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Deputy Speaker warns JK govt to take House ‘seriously’

Jammu: A lack of quorum in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly forced Deputy Speaker Nazir Ahmad Gurezi to adjourned the House briefly after the end...

2 PDP legislators stage sit-in, demand construction of Sadhna tunnel on priority

Jammu: Two ruling PDP legislators from border town of Karnah in north Kashmir today staged a sit-in at the entrance of the Jammu and...

Two mortar shells explode in Rajouri school

Jammu: Two live mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops today exploded in the premises of a government school in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. No...

Ahead of Republic Day, security tightened across Sopore town

Sopore: Ahead of Republic Day stringent arrangements have been made across North Kashmir's Sopore town to thwart any 'incident.' According to reports make-shift drop gates...

Haqqani commander, 2 others killed in US drone strike in Pak

Peshawar: At top commander of the Haqqani network along with two others were killed today when a US drone struck a home near Pakistan's...

Army man injured in cross-border firing succumbs, toll 13

Srinagar: An army soldier injured in cross-LoC firing in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir died on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 13...

Lack of quorum forces chair to adjourn assembly

Jammu: The Deputy Speaker Nazir Ahmad Gurezi on Wednesday adjourned the House for 10 minutes due to lack quorum in the Jammu and Kashmir...

IED found near Pampore railway station, defused

Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday found an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted near Pampore railway station in Kandizal-Tangpora village in Pulwama district. The IED was...

Live shells along IB a ‘death trap’ for border dwellers

Arnia: Guns along the Indo-Pak border have fallen silent but border dwellers are living in the shadow of death as hundreds of live mortar...

Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi

Benghazi: Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing 27 and...

Forces carry out house to house searches in Khayam area of Srinagar

Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday carried out a house to house search operation in Khayam area of Srinagar city. The searches were carried by the...

Private educational institutions trying to create monopoly, allege legislators  

Jammu: Legislators cutting across party lines on Tuesday slammed the private educational institutions for trying to create a situation that suits them only. The members...

No policy to regularize candidates engaged on academic arrangement: Minister

Jammu: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today informed the Legislative Assembly that the Government has engaged 1947 eligible candidates for the current...

Kathua rape and murder case: Govt directs Crime Branch to probe girl’s killing

Jammu: The government Tuesday said that the probe in the kidnapping and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district last week has been...

Women not safe in JK, says Geelani

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said that rape and murder of a minor Kathua girl, Asifa shook the collective...

Will mediate to resolve Kashmir only if all the parties agree: UN Chief

United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has ruled out any mediation to resolve the Kashmir issue unless all parties agree to it and asked...

‘RDD schemes aimed at changing lives, reshaping rural enconomy’

Jammu: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan Tuesday that RDD schemes are aimed at changing the lives of...

168 curfews imposed in 9 districts of Kashmir in 2016, 2017: Govt

Jammu: The government said that curfew and restrictions were imposed for 168 times in nine districts of the valley during the last two years. Chief...

Chairman CBOCWAB calls on Finance Minister

Jammu: V Sreenivas Naidu, Chairman, Central Building and Other Construction Workers Advisory Board (CBOCWAB) called on the Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment, Dr...

Posters reiterating Zakir Musa’s stance surface in North Kashmir

Srinagar: Reiterating his stance over the ‘Shariya’ rule in Kashmir, posters depicting Zakir Musa and his position have surfaced in North Kashmir’s Watergam area...

Four militants returned to mainstream: CM

Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said four Kashmiri youths, who had taken to militancy, shunned the path of violence and returned to the...

Tourism projects worth Rs 7.37 cr  for Kishtwar-Sinthan Top circuit: Govt

Jammu: Minister of State for Tourism, Priya Sethi Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 7.37 crore tourism projects for...

After Govt’s assurances NHM employees call off strike till Feb 5

Srinagar: After staying away from their duties for more than a month, National Health Mission (NHM) employees Tuesday called off their strike till February...

FM unveils State’s first Coinage Calendar

  Jammu: Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment Dr Haseeb A Drabu today unveiled the “Heritage Calendar-2018” of Department of Culture depicting the “JK’s Numismatic...

Dir Agri stresses on proper utilization of funds

Srinagar: Director Agriculture, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, Tuesday directed the officials of the department to ensure that the budgetary allocations to their respective districts...

Minister reviews functioning of departments

  Jammu: Minister for Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli, chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Animal and Sheep Husbandry...

Kathua ‘rape-n-murder’: Amid protests by opposition, activist released

Srinagar: Amid massive protests by the opposition, the police on Tuesday released social activist Advocate Talib Husain, arrested on Sunday evening at Kathua highway. The...

Police extends judicial remand of Malik, Bhat till Jan 27: JKLF

Srinagar: Police has extended the judicial remand of incarcerated Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front and others till Jan 27, a JKLF spokesman...

Meaningless expansion: Health department faced with the ‘problem of plenty’

Srinagar: The healthcare infrastructure in the peripheries is more than what is required and pathetically running in surplus. The unhealthy growth is not only...

CCTVs, fire alarms, smoke detectors to be installed in Jamia Masjid: Mirwaiz 

  Srinagar: President of Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday chaired a ‘crucial’ meeting at Jamia Masjid and deliberated upon important issues regarding...

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