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‘Kejriwal’s resignation a drama’

Gulmarg : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday  said AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal acted in a haste by submitting his resignation over the Jan Lokpal...

Khan attends Assembly

Jammu: Former Health Minister Shabir Ahmad Khan, who was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a woman doctor and released on bail, today attended...

Flood threat looms over Pulwama villages

Srinagar: Flood threat looms large in dozens of villages in Pulwama district as the Flood Control Department has failed to remove the earth dug...

‘Traffic police plays foul on highway’

Jammu: Hundreds of passengers Sunday accused  traffic police of playing foul by announcing opening of Jammu-Srinagar highway despite slippery conditions at Batote-Patnitop stretch of...

Arrival of tourists biggest dividend of peace: Omar

Gulmarg : The highest dividend of peace is the arrival of tourists in great numbers particularly in Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar...

Patwari dies of heart attack

Srinagar:  A revenue official Saturday died of heart attack at a hotel here, reports said. Abdul Hamid Lone, a Patwari, hailing from Karnah sector of...

Pulwama: Soldiers fire in air after stone pelting

Srinagar: Army soldiers resorted to aerial firing in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Saturday after people pelted stones on them when they tried to cordon...

5 cops among 18 injured in road mishaps

SRINAGAR: 18 people including five policemen were injured in separate  road mishaps  across the valley, police said on Saturday. Eight persons were injured when a...

HC orders status quo on CRPF officer’s demotion

Srinagar: A division bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered status quo on a top CRPF officer’s demotion, three weeks after its...

Fresh snowfall in higher reaches; plains receive rains

Srinagar: The tourist resort of Pahalgam and the higher reaches in south Kashmir received fresh snowfall while many parts of the Valley were lashed...

Kunan-Poshpora: Feb 23 to be observed as ‘Kashmiri Women’s Resistance Day’ every year

Srinagar: Ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the infamous Kunan-Poshpora mass rape, the J&K Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), which is support group for...

Crime Branch probing promotion of teachers on ‘fake certificates’

Srinagar: The Crime Branch of police is probing allegations that two government teachers were promoted as lecturers in the education department after they submitted...

JK to enhance retirement age to 60?

Srinagar: The government has “agreed to enhance the retirement age of employees from 58 to 60 years,” a local news agency reported on Friday. The...

Bandipora arrests: Shutdown enters second day

By Azim Jan Bandipora: A complete shutdown was observed for the second consecutive day Friday in main town of this north Kashmir district to protest...

Night temp up by several degrees; rain, snow forecast

Srinagar: Residents of the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region experienced some relief from cold conditions as the minimum temperature rose by several degrees. The MeT...

Bandipora town shuts down against arrests

By Azim Jan Bandipora: A complete shutdown was observed Thursday in the main town of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district to protest the arrest of some...

Govt mulling setting up of Muslim Madrasa Board

Jammu: Government Thursday said it is actively considering setting up a Madrasa Board in the state. "The creation of Madrasa Board in every state is...

Kashmir ‘virtually converted into a prison,’ says PDP

Jammu: Demanding immediate release of youths arrested in the past few days, People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday  condemned the state government for...

Shooting stone kills minor

Srinagar: A minor girl was killed while her mother and sister were injured when a shooting stone struck their house in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal...

‘JK govt spent Rs 310 cr on air-fleet in last 10 yrs’

Jammu: BJP Thursday said the Jammu and Kashmir government had spent Rs 310 crore on purchase of air-fleet in the last 10 years, even...

Censorship endemic in Kashmir: RSF

Srinagar: India has been ranked 140th in the list of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 by a   global media watchdog...

Kashmir student harassed at Haryana varsity

Hisar (Haryana): A student from Jammu and Kashmir was allegedly harassed by two of her classmates of Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology,...

Wullar shrunk by 41.58 sq kms since 1911: Govt

Jammu: Asia’s second largest fresh water body has shrunk to 176 square kilometers from 217.58  square kilometers in 1911, the government said Wednesday . Minister...

Candlelight protest held in JNU

Srinagar: The Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners and Democratic Students Union on Saturdayjointly organized a peaceful candle light protest in New Delhi’s...

Court directs Army to provide verdict copy closing Pathribal

Srinagar: A local court Friday directed the Army to furnish a copy of the judgement along with CBI chargesheet regarding its decision to close...

PATHRIBAL FAKE ENCOUNTER CLOSURE

Srinagar: Several pro-freedom leaders, including JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik, were taken into preventive custody and several others were placed under house arrest to...

Tosmaidan row: Protesters threaten sit-in near firing range

SRINAGAR: Reiterating their demand for shifting of the Army firing range from Tosmaidan in central Kashmir Budgam district, Tosmaidan Bachao Front, J & K...

Geelani calls 3-day strike for return of Guru, Bhat’s mortal remains

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference(G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Monday called for a three-day shutdown to press for return of mortal remains of Muhammad Maqbool Bhat...

Security heightened across Valley ahead of Jan 26

Srinagar: Security was tightened Monday in this summer capital and other major towns of the Valley in run up to January 26 . Paramilitary CRPF...

Hardepanzoo teachers without salary for 5 months

SRINAGAR: Frequent transfer of Zonal Education Officers (ZEOs) and delay in payment of salaries of ReTs has irked the School Education staff in Hardepanzoo...

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