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Father-son duo among 4 killed in mishaps

Srinagar: Four people including a man and his son were  killed in separate mishaps, police said Monday. Two persons were killed when a truck in...

‘2 rail link projects awaiting sanction’

Jammu: Government Monday said reports on railway projects to connect Jammu to Poonch and Baramulla to Kupwara have been submitted to the Railway Board,...

Ready to talk on independent J&K, says PaK President

Islamabad: In a fresh twist to the decades-old Kashmir dispute, the President of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) has said that talks can be held with...

Exhibit sensitiveness while dealing with juvenile delinquents, IGP tell police

SRINAGAR: Impressing upon police officers to exhibit sensitiveness while dealing with juvenile delinquents, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Abdul Gani Mir Sunday said that...

Parliamentary panel raps MHA for neglecting Kashmiri migrants’ issues

New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel on Kashmiri migrants has come down heavily on Union Home Ministry accusing it of neglecting various issues pertaining to...

Nothing can keep Kashmiri Pandits away from their roots: Farooq

New Delhi: Former chief minister of the state and patron of ruling National Conference, Farooq Abdullah Sunday batted for encouraging migrant Kashmiri Pandit families...

J&K govt declares 45 villages as backward

JAMMU: 45 villages spread over certain districts in Jammu and Kashmir have been recently declared as backward areas, government informed the state Assembly on...

JKCCC to hold protest demonstration on Tuesday against delay in payments

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Contractors Coordination Committee (JKCCC) will hold a demonstration at press colony Lalchowk on Tuesday to protest against, what it...

Army admits ‘Pheran’ gaffe, apologises to scribes

SRINAGAR: General Officer Commanding of the Army’s 15 Corps Lt Gen Gurmit Singh Sunday admitted the dress code gaffe and apologised to the scribes. “I...

Will give up J-K residency rights if Minority Act diluted: Sikh body

SRINAGAR: A Sikh organisation in Kashmir on Saturday said that the members of the community would surrender their residency rights in Jammu and Kashmir...

Kashmir Valley receives fresh snowfall and rains

SRINAGAR: Higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall while rains lashed the plains of the region, including Srinagar on Saturday. Srinagar received 1.8...

‘New Congress Party’ launched

Srinagar: A pro-India party named ‘New Congress Party’ was launched here on Saturday with its chairman saying the party will support former Chief Minister...

Curfew continues in Pulwama for 3rd day

Srinagar:  South Kashmir’s Pulwama town reeled under curfew Saturday for the third consecutive day to foil protests over the death of a militant in...

Arms recovered in Baramulla: Police

SRINAGAR: Forces recovered a huge cache of arms, including three assault rifles and four pistols, in Uri sector in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, an...

India slams Pak for allowing Masood Azhar to ‘spew venom’

New Delhi: India Friday  came down hard on Pakistan for allowing Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, blamed for the 2001 Parliament attack, to "spew...

SIT formed to trace kidnapped youth

Srinagar: Following days of protests and shutdown, police Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team(SIT)  to trace a youth kidnapped by unknown gunmen from his...

‘KU allotted 17 hectares of forest land for Kupwara Campus’

Jammu: Kashmir University has been allotted 17 hectares of forest land for its campus at Wuyan in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the government said ...

‘J&K situation stable but fragile’

New Delhi: The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is "fragile" with Pakistan's "proxy war" continuing in the state amid a rise in incidents...

PATHRIBAL FAKE ENCOUNTER

New Delhi: The controversial decision of the Army to close the Pathribal fake encounter was raised in the Lok Sabha Thursday  with ruling National...

FIR against Geelani, 3 aides? Delhi court to hear case on March 4

New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday fixed March 4 for pronouncing its order on a plea seeking lodging of an FIR against Hurriyat Conference...

‘Rare 9th century stone sculpture of Lord Shiva found’

Srinagar: Archaeologists have found a rare 9th century stone sculpture of Lord Shiva from a stream in Shopian district of south Kashmir, the government...

2 labourers killed due to rock slide

Srinagar: Two labourers died while three others were injured due to rock slide in Leh in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, police said...

Saudi hopes Kashmir will be resolved according to UN resolutions

Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has welcomed positive developments in India-Pakistan relations, saying it would have a beneficial impact on the two neighbouring countries and stability...

Denial of right to protest condemnable: CPI (M)

Jammu: Castigating  the government for being “intolerant towards peaceful public protests,” state CPI (M) Tuesday said that it was denial of the basic democratic...

SC VERDICT ON RAJIV KILLERS

New Delhi: With Supreme Court commuting the death sentence of three convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, National Conference  chief and Union Minister Farooq...

Guru deserved the same reprieve: Mehbooba

Jammu: Reacting to the Supreme Court's verdict, People's Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti said Afzal Guru deserved the same reprieve. "By commuting the death sentence...

‘J&K not dependent on Delhi for financial needs’

Jammu: Dispelling the perception that Jammu and Kashmir is dependent on Centre to meet its financial needs, state Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather has ...

Forces showing restraint, HR violations down to almost zero: Omar

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a 71 per cent drop in militancy so far in the five years of the National Conference-led government...

Resolution passed on new medical colleges

JAMMU: The Legislative Assembly Monday  unanimously adopted a resolution expressing gratitude to Union Minister for Health  Ghulam Nabi Azad for establishing four medical colleges...

Govt orders transfers, postings of IAS, KAS officers

Jammu:  The state government on Monday ordered following transfers and postings in the administration: Prasanna Ramaswamy G, IAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gandoh, is transferred and posted...

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