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Roadside parking ban: Regal Chowk auto stand drivers express anguish over fine

SRINAGAR: Regal chowk auto stand drivers have expressed anguish over fine imposed by the traffic department in the saftermath of High Court directions banning...

Expedite implementation of e-office: Singh to states, UTs

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday appealed to all states and Union territories to expedite implementation of e-office or digitisation of government...

Project positive image of JK: LG to NCC cadets

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu interacted with a Republic Day Contingent comprising of 20 NCC cadets representing Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Friday...

SMC Mayor retains position after proving majority

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation Mayor Junaid Mattu on Thursday retained his seat after getting majority support during the floor test. A no-confidence motion was moved...

JK govt to decide about restoration of internet, release of detainees: Madhav

SRINAGAR: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said that decision about internet restoration and release of political leaders will be taken by the...

JK Bank appointed lead bank convenor for JK; SBI gets Ladakh

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Thursday appointed Jammu & Kashmir Bank as the lead banker for the newly carved out union territory of Jammu...

HC gives six weeks to government for clearing new jail manual

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High court on Thursday gave six weeks time to government to place its decision about the approval of a...

Tele-medicine programme suspended in absence of internet

Srinagar: The prestigious Tele-medicine program of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) Soura been suspended Kashmir because of the prevailing internet shutdown for last...

Cross-LoC firing in Karnah

BARAMULLA: Even though calm prevailed along Line of Control in Uri but firing and shelling returned to Karnah village on Wednesday. The firing started in...

‘2 Pak soldiers killed along LoC’

Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Thursday said that two of its soldiers were killed in firing by the Indian troops along the Line of...

No let up in protests in Assam

Guwahati: Protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 continued unabated across Assam on Thursday, primarily under the aegis of student bodies AASU and...

Left parties announce 7-day nationwide protests from Jan 1

New Delhi: The Left parties on Thursday announced a seven-day nationwide protest from January 1 to 7 and a general strike on January 8...

Army chief criticises those involved in violent protests

NEW DELHI: Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday criticised people leading violent protests over the new citizenship law, saying leadership is not about...

Traffic jams reduce in city centre after roadside ban on parking

SRINAGAR: With High Court passing directions to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to ban roadside parking in Srinagar, the traffic police department has started taking strict...

Need to ensure peace in JK: DGP

JAMMU: Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh Thursday asked the officers to ensure peace and tranquility in Jammu and Kashmir. “He stated this while interacting...

Set up career counselling desks for militancy-affected orphans: Div Com to DCs

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday directed Deputy Commissioners to constitute career counselling desk for orphans in the respective DCs offices. The desk will...

Woman, solider killed in intense shelling along LoC in Uri

BARAMULLA: Intense exchange of fire and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri on Wednesday claimed life of a woman...

Shelling along Kathua border

Jammu: Pakistani rangers shelled mortars and fired at forward areas along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district all through Tuesday...

Citizenship Law: Notices served to 60 in UP for property damages

Rampur/Gorakhpur (UP): Over 60 people have been “identified for violence” during last week’s anti-citizenship law protests in Rampur and Gorakhpur and issued notices, asking...

NPR will serve as database for NRC: Arundhati Roy

New Delhi: Author-activist Arundhati Roy on Wednesday claimed that the National Population Register (NPR) will serve as a database for the NRC and asked...

Such suppression of dissent not seen even in colonial period: Irfan Habib

Aligarh: Noted historian Irfan Habib on Wednesday said it would be wrong to look upon the recent outburst of public sentiments against the Citizenship...

DGP calls for intensifying anti-militancy operations

Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Thursday pressed for intensifying anti-militancy operations in Kashmir. Chairing a meeting of top police officials about security...

Over 7,000 troops withdrawn from Kashmir

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has ordered “immediate” withdrawal of over 7,000 paramilitary troops from Kashmir after a security review, officials said on...

Official data suggests significant decline in man-animal conflict incidents in Shopian this year

Shopian: There has been a significant decline in man-animal conflict this year in south Kashmir’s Shopian with wildlife department attributing it to their measures...

Dearth of residential facility at KU affects research work

Srinagar: Acute shortage of residential facility for Kashmir University’s scholars is drastically affecting their research work. Currently, the varsity’s lone boarding facility ‘Gani Kashmir Research...

SMC to penalise residents for mismanaging solid waste

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has implemented new rules in which the Corporation will fine the violators of Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules...

No-confidence motion against Srinagar mayor

Srinagar: The crisis in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) deepened on Tuesday as 40 corporators moved a no-confidence motion against its Mayor Junaid Mattu,...

Councillors suspect fake signatures used to support removal

SRINAGAR: A new twist emerged in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) after a group of corporators suspected their signatures were used for the removal of...

Kashmir handicraft export revenue declines from August

SRINAGAR: For the fourth time in last six years, Kashmir handicraft sector, which is one of the main drivers of the economy, has suffered...

High Court bans brick kilns within 8 kilometre radius of Srinagar Airport

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High court on Tuesday directed that no brick kiln be permitted to operate their furnaces or take any activity...

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