashmir have been receiving endless scam calls from unknown numbers, in the form of missed calls. One of...

Kashmir Inc turns to common Kashmiris for ‘ideas to revive economy’

SRINAGAR: After receiving no assistance from the Government of India (GoI), business bodies in Kashmir have sought suggestions from people for revival of the...

Fed up of lockdown, people deciding to resume life, look death in the eye

Srinagar: Every morning, Gulzar Ahmad, a workless 45-year-old, father of two daughters, comes to a grocery store inside the congested spaces of Maisuma, not...

Electricity bills will double in J&K if discoms privatised

Srinagar: The Government of India (GoI) has begun the process of privatising power distribution in Jammu and Kashmir, a move aimed at reducing the...

Kashmir trade bodies collectively appeal for govt help

Srinagar: More than 30 trade bodies in Kashmir on Wednesday asked the Government of India to release a fiscal package to help revive business,...

As doctors attend to Covid, OPD patients feel abandoned

SRINAGAR: The closure of OPDs in Covid designated hospitals has left in the lurch patients who need regular check-ups for chronic ailments. Patients suffering...

NC rejects J&K Delimitation Commission, pulls out its MPs

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Friday said that it will not participate in the delimitation commission formed by New Delhi for redrawing of...

‘I cannot ask for help because I have never done so’

Self-respect is preventing many people from seeking help even as the relentless lockdown brings them to the brink of destitution Srinagar: Neither the government nor...

Solidarity comes swift and generous for Nawa Kadal victims who lost their houses

Srinagar: Almost 20 families whose houses were destroyed or damaged during the Nawa Kadal encounter will now be able to reconstruct their houses, while...

Prices of meat, fruits skyrocket ahead of Eid in Srinagar

Srinagar: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, prices of meat and fruits have risen so sharply that they have dampened the festive spirit of many people in...

Junaid Sehraie killed in encounter in downtown Srinagar

Militant from Pulwama also killed, several houses damaged in Nawkadal’s Kanemazaar Srinagar: Junaid Ashraf Khan alias Junaid Sehraie, son of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehraie,...

Only some private schools will give fee waivers, after assessing application

Srinagar: Any private school that charges above Rs 1,500 monthly fee will give a fee waiver or fee concession to students who cannot afford...

Sinking Kashmir economy loses Rs 8,500 crore in Covid lockdown, so far

Eid business of Rs 300 crore to be lost next Srinagar: Two months of Covid lockdown have cost the Kashmir economy Rs 8,500 crore, which...

Kashmir cherry’s main markets – Mumbai, Ahmedabad – both shut

Srinagar: The horticultural year has begun with a challenge in Kashmir Valley as its first fruit of the season – cherry – is ready...

Against ministry’s advisory to not sack contractual staff, Info dept dismisses

40 stringers in middle of Covid-19 crisis Srinagar: Amid the Covid-19 crisis, when the possibility of new employment is bleak, the Jammu and Kashmir government...

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