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Gunmen open fire in Baramulla market

Mushtaq Ahamd Baramulla: Panic gripped Auqaf Market Baramulla after some unidentified gunmen fired some shots outside a jewellery store. Locals said that some gunshots were heard...

Pen drives make comeback after internet blackout

AASIM BASHIR BHAT SRINAGAR: With the internet blackout hitting third month, pen drives have once again emerged as the main carrier of data in...

Day 73: Markets shut, transport off roads

Srinagar: Normal life continued to be suspended in Kashmir for 73rd straight day as markets and public transport remained off the roads. The disruption has...

Hours after mobile phones ring in Valley SMS services suspended

Srinagar: A few hours after restoring mobile telephone services partially in Kashmir the government stopped its SMS (text) services, leaving subscribers handicapped again. Officials...

BUDGET SPLIT: Finance Commissioner discusses proposals with Administrative Secretaries

SRINAGAR: Financial Commissioner Finance Department, Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired various meetings to discuss budget proposals for the remaining part of the financial year...

Exorbitant fee leaves parents dismayed with new school

SRINAGAR: Residents of Pampore and adjoining areas in Pulwam district say they have been left disappointed by the exorbitant fee structure of a newly...

Mobile services partially restored in Kashmir after 71 days

Srinagar: Postpaid mobile services in Kashmir were restored after being blocked for 72 days hours before the government of India abrogated Jammu and Kashmir of...

Driver killed, truck set ablaze in Shopian

A truck driver was killed by unidentified gunmen in Sirnoo village of Shirmal area in Shopian district on Monday evening and his truck was...

Communication blackout, shutdown takes toll on Sunday market

AASIM BASHIR BHAT SRINAGAR: The vendors at Srinagar’s Sunday market say that communication blackout and continuous shutdown has taken a heavy toll on their earnings as...

40 lakh post-paid mobiles to start ringing from Monday: Govt

Srinagar: The government on Saturday announced to ease the communications ban by restoring post-paid mobile services from Monday noon. The announcement follows more than two...

8 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

Srinagar: At least eight civilians including a woman were wounded in a grenade blast at Srinagar’s Hari Singh High Street on Saturday. The grenade exploded...

Dentists resent Sunday duty roster

SRINAGAR: A group of dentists on Saturday resented the recent order by Zonal Medical Officer Batamaloo asking dental surgeons to attend emergency duties on...

Board exams to commence from October 29

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Friday issued date sheet for class 10 and 12 annual examinations. The date...

Communications Blockade: Rivers flows ‘quietly’ as online gauge system goes blank

AASIM BASHIR BHAT SRINAGAR: The communications blockade in Kashmir has made the rivers ‘flow quiet’ as the digital gauges installed to measure their level and...

Scab infection attacks apple crop in south Kashmir

RAASHID HASSAN SHOPIAN: A scab infection is attacking apple crop in south Kashmir, adding to woes of farmers, who are already facing a terrible...

Free passes no more at Kashmir’s toll plaza

Suhail A Shah Anantnag: The government seems to have gone back on its promise of toll tax exemption for people living in the vicinity...

‘Inflated’ carriage charges add to apple farmer’s woes

RAASHID HASSAN SRINAGAR: The shutdown and communication lockdown has created a dearth of transport trucks for apple crop, with farmers in southern Kashmir complaining...

In harvest season, farmers hit hard by shortage of migrant labourers

Suhail A Shah Anantnag: Amidst the harvest season in Kashmir, farmers and orchardists are facing an acute shortage of workforce, most of which used to...

Day 64: Markets shut, traffic off roads

Srinagar: There was no let up in the ongoing shutdown and communication blockade affecting mobile telephony and internet in the Valley on Monday. Across Srinagar,...

Vendors along Foreshore road hit by shutdown

AASIM BASHIR BHAT SRINAGAR: The vendors along northern Foreshore road on Habak-Nishat stretch have been hit by continuous shutdown, which has diminished their earnings and...

Jehangir chowk-Rambagh flyover new attraction for joggers

AASIM BASHIR BHAT SRINAGAR: A newly constructed flyover from Jahangir Chowk to Rambagh has become a new hub for joggers, who are mesmerised by the...

Jamia Millia extends admission date for Kashmir students to Oct 10

Srinagar: The Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi has extended the last date for admission formalities for students from Kashmir to October 10. The relaxation has been...

Truck driver arrested for rape, murder of girl

SHABIR AHMAD/ MUSHTAQ-UL-ISLAM PULWAMA: Police has arrested a truck driver on charges of raping and murdering a girl who had been missing since last month. Zahoor...

Geelani barred from Friday prayers, again

Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani Friday was once again barred from offering congregational prayers. In a statement, a spokesman said that Geelani continues...

Final phase today; stakes high for BJP, Congress

Srinagar: Crucial for the electoral fortunes of Congress and BJP, the fifth and final leg of Assembly polls will be held Saturday in which...

Anantnag: Nomination papers of 13 candidates accepted for scrutiny

ANANTNAG: The scrutiny of nomination papers for the conduct of upcoming Lok Sabha elections for Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency was held in presence of District...

BJP manifesto mere sloganeering: Omar

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday termed BJP's manifesto as "mere sloganeering" and said issues like Common Civil Code, Ram temple and Article...

JKLF’s poll boycott campaign reaches central Kashmir

SRINAGAR: As part of its ongoing election boycott campaign, leaders and activists of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Monday visited various areas and government...

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