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Minor girl allegedly molested by teacher at religious school in Jammu

Jammu: A seven-and-half year old girl was allegedly molested by her teacher at a religious school at Nagrota in the outskirts of the city,...

Taliban suicide attack near Sharif’s residence kills 9

Lahore: A teenaged Taliban suicide bomber attacked a police check-post near the residence of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, killing nine...

JKP seeks Telangana police’s help to identify 3rd militant killed in Anantnag

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Police has urged the Telangana Police to “verify and share necessary details” regarding the militant who was killed in...

Nursing grads seek exposure to new technological advancements

Srinagar: The nursing graduates who are posted at hospitals in peripheries are finding themselves at the receiving end for not getting exposed to the...

‘Activists’ are out of Ayodhya land dispute case

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday dashed the hopes of activists like Shyam Benegal and Teesta Setalvad to intervene in the sensitive Babri Masjid-Ram...

JKPSC ‘surrenders’ before HC verdict, says will conduct exams afresh

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) has finally decided to implement the High Court directions and conduct KAS (2016) Mains exams afresh. The...

‘Terror funding case’: NIA questions Hizb chief’s eldest son

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency today questioned six people, including the eldest son of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, in connection with a...

Two Handwara residents killed in road mishap at Pattan 

Sopore: Two persons were killed in a road accident at Hamray pattan area in North Kashmir’s Baramulla District on Wednesday evening, police sources said. They...

Cloudy weather to persist in plains, light snowfall to occur at higher reaches: MeT

Srinagar: While the intermittent light rains continued to lash Valley since the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday, the weatherman today predicted light snowfall in the...

Take a hard look at Govt’s PAO reversal order, Omar tells centre  

Jammu: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday urged the Centre to take a "hard look" at the reason behind the Mehbooba Mufti-led state...

JK Bank lodges FIR against online scammers

Srinagar: J&K Bank has lodged first information report (FIR) at the Kothibagh police station against online scammers who circulated fake recruitment list of the...

Dalai Lama to address first convocation of Central University of Jammu  

Jammu: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will address the first convocation of the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) on Sunday, a university official said...

14,460 bunkers coming up for border dwellers  

New Delhi: As many as 14,460 bunkers will be constructed along the Line of Control (LoC)  and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir...

GDC strike row: DDC Srinagar records statements   

Srinagar: Following an enquiry ordered by the state's health and medical education Minister, District Development Commissioner Srinagar Abid Rashid summoned Principal Government Dental College...

‘Caretaker’ system at GDC root of all evils: DAK

Srinagar: President Doctors’ Association Kashmir (DAK) Wednesday took a strong note of the adhoc arrangements of Hospital administrators, saying that because of ‘caretaker’ system,...

Harassment of officials: Pak summons India’s Deputy High Commissioner 

Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh over the alleged harassment of officials and families of the Pakistan High Commission...

Police to procure micro UAVs for anti-militancy ops

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will procure micro unmanned ariel vehicles fitted with night vision equipment for security, surveillance and detection operations in...

Pak national, who stayed in India for 27 yrs, deported

Mumbai: A 37-year-old Pakistani national, who was illegally staying in India since he was about 10 years of age, has been deported to the...

Pakistan apprehended 1,373 fishermen during 2015-18: Govt 

New Delhi: Pakistan apprehended 1,373 fishermen during 2015-18, the government Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha. In a written response to a question in the Lok...

Mehbooba calls for addressing critical gaps in dev administration

Jammu: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday asked the Administrative Secretaries to address the critical gaps in development administration and ensure timely flow of funds...

Kamran Yousuf released from jail

Srinagar: Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, who was arrested for allegedly pelting stones six months ago, was released from a Delhi jail on Wednesday. Pertinently, Kamran...

‘Kashmir beauty fascinates Malaysian High Commission officials’

Srinagar: After enjoying their holiday trip to Kashmir which concluded on Wednesday, officials at the Malaysian High Commission vowed to encourage their citizens to...

FM chairs maiden review meeting of Fin Deptt

Jammu: Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari chaired maiden review meeting of the Department after taking over the charge of Finance Ministry, here on Wednesday evening. Speaking...

Several deputations call on Altaf Bukhari

Jammu: Several legislators and people’s deputations and individuals today called on Minister for Finance, Education, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, here at...

Tassaduq for creation of eco-friendly tourism infrastructure

Jammu: Minister for Tourism, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Wednesday stressed upon the concerned agencies for taking measures to develop Tattapani, a best tourist destination besides,...

Standing Committe reviews Tourism dev projects

Jammu: A meeting of Department Related Standing Committee (DRSC-II) of J&K Legislative Council was held here on Wedneday under the Chairmanship of MLC, Naresh...

‘Govt working to initiate reforms to protect consumer rights’

  Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Tribal Affairs, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today said that Government is working under a...

For violation of norms, LMD books gas distributor

Srinagar: Legal Metrology Department (LMD) Srinagar Wednesday booked and penalized a gas distributor for Rs 5000 as his home delivery service failed to produce...

Editorial: Blaming social media

Srinagar: The developing world including country like India needs a massive support through various communication channels to overcome the development deficit. For this the...

‘Bombardment kills 25 civilians in Syria’s Ghouta’

Beirut: Bombardment by the Syrian regime and its ally Russia killed 25 civilians, among them three children, in the embattled rebel enclave of Eastern...

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