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Fire station Pampore hit by shortage of staff, equipment

PAMPORE: The fire and emergency station in south Kashmir’s Pampore town is battling with shortage of manpower and firefighting equipment. Many fuel storing plants including...

Dense fog hits flight ops at Srinagar Airport

Srinagar: Dense fog engulfed Kashmir resulting in disruption and cancellation of flights at Srinagar Airport on Friday. As many as 11 flights were cancelled in...

Risk of heart attack, stroke doubles in winter: DAK

SRINAGAR: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said the number of heart attack and stroke patients at Kashmir hospitals doubles in winter. “Winter brings more...

‘We are not criminals’, says Farooq Abdullah

New Delhi: “We are not criminals,” says Lok Sabha member and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah in a letter to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor...

Amid curbs, few NC workers turn up at Sheikh’s grave

SRINAGAR: A thin gathering of National Conference workers reached the grave of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah at Naseem Bagh on Wednesday to offer prayers on...

Future strategy on political situation to be taken after release of party leaders: Rana

Jammu: The National Conference on Thursday said a call on the future strategy on overall political situation post abrogation of Article 370 provisions would...

Kashmir business body preparing comprehensive report on economic losses suffered since August

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has started an exercise to prepare a comprehensive report about economic losses suffered by Kashmir since...

4 Kashmiris arrested at Delhi airport

New Delhi: Four Kashmiri men were arrested by the customs officials, in coordination with the Military Intelligence and the CISF, at Delhi airport for...

Srinagar-Leh highway to re-open today

Zojila/Jammu: The Srinagar-Leh highway will reopen for vehicular traffic on Friday after remaining closed for 15 days as the Border Roads Organisation has cleared...

SKIMS ‘pride’ of Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar: The government on Wednesday applauded the functioning of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and called it as a “pride” of Jammu, Kashmir...

Dr Nagpal conferred with lifetime achievement award

Srinagar: The SKIMS on Wednesday awarded its founding director Dr Ajit Kumar Nagpal with lifetime achievement award for his pivotal role in bringing SKIMS...

BOPEE to conduct maiden common entrance exam for paramedical courses next year

Srinagar: The J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) is all set to conduct maiden entrance examination to paramedical courses in the union territory...

SMC unable to carry out de-slitting of drains due to funds crunch

Srinagar: The shortage of funds has hit Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s activity of clearing drains resulting in frequent water logging in the city. SMC commissioner Khursheed...

Pampore hospital without ENT specialist, patients suffer

PAMPORE: The Sub-District Hospital in Pampore area of Pulwama district is without Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist since last more than six months...

High Court seeks govt response over electrocution of minor boy in Bandipora

SRINAGAR: The J&K High court has called response from government over the electrocution of minor boy in Mantrigam, Bandipora after coming in direct contact...

Urs of Sidi Bab observed at Sheeri

BARAMULLA: The seventh anniversary of sufi saint of Baramulla Mohammad Sidiq Lone popularly known as Sidi Bab was observed at Sheeri. Hundreds of devotees from...

Internet will be restored in phases in Kashmir, says Murmu

BARAMULLA: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, GC Murmu on Wednesday said the internet services would be restored in Kashmir in a phase-wise manner once...

Committed to equitable development of JK: LG

BARAMULLA: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday reiterated the government’s commitment for effectively implementing 73rd and 74th Amendments for empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions...

4 soldiers killed by snow avalanche in north Kashmir

Srinagar: Four soldiers were killed in two separate incidents of snow avalanches near the Line of Control in north Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. An...

261 prisoners from J&K in UP, Haryana jails

New Delhi: As many as 234 prisoners belonging to Jammu and Kashmir are currently lodged in different jails of Uttar Pradesh and 27 other...

Hurriyat behind stone pelting in Kashmir: Govt tells RS

New Delhi: Separatist organisations and activists who are part of the Hurriyat Conference have been behind stone pelting incidents in the Kashmir Valley, Union...

GST relaxation to Kashmir traders

SRINAGAR: The government on Wednesday allowed traders based in Kashmir to receive consignments without generating E-way bill, which is mandatory for movement of goods...

Ban of polythene defied by shopkeepers in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Despite blanket ban imposed on the use of polythene bags in Srinagar city, the shopkeepers and vendors continue to violate the orders. Srinagar drainage...

Congress leader urges LS speaker to lead all-party MP delegation to Kashmir

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to lead a delegation of MPs from all...

Pampore residents accuse PDD of negligence

PAMPORE: The Pampore residents in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have accused Power Development Department (PDD) of negligence over malfunctioning of receiving station “due to...

Lawyers in Jammu intensify agitation, start hunger strike

Jammu: Lawyers, who are protesting the JK government's decision to divest judicial courts of powers to register documents related to immovable properties, on Wednesday...

Forces dealt with situation in Kashmir in professional manner: DGP

JAMMU: Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh Wednesday said that due to effective efforts of all security agencies, the situation in Kashmir was handled...

2 civilians killed along LoC in Poonch; 9 more injured

JAMMU: Two civilians were killed and nine others injured on Tuesday when Pakistan army heavily shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of...

3 soldiers missing after avalanche hits Tangdar post

BARAMULA: Four army soldiers were swept away by a snow avalanche that hit an army post in Tangdar in Kupwara on Tuesday. Police said that...

Anti-India posts reason for Kashmir internet ban, says government

NEW DELHI: The ban on internet in Jammu and Kashmir has been imposed to check aggressive anti-India social media posts being pushed from Pakistan...

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