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Heavy firing, shelling erupts along LoC, mobile internet suspended in Kupwara

Baramulla: Heavy exchange of gunfire and shelling occurred along Line of Control in Kupwara’s Keran on Friday. Sources said that India and Pakistan troops targeted...

Enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in India: Govt

New Delhi:  The government on Friday said that there is enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in the country and it is taking all steps to...

Two doctors among 14 test coronavirus positive in Bhopal

Bhopal:  Fourteen more persons, including two women doctors, tested positive for coronavirus in Bhopal on Friday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in the...

KU’s NSS offers 3,000 volunteers to combat COVID-19

Srinagar: Amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, Kashmir University's National Service Scheme ( NSS) has offered services of over 3000 of its volunteers to assist...

51 KAS Officers Transferred

Srinagar: General Administration Department (GAD) on Thursday ordered transfer and posting of 51 Junior Scale KAS officers. An order issued in this regard gave sanction...

4 test positive for COVID-19 in Udhampur; cases in J&K climb to 188

Jammu: Four people have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Udhampur district, taking the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 188, officials...

Coronavirus death toll crosses 16,000 in US, infected cases surge past 460,000

Washington:  The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 16,000 lives and infected over 460,000 people in the US, devastating the country's economy and rendering a...

Yemen reports first coronavirus case

Dubai: Yemen on Friday reported its first case of coronavirus in a southern province under the control of the government, the supreme national emergency...

UNSC meets for 1st time to discuss COVID-19, recalls need for unity, solidarity

United Nations:  The UN Security Council underlined the need for unity and solidarity with those affected by the COVID-19 and expressed support for the...

109 undertrials released in Nagaland

Kohima:  A total of 109 undertrial prisoners have been released from different correctional homes in Nagaland on interim bail in keeping with the Supreme Court's...

Doctors resume duty after authorities intervene

Srinagar: Doctors at a health centre in north Kashmir who had gone on protest against alleged misbehavior by DC Bandipora with one if their...

DAK demands action against DC Bandipora for alleged misbehaviour  

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir(DAK) Thursday condemned the "inhuman behaviour" of Deputy Commissioner Bandipora towards frontline health workers. "It is very unfortunate that during these trying times...

Doctors suspend work at Hajin hospital as DC Bandipora uses abusive language

Srinagar: Doctors and other staff members at Community Health Centre Hajin on Thursday suspended the work in the hospital to protest the misbehavior of...

24 test positive ,COVID-19 tally touches 184 in J&K

Srinagar: Twenty four more COVID-19 cases surfaced in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday taking the overall tally of cases to 184 in the union...

Man commits suicide as he missed wife in lockdown

Gonda: A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room as he was missing his wife stuck at her...

PM Modi was ‘terrific’ in allowing export of hydroxychloroquine to US: Trump

Washington: President Donald Trump has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "terrific" for allowing the export of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to the US, seen...

WHO chief ‘politicising’ COVID-19 pandemic, siding with China: Trump

Washington:   US President Donald Trump has fired a fresh salvo at the World Health Organization, accusing its chief of siding with China and "politicising"...

No prayers in mosques, shrines on Shab-e-Baraat in Kashmir

Srinagar:  No night prayers were held at any major mosque or shrine in Kashmir on Shab-e-Baraat (night of forgiveness) as people stayed indoors due...

Jaish militant arrested in Baramulla

Srinagar: Security forces arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here on Thursday. A cordon and search operation was...

One-way traffic resumes on Srinagar-Jammu highway

SRINAGAR: Traffic resumed on the Srinagar- Jammu highway on Thursday morning after landslides disrupted it yesterday. An official from the Traffic Control Unit Ramban told...

People in Sumbal village violate lockdown orders, hold congregational prayers

Sumbal : Police on Thursday arrested about two dozen people who who had gathered for night prayers in Jamia Masjid Pethpora Nesbal in Sumbal...

PM says situation like ‘social emergency’; Lockdown unlikely to end in one go as positive cases cross 5,600

New Delhi:  Dashing hopes of a complete exit from the ongoing lockdown in one go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country...

Kashmir sees biggest single day jump in COVID-19 cases; 30 test positive

Srinagar: Kashmir on Wednesday registered the highest single day jump in the number of COVID-19 cases with as many as 30 persons in valley...

Jaish commander killed in Sopore: Police

Srinagar: Top Jaish-e-Mohammad commander was killed in Sopore gunfight on Wednesday, police said. Police identified the slain as Sajad Nawab Dar. The encounter broke out in...

14 more COVID-19 cases in J&K, tally 139

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 14 more COVID-19 cases taking the total tally of cases in the union territory to 139. Eleven cases...

Afghan govt to release 100 Taliban prisoners: official

Kabu:  The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners on Wednesday, an official told AFP, a day after the insurgents said they were walking...

IFEX, global media bodies join campaign to call for restoration of 4G mobile internet in Kashmir

Srinagar: The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), a global network of over a hundred non-governmental organisations striving for freedom of expression, has called...

Invoke stringent law against those hoarding, black marketing essentials: MHA to states

New Delhi: The Centre has asked the states and the union territories to invoke a stringent law to punish those indulging in hoarding and...

Wet markets important risk factor for disease spread: UN biodiversity chief

United Nations: The wet markets, such as the Huanan Seafood Market in China's virus-hit Wuhan city, are an important "risk factor" for disease spread,...

China lifts 73-day lockdown of Wuhan amid sharp increase in COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Wuhan:  Tens of thousands of people in Wuhan, the origin point and epicentre for the coronavirus pandemic, began travelling out of the sprawling city...

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