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LoC, IB ‘very sensitive’ after J&K bifurcation: BSF Chief

New Delhi: The government’s decision to bifurcate the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has rendered the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir and...

Ladakh gets ‘LA’ registration tag for vehicles

New Delhi: A new registration tag ‘LA’ has been assigned for vehicles to be registered in Ladakh, the government has said. A gazette notification by...

India Ist country to make entire Haj process digital: Naqvi

Jeddah/New Delhi: India has become the first country to make the entire process for pilgrims going on Haj completely digital, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar...

Sunday market witnesses huge rush

Srinagar: The weekly flea market here witnessed a huge rush of people and few shops at some places in the city stretched their business...

Need to build trust, address problems facing JK tourism sector: Experts

NEW DELHI: There is a need to build trust and ensure that problems of the Jammu and Kashmir tourism sector, which is on "ventilator",...

Singh seeks public cooperation in implementing ‘people friendly’ central laws

Jammu: The “prophets of doom” predicting “volcanos” in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 have “fallen silent” and the government of...

Abrogation of Art 370 will have adverse impact: Salman Khurshid

New Delhi: The purpose behind the introduction of Article 370 in the Constitution was to integrate Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the...

Internet shutdown continues in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: Internet services across all platforms continued to remain suspended in Kashmir since August 5 even as there was considerable improvement in the situation,...

Cross-LoC firing in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan army on Saturday targeted forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, violating the...

Two more succumbs in gas cylinder blast in Ramban

Ramban/Jammu: Two critically injured minor siblings Saturday succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital, raising the death toll in a gas cylinder blast at...

Pak waging proxy war as it can’t win conventional one: Rajnath

Pune: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said Pakistan was indulging in a “proxy” war as it had realised that it cannot win a...

Army chief visits northern command, asks troops to be aggressive

Jammu: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Saturday visited the Northern Command headquarters at Udhampur and urged troops to be alert against any inimical...

Sub-zero temp recorded in Kashmir after snowfall: MeT

JAMMU: Cold wave intensified in parts of Kashmir, including the famous hill resort of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, also reeled under sub-zero temperatures after the...

Govt extends mandatory FASTag roll out date to Dec 15

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday announced extending the date to December 15 for making FASTag mandatory for toll payments on national highways. The Ministry...

No Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid for 17th straight week

Srinagar: No congregational prayers were offered at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid the grand mosque of Kashmir for the 17th consecutive Friday since the government of...

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for second day

Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Thursday after heavy rains in the Banihal-Ramban section triggered five...

In LS, NC MPs stage walkout to protest Farooq’s detention

New Delhi: Two National Conference Parliamentarians on Thursday protested in Lok Sabha against the detention of their party chief Farooq Abdullah, who is a...

Top court refuses to entertain plea for monetary relief for Kashmiri students

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea filed by an NGO, Campus Front of India (CFI), seeking monetary relief for...

Stone pelting reduced by 40-45 per cent: Shah

New Delhi: Incidents of pelting stones at government forces in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced by 40-45 per cent since the abrogation of provisions...

Security beefed up in Srinagar after blasts

Srinagar: Security was beefed up in Srinagar on Wednesday, a day after two blasts rocked Kashmir killing two persons and injuring several others, officials...

Govt non-committal on restoring internet in Kashmir

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday remained non-committal over the issue of restoring Internet in Kashmir. When the Lok Sabha was discussing issue of broadband...

No specific report about losses in J&K due to restrictions: GoI

New Delhi: The government of India on Wednesday said there was “no specific” report received from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir about any...

Militancy incidents have come down to almost nil: Rajnath

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asserted in Lok Sabha that militancy incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have come down to almost...

No increase in expenditure on J&K UT

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday said there has been no increase in expenditure on the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir ever since...

JK pushed into unprecedented crisis: NC

JAMMU:The National Conference on Wednesday expressed concern over the continued detention of political leaders and said "the worrisome political stalemate for over 111 days...

Unauthorised power connections to be regularised

JAMMU: To ensure uninterrupted power supply and bring down pilferage, the administration has decided to make certain that all consumers have metered connection and...

Policeman fires in air after being questioned by senior for reporting late to duty, arrested

JAMMU: A policeman was arrested for allegedly firing a couple of rounds in the air after being questioned by his senior for reporting late...

Govt justifies internet ban in Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday justified imposition of internet ban in the erstwhile state after the abrogation Article 370 and...

ED takes possession of Watali’s Rs 6.20-crore assets

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken possession of assets worth Rs 6.20 crore in connection with a militancy funding case against Kashmiri...

Parl passes bill to protect rights of transgenders

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a...

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