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Started mid-session, new colleges in Kashmir fail to attract students

Srinagar: Most of the newly sanctioned degree colleges in Kashmir have failed to attract students for first academic session, with officials citing mid-session operationalisation...

Anantnag resident convicted for cheating gold jeweller

SRINAGAR: A trial court at Srinagar convicted a resident from Anantnag for cheating a gold jeweller by issuing cheques worth Rs 20 lacs with...

Monetary aid scheme for widows in limbo due to lack of funds

SRINAGAR: The one-time monetary assistance scheme for widows under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBA) is yearning for government’s attention since its launch in the...

3 Kashmir politicians released after ‘signing bonds’

Srinagar: The J&K government Thursday released three political leaders from preventive detention after they signed a bond for “not disrupting peace” in the Valley. The...

ED property seizure case: J&K High court dismisses petition of jailed Shabir Shah’s daughter

Srinagar: The J&K High Court has declined to give interim relief to younger daughter of jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in Enforcement Directorate’s...

Advisory lifted but tourism stakeholders unimpressed

Srinagar: (PTI) Tourism stakeholders in Kashmir are not upbeat about the revival of the sector even after the state government withdrew its security advisory...

Two killed as vehicle rolls down into gorge

Banihal (Ramban): Two persons were killed when a vehicle skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar Highway and rolled down into gorge in Ramban district on Thursday,...

BDC polls: Nominations end, BJP sole runner in most blocks

SRINAGAR: With the filing of nominations for Block Development Council polls closing Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the sole runner...

Cong to boycott BDC polls in J&K

Jammu:  In a U-turn, the Congress on Wednesday announced it will boycott the upcoming Block Development Council (BDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir, days...

Colleges reopen but students stay away

Srinagar:  The efforts of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reopen colleges in the Valley on Wednesday failed as students did not turn up...

Board exams likely from last week of October

SRINAGAR: The examination for 10th and 12th classes to be conducted by J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) are likely to start from the...

GoI approves resettlement package for 5,300 displaced families from PaK

New Delhi: The Government of India Wednesday approved a resettlement package under which Rs 5.5 lakh will be given to each of the 5,300...

Task Force to recommend measures on infra gaps in schools makes no headway in 20 months

Srinagar: A task force set up by School Education department to make suggestions on infrastructural gaps and other issues in February 2018 has failed...

Internet shutdown cripples postal services in Kashmir

Srinagar: The internet blockade has badly impacted the working of postal services in the valley, with the postal department unable to process several essential...

Those who want to misuse Ladakh resources not welcome: Namgyal

Pune: Ladakh BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Wednesday said several people wanted to visit the region to explore business opportunities but only those...

NC has huge role to play as J&K is at crossroads of history: Rana

Jammu:  Jammu and Kashmir is at the crossroads of history and the National Conference (NC) has a huge role to play to ensure the...

China ‘observing’ situation in Kashmir: Xi tells Imran

Beijing:  China has been "observing" the situation in Kashmir, President Xi Jinping told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday and hoped that the...

Despite Kashmir strain Xi, Modi to chart pathways in informal summit

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their second informal summit in Tamil Nadu's coastal town of Mamallapuram...

Rafale should worry Pak: Shahnawaz

Aurangabad:  Pakistan should be worried about India acquiring Rafale fighter jets, not the Congress, BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said here on Wednesday. Defence Minister Rajnath...

Day 65: Normal life remains affected in Kashmir

Srinagar: Normal life remained severely affected for the 65th consecutive day on Tuesday in the Valley in the wake of the Centre's move to...

LeT militant killed in Awantipora encounter

Srinagar: A militant was killed in an gunfight with government forces on Tuesday in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The slain identified as...

Governor directs lifting tourist advisory

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday directed lifting an over two-month-old advisory which had asked tourists to leave the Valley...

Govt hikes apple prices under MIS

SRINAGAR: The Horticulture, planning and marketing department on Tuesday revised prices for apple according to the fruit grade and type of packaging material under...

Communication blackout has devastating impact on Kashmiris, says US Congress panel

Washington: India's communication blackout in Kashmir is having a "devastating impact" on the lives and welfare of the people there, a powerful US Congressional...

China asks India, Pak to resolve Kashmir issue bilaterally

Beijing: As Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived here Tuesday for talks with Xi Jinping ahead of the Chinese President's important visit to India,...

No talks with India until situation in Kashmir changes, Imran tells US senators

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told a visiting US Congressional delegation that talks with India were out of question in view of the...

Balakot strikes show major shift in govt’s handling of attacks: IAF chief

Ghaziabad: The Balakot air strikes reflect a major shift in the government's way of handling terror attacks and show its resolve to punish the...

UN may run out of money by end of the month, says secretary general Guterres

United Nations: The United Nations is running a deficit of $230 million, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, and may run out of...

Ten years on, maternity hospital at Noor Bagh awaits completion

SRINAGAR: Haba Khatoon maternity and Children’s hospital in Noor Bagh locality of Downtown Srinagar is awaiting completion from the last ten years, aimed to...

Instil confidence in people, NC tells government

SRINAGAR: Describing the lifting of an advisory which had dissuaded tourists from visiting Kashmir valley as "half hearted initiative", the National Conference on Tuesday...

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