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China approves third COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials

Beijing: China has approved its third coronavirus vaccine for the second phase of clinical trials as it reported 12 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total...

Shepherd killed by lightning in Rajouri

Jammu: A 30-year-old man was killed when he was struck by lightning in a forest area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police...

J&K govt revokes PSA detention of KTMF prez Yasin Khan

  Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government on Friday evening revoked Public Safety Act (PSA) detention orders of 28 persons languishing in different jails. Among them...

Sixth COVID-19 related death in J&K

  Srinagar: An elderly man from north Kashmir's Baramulla district, who was tested positive for Covid-19, died on Saturday at SKIMS Medical College-Hospital, Bemina. A resident...

J&K govt rechristens PHE I&FC as ‘Jal Shakti Department’

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has officially renamed Public Health Engineering and Irrigation and Flood Control (PHE I&FC) Department as 'Jal Shakti Department'. An...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 775, cases climb to 24,506: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 775 and the number of cases climbed to 24,506 in the country on Saturday,...

Rs 400 crore GoI grants lying unspent in School Edu Dept

Srinagar: At least Rs 400 crore sanctioned to the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) is lying unspent...

US will make sure other countries know that coronavirus originated in China: Pompeo

Washington: The United States is working with other countries to make sure they understand that coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...

US accounts for over one fourth of global COVID-19 deaths

Washington: The United States accounts for more than one fourth of the global COVID-19 deaths and over one-third of the total number of people infected...

Two militants,’associate’ killed in Awantipora encounter

  Srinagar:Two militants and a militant associate were killed in an encounter with government forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police...

COVID-19 pandemic: MHA eases lockdown restrictions, allows shops in residential areas to re-open

Srinagar: The Ministry of Home Affairs on has eased COVID-19 restrictions further by allowing shops in residential areas to re-open for people. An order issued...

For Ramzan, JK opens bakeries, dry fruits shops

Jammu:  With the start of holy month of Ramzan,the Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered reopening of bakery shops and allowed home delivery...

Two militants killed, abducted policeman rescued in south  Kashmir 

Anantnag: Two unidentified militants were killed and a policeman was injured in a shootout that took place while the militants were trying to escape after...

PM, Vice Prez extend Ramzan greetings

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi  and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu  on Friday extended greetings on the beginning of the holy month of...

Class 12 student dies in highway road accident

Pampore: A class 12 student was killed in a road mishap on Friday after his motorcycle collided with a car on the Srinagar-Jammu highway...

Cases against journalists aimed at intimidating Kashmir media: PCI 

Srinagar: Press Club of India (PCI) on Friday came out in solidarity with journalists in Kashmir and demanded the cases filed against three journalists...

Cases against journalists aimed at intimidating Kashmir media: PCI 

Srinagar: Press Club of India (PCI) on Friday came out in solidarity with journalists in Kashmir and demanded the cases filed against three journalists...

Grenade attack leaves CRPF man injured in Budgam village

Srinagar: A CRPF man was injured in a grenade attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday, officials said. The militants hurled...

Do not allow adversaries to take advantage of India’s focus on COVID-19: Rajnath to military

New Delhi:  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday directed the top military brass to ensure that India's adversaries do not get any opportunity to...

Srinagar administration to distribute 50,000 food kits during Ramzan

Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration in Jammu and Kashmir has prepared 50,000 food kits for distribution amongst impoverished families in the summer capital of the...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 723 in country; cases climb to 23,452: Health ministry

New Delhi:  The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 723 with 37 fatalities reported since Thursday evening, while the number of...

Coronavirus: Philippine president threatens martial law

Manila (Philippines): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has angrily threatened to declare martial law after accusing communist rebels of killing two soldiers, who escorted the...

145 test negative for COVID-19 at CD Hospital

Srinagar: Health officials on Friday said that no fresh Covid-19 cases has been detected positive at CD Hospital Srinagar. Nodal Officer at GMC Srinagar, Dr...

J&K High Court denies bail to Hilal Rather in alleged bank fraud case

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday rejected the bail application of Hilal Rather, the son of former state minister Abdul Rahim...

Kashmir students who completed quarantine in Rajasthan arrive in Srinagar 

SRINAGAR: Another batch of Kashmiri students who were halted for more than a month at various locations in the country arrived in Srinagar on...

J-K has emerged ‘as good as Kerala’ in fighting coronavirus: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir has emerged "as good as Kerala" in fighting coronavirus and appreciated the...

Defence Minister Singh reviews overall preparedness of armed forces

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday directed the top commanders of the armed forces to ensure that India's adversaries do not get...

Coronavirus death toll passes 190,000 worldwide: AFP tally

Paris: The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic crossed 190,000 on Friday, with nearly two-thirds of the fatalities in Europe, according to an...

China’s diplomats show teeth in defending virus response

Beijing:From Asia to Africa, London to Berlin, Chinese envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of...

50 militants, 17 soldiers killed in J&K this year so far

Jammu: Fifty militants including several top commanders of Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) and Lashker-e-Tioba (LeT) have killed in encounters by government forces in Jammu and Kashmir...

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