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Fight me politically rather than using state machinery: Mehbooba to BJP

Srinagar: A day after The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of six political parties fighting for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s...

JK Govt bars employees from going on study leave without due approval

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has barred its employees from going on study leave until it is approved by a competent authority. And...

J&K sets impossible target of 3 months, in winter season, to finish all ‘languishing projects’

Srinagar: At the onset of winter, the Jammu and Kashmir government has set three months’ deadline for completion of “languishing projects”, a goal that...

Bukhari hails DDC elections, says time for ‘politics of truth’ is here

SRINAGAR: Businessman-turned-politician Syed Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday said that the response shown by people to the District Development Council (DDC) polls was a lesson...

JK Govt seeks loans of Rs 1,500 crore, to be repaid with road, water, fuel taxes, ‘full use’ of timber

Srinagar: Road tax, water connection charges, taxes on petrol and diesel, and extraction of timber up to the “full permissible limit” – as much...

Kashmir’s apple markets to shut in support of farmers

Srinagar: Kashmir fruit growers for the first time in recent years have joined hands with farmers of Indian states to extend their support to...

KU starts probe into major bank fraud

Seeks transaction details from depts, factual report from Hazratbal branch within 3 days Srinagar: Days after Kashmir Reader reported a massive fraud in J&K Bank’s...

Fraud ‘established’ at JK Bank’s Hazratbal branch, money siphoned off KU fees account

Employee arrested, Nigeen police station investigating case Srinagar: A fraud of nearly Rs one crore has surfaced in Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s Hazratbal branch here,...

J&K now getting real taste of autonomy, self-rule: Jitendra Singh

Srinagar: Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, on Monday said that the promulgation of Panchayati Raj system had given to...

Power dept’s infrastructure far short of its tall claims

Srinagar: Early this month, the government claimed it will supply power for nearly 22 hours every day in metered areas and for 20 hours...

Brace for more power cuts in Valley

Metered areas to face curtailment up to 4.5 hours; 7 hours in unmetered areas Srinagar: In coming days, Kashmir province will face additional power cuts...

List of Roshni Act beneficiaries released: top politicians, businessmen in it

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has made public a list of Roshni scheme beneficiaries, which include politicians, businessmen, and bureaucrats. These are people...

No one barred from campaigning, says Election Commissioner

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Election Commissioner KK Sharma on Monday briefed reporters about the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections that begin November 28. Sharma...

Covid recovery rate now 93% in J&K

SRINAGAR: All-round efforts, including from social organisations, have resulted in the recovery rate of Covid-19 patients reaching 93 percent in Jammu and Kashmir, according...

The road that leads to ruin: Srinagar-Jammu highway

Kashmiri apples are unable to reach markets as highway is a series of impediments SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s apples, cultivated across the valley by tens of thousands...

Ahead of polls, Div Com warns officers against ‘disrespect, misbehaviour’

Srinagar: Amid preparations for District Development Council (DDC) polls, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir PK Pole has warned of disciplinary action against officers who act with...

Winter promises to be tourist season, at long last, in Kashmir

Srinagar: For the first time after the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, tourist arrivals have started to make a buzz in...

Kashmir scientists claim success of ‘indoor cultivation’ of saffron

Srinagar: Indoor cultivation of saffron, the “world’s costliest spice”, may be possible if a new method developed by scientists in Kashmir turns out to...

Gupkar Alliance fields candidates for DDC polls

First list released after resolving differences over sharing of seats Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of seven political parties formed...

First elections to DDCs in J&K begin Nov 28

Over 8 phases, will end on Dec 22, along with polls for vacant panchayat, urban bodies' seats Srinagar: The State Election Commission on Wednesday announced...

J&K slumps to bottom of governance index in India

Srinagar: Instead of the promised development, the abrogation of Article 370 has worsened every development indicator in Jammu and Kashmir, be it governance, growth...

Disunity weakened us before Delhi: Omar

Says ‘laanat’ on political leaders if they are still after ‘chair’ Srinagar: Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that disunity among the...

NIA raids NGOs, newspaper office in Kashmir

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out raids on 10 locations in the valley including offices of NGOs, residences of human...

BJP emerges on top with 15 seats in LAHDC polls

Congress secures 9 seats, AAP fails to open account Srinagar: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged on the top securing 15 seats in Ladakh Autonomous Hill...

Non-profit organisation in Srinagar resumes work after attack by ‘local goons’

Srinagar: After being attacked by “a bunch of local goons”, SRO, a non-profit organisation in Srinagar, has resumed its work of helping people in...

BJP after our territory, one day they will fall on our feet: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday was all up in arms against her former alliance partner,...

LAHDC polls record 65 percent voter turnout

Srinagar: Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections saw about 65 percent poll voter turnout on Thursday. With two regional parties National Conference and PDP...

Kashmir’s leading journalists offer to work free for embattled newspaper

Overwhelmed by gesture, says Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin SRINAGAR: Several eminent Kashmiri journalists have come forward to do their bit for the Kashmir Times...

Kashmir Times office sealed, editor says ‘will fight’

Srinagar: The government on Monday sealed the Srinagar office of Kashmir Times, one of the oldest newspapers published from Jammu and Kashmir. Its executive editor...

False alarm? Covid situation in J&K nowhere as grim as forecast

Most hospital beds for Covid patients lie vacant, recoveries at 90%, new cases declining every day Srinagar: After seven months of Covid-19 fight, the recovery...

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