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Top post lying vacant at Cluster University Srinagar

Srinagar: A key post at Cluster University in Srinagar is lying vacant for the last seven months affecting the work at the varsity. The post...

Exchange of fire along LoC rattles Uri villagers

BARAMULLA: Almost a month after remaining calm, guns again roared in Hajipeer area of Uri with cross-LoC firing continuing for almost three hours on...

Nanavati report gives clean chit to Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots

New Delhi: The Nanavati Commission report tabled in the Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday, has cleared the then Narendra Modi government in the state of...

Burning of fruit tree leaves pollutes atmosphere in Shopian

SHOPIAN: The burning of fruit tree leaves by orchardists have created a dense smog in south Kashmir’s Shopian causing air pollution that has left...

Low visibility hits flight operations for 5th straight day

Srinagar: Flight operations at Srinagar Airport remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day as dense fog triggered cancellation of all flights on Tuesday. All 26...

EU concerned on Kashmir restrictions

New Delhi: The European Union on Tuesday said it was concerned over restrictions on “fundamental freedom” of people in Kashmir and called for steps...

JK govt to decide about release of politicians: Home Minister

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the local administration of Jammu and Kashmir will take a call on release of...

SMS service messages partially restored in Kashmir

Srinagar: SMS service messages, including ‘one time passwords’ (OTPs), resumed on Tuesday for 40 lakh subscribers in Kashmir following several requests from the public,...

Markets shut in Srinagar

Srinagar: Most of the shops were shut in Srinagar on Tuesday due to a shutdown called by the separatists on the occasion of International...

Abrogation of Article 370 unconstitutional, Supreme Court told

New Delhi: The government of India’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 was “unconstitutional” since people of Jammu and Kashmir were “bypassed” and...

‘59 militants entered Valley since August’

New Delhi: As many as 84 infiltration attempts were made along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and 59 militants could...

NC to decide about future action after top brass release

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Tuesday said its future course of action would be taken only after party patron and MP Farooq Abdullah...

Lt Guv asks officials to speed up work on PMDP projects

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Tuesday directed a restructuring of the Tourism Development Authorities across the Union territory, saying...

Khan asks international community to press India to lift Kashmir curbs

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appealed to the international community to press India to lift the restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir,...

Cluster University to conduct undergraduate exams separately

SRINAGAR: The Cluster University, Srinagar (CUS) has decided to conduct undergraduate examinations separately,abandoning its proposal of holding joint examinations. The varsity in September proposed conducting...

Drive against illegal mining launched in Pulwama

PAMPORE: Flood Control department on Tuesday launched a special drive against illegal mining in Kakapora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Sources said officials of...

HC quashes detention of 2 people under PSA

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of two people under the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said on...

ACB chargesheets 8 in Baramulla for misappropriation of govt funds

JAMMU: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against eight people, including five government officials, in a seven-year-old case of misappropriation of...

Abrogation of Article 370: SC to begin hearing today

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear from Tuesday a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s abrogating the...

Mubeen Shah’s PSA detention revoked permanently, SC told

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has permanently revoked the detention order of Mubeen Shah,...

Edu dept asks tuition centres to collect charges from underprivileged students

Srinagar: The School Education department has been making mockery of its ‘free coaching’ for students hailing from underprivileged section by asking them to deposit...

Lt Governor for early assembly polls

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu on Monday favoured the early assembly polls in the Union Territory and said the power...

Cross-LoC firing in Poonch

Jammu: Pakistan army violated ceasefire by targeting forward areas with mortar shelling and small arms firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and...

Flights cancelled for fourth straight day

Srinagar: Kashmir remained disconnected aerially for the fourth consecutive day because of low visibility triggered by dense fog. Director Srinagar Airport Santosh Dhoke told Kashmir...

One-way traffic resumes on Srinagar-Jammu highway

Jammu: The one-way civilian traffic resumed on the 270-km Srinagar -Jammu highway on Monday, after a day-long closure to complete some repair work and...

Govt announces winter vacation for schools

SRINAGAR: The government on Monday ordered winter vacation for all government educational institutions and recognized private schools up to higher secondary in Kashmir and...

Govt reviews preparations ahead of wet spell

SRINAGAR: In view of inclement weather, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Monday chaired a high level meeting to review arrangements made...

Protests in Delhi, elsewhere

New Delhi: Protests were held in the Parliament complex and elsewhere in India against the Citizenship Amendment Bill which was introduced in the Lok...

Shah defends Bill

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has the “endorsement of 130 crore Indian citizens” and rejected...

Bill against Constitution: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Lok Sabha saying it is against the Constitution as it discriminates...

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