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Jammu region potent to stand out as independent tourist destination, says Minister

Jammu: Minister of State for Education, Tourism and Culture, Priya Sethi Wednesday said that Jammu has an immense potential to be developed as an...

‘Maximum complaints against banks, telecom depts in last 3 yrs’

New Delhi: The banking division in the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) received the maximum number of complaints in...

36-year-old dies after fall

Jammu: A 36-year old woman slipped from a hill-top and rolled down several feet resulting in her death in Reasi district, police said. Kallo Devi,...

Editorial: Save handicrafts sector

Srinagar: Handicraft sector in Kashmir has been witnessing a decline. The industry which once witnessed export to the tune of 1800 Crores has been...

Teenager crushed to death by train

Anantnag: A teenager was killed after being hit by train near Cherhama area in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday, police said. The deceased has...

Kupwara gunfight: Toll mounts to 10, operation on

Srinagar: Three army soldiers and two Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel were killed in an ongoing encounter with militants at Check Fatehkhan, Halmatpora area...

BSF officials negligent on poor food complaints: MHA tells Par com

New Delhi: Action has been initiated against some BSF officers who were found to be "negligent" over complaints of poor quality food being served...

CM congratulates JU for making it to country’s top 60 autonomous institutions

JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has congratulated the Jammu University (JU) for making it to the top 60 academic institutions in the country which were...

Zuckerberg asked to testify; data firm’s CEO suspended

London: The head of Trump-affiliated data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica has been suspended, while government authorities are bearing down on both the firm and Facebook...

CM condoles Maqbool Saahil’s demise

  JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condoled the demise of journalist, author and writer, Maqbool Saahil who passed away yesterday at Srinagar. In her condolence...

Low Danger Avalanche Warning issued by SDMA

JAMMU: On the basis of information received from SASE, Low danger avalanche warning has been issued for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali and Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar, Poonch,...

163 Army personnel died in Siachen in last 10 yrs: Govt

New Delhi: The Army lost 163 personnel deployed at the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, during the last 10 years, according to details...

PDP-BJP govt has no policy on Srinagar, says NC

Srinagar: National Conference General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar on Wednesday alleged that the government had no policy viz a viz Srinagar city and the...

Kupwara gunfight: Toll reaches 9 as fierce fighting continues

Srinagar: With the killing of one more militant and four forces' personnel, the death toll in the ongoing gunfight between militants and the government...

No proposal to increase retirement age of central employees: Govt

New Delhi: There is no plan to increase the retirement age of central government employees from existing 60 years to 62 years, Minister of...

2 soldiers, 2 SOG men killed in Kupwara gunfight

Srinagar: Two army soldiers and as many SOG personnel were killed in an ongoing encounter with militants at Check Fatehkhan, Halmatpora area of north...

President to address SMVDU convocation in Jammu

Jammu: President Ram Nath Kovind will address the convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University here on April 18, the SMVDU spokesman said. "Rashtrapati Bhavan...

Curb ISIS with iron hand in JK: BJP

Jammu: Condemning the killing of 39 Indians by ISIS in Iraq, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP today said the emergence of...

KEG remembers Maqbool Sahil

Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) today held a condolence meeting wherein rich tributes were paid to renowned writer, photojournalist, poet and author, Maqbool Sahil,...

2 cops, soldier killed in ongoing Kupwara gunfight

Srinagar: Two policemen and one soldier were killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and army at Check Fatehkhan, Halmatpora area of north Kashmir’s...

Woman dies after birth control operation in Samba

Jammu: A 28-year-old woman died after undergoing tubectomy at a state-run hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, following which a probe has been...

36-year-old woman falls from a hill-top, dies

Jammu: A 36-year old woman slipped from a hill-top and rolled down several feet resulting in her death in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district,...

India, Pak resort to cross firing, shelling along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged shelling and small arms firing across LoC in Balakote sector of Poonch district in Jammu and...

Anti-encroachment drive: Notices issued to 352 establishments in Rajouri

Jammu: Authorities Wednesday issued notices to 352 establishments within the municipal limits for removal of encroachments on roads and public spaces in Rajouri district...

Suicide bomber kills 26 as Afghans celebrate new year

Kabul: An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has struck on the road to a Shiite shrine in the capital, killing at least 26...

Dr MI Parray reappointed as director EDI

 Srinagar: Government on Tuesday re-appointed Dr. M I Parray as Director Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) for a period of five years. According...

Suicide bomber kills eight in Kabul attack: Officials

Kabul: A suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul today, killing at least eight people, officials said, as Afghans celebrate the Persian new year...

Facebook ‘outraged’ by misuse of data by Cambridge Analytica

San Francisco: Facebook said Wednesday the company was "outraged" after being "deceived" over the misuse of data by political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which...

UN chief greets people on Nowruz

United Nations: The message and the spirit of Nowruz assumes greater importance and significance as the world grapples with innumerable conflicts, rise of xenophobia...

Mentally disturbed girl raped, accused held

Jammu: An Akhnoor area youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a mentally disturbed, underage girl of his village, the police said Wednesday. Shallu Megh...

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