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Day 87: Shutdown continues in Kashmir

Srinagar: Normal life remained disrupted for the 87th straight day in Kashmir on Wednesday with all shops and business establishments closed while public traffic...

Kashmir transporters lose Rs 12 lakh daily

SRINAGAR: The valley transporters have suffered losses of over Rs 12 lakh daily since August 5 when the government abrogated the special status of...

45,000 students appear in class 12 exams

Srinagar: Amid a complete shutdown in the Valley, more than 45,000 students appeared in the first paper of class 12 annual examinations on Wednesday,...

Student misses board exam as school withholds admit card for pending dues

Srinagar: A class 10 student from Srinagar was unable to write the first paper of his annual exams on Tuesday after his school allegedly...

12 years on, Shopian hospital in limbo

SHOPIAN: Lack of funds has halted the work of district hospital Shopain started in the year 2008, which according to doctors and locals has...

Visiting EU MPs say Article 370 internal issue

Srinagar: Capping a visit that attracted controversy and opposition ire, EU parliamentarians visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday termed Article 370 an internal issue...

Visit biggest diplomatic blunder: Congress

New Delhi: Demanding answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Wednesday termed the EU MPs visit to Kashmir the “biggest diplomatic blunder”...

CPI leader seeks answers from BJP-RSS combine

New Delhi: CPI general secretary D Raja on Wednesday asked the RSS and the BJP to explain how a delegation of European Union MPs...

Advisor Kumar completes tenure in JK

Srinagar: Retired IPS officer K Vijay Kumar on Wednesday bid goodbye to Jammu and Kashmir after completion of his tenure as advisor to the...

EU MPs land in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A delegation of European Union parliamentarians which arrived on a day-long visit in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday met some panchayat members, few...

UK MEP claims India withdrew invitation

London: A senior UK politician claimed on Tuesday that the Indian government withdrew with little explanation its invitation to him to be part of...

5 labourers from West Bengal killed in Kulgam

Anantnag: Five labourers hailing from West Bengal were killed while another was injured when unknown gunmen opened fire at them in Katrasoo area of...

Unidentified militant killed in Bijbehara after truck driver killing: Police

Anantnag: Shortly after the killing of a truck driver in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on Monday night, an unidentified militant was killed in...

Militants attack Army patrol party: Officials

Srinagar: Suspected militants attacked an Army patrolling party in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, but there were no reports of any...

UN urges India to fully restore rights of Kashmiris

Geneva: Expressing concern over the situation in Kashmir, the UN said on Tuesday that people in the Valley continue to be deprived of a...

Shutdown intensifies on EU MPs arrival in Kashmir

Srinagar: An intensified shutdown was witnessed Tuesday in Srinagar and other areas across Kashmir as a group of European Union parliamentarians arrived here on...

Amid shutdown, students walk on foot to appear in exams

Srinagar: Ali Mohammad, a lean man in his late fifties with a knee ailment had to walk almost 10 kilometres to accompany his two...

Despite alternatives, Anantnag maternity hospital running from cramped, unsafe building

Anantnag: The overburdened Maternity and Children Hospital (MCH), here in Anantnag, continues to run from a cramped, shabby, “unsafe” building, putting lives at risk...

Courier companies hit by internet blackout

SRINAGAR: With the shutdown of internet services across Kashmir since August 5, courier companies have been hit, which according to them is taking a...

EU delegation visit to Kashmir: PR stunt, says NC

NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: Terming the visit of European Union MPs to Jammu and Kashmir as a "PR exercise", the National Conference on Tuesday said...

CPI leader seeks Modi nod to visit state

NEW DELHI: CPI leader Binoy Viswam wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, requesting that he be allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir...

Several injured in grenade blast in Sopore

BARAMULLA: At least 19 people have been injured after a grenade exploded in Sopore bus stand Monday afternoon. Even though the market around the bus...

Truck driver killed in Anantnag

Anantnag: A truck driver was killed by suspected militants on Monday evening in south Kashmir’s Anantnag. A police spokesperson said that militants fired on a...

‘Unofficial’ EU delegation to visit Kashmir today

Srinagar: A European parliament delegation is arriving in Kashmir for a day-long ''unofficial'' visit on Tuesday. The EU Embassy in Delhi clarified that the Members...

Cong questions govt for allowing delegation but preventing Indian leaders

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday questioned the government for allowing a European Union delegation to visit Jammu and Kashmir while preventing Indian leaders...

Let us fight terrorism together: Modi to MPs

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told a delegation of European Union MPs that close international cooperation is essential to fight terror...

Resolve Kashmir through bilateral talks: Baig tells EU delegation

SRINAGAR: People Democratic Party (PDP) leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig met the European Union (EU) delegation visiting Kashmir and suggested bilateral India and Pakistan dialogue...

PDP leaders seek fresh permission to meet detained party prez

Jammu: The Peoples Democratic Party leadership in Jammu on Monday sought a fresh permission from the governor administration to meet detained party president Mehbooba...

Stop sewage flow to save Dal Lake: Expert Committee report

Srinagar: There is a dire need to stop sewage and polluted water flow into the Dal Lake to save the water body, a Committee...

Govt orders continuation of officials in successor UTs

SRINAGAR: The Government Monday ordered the continuation of the officers and officials in the Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The General...

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