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BJP blighted in bypolls, loses all 3 LS seats in UP, Bihar

Lucknow: In a stunning blow to the BJP ahead of the 2019 general elections, the party today lost bypolls to all three Lok Sabha...

Two killed in Pattan road accident

Sopore: Two persons were killed in a road accident at Hamray Pattan area in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday evening. According to reports the...

Pak’s Punjab Assembly passes historic bill to regulate Sikh marriages

Lahore: A provincial assembly in Pakistan today created history by unanimously passing a bill that will provide legal status to Sikh marriages in the...

Activists out of Ayodhya land dispute, SC to hear original litigants

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

Hizb chief’s eldest son quizzed by NIA in ‘terror-funding’ case

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

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...

Centre should take hard look at JK govt’s PAO reversal order: Omar

Jammu: The main opposition party in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC), today urged the Centre to take a "hard look" at the reason...

Mehbooba concerned over damage to Hazrat Baba Fareed (RA) shrine at Uri

JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed concern over the reports of damage caused to the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Baba Fareed (R.A.) at...

On CM’s intervention, Railways open another halt station at Naina Batpora

JAMMU: The Ministry of Railways has accepted the recommendation of Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti to open up a halt station at Naina Batpora in...

SDMA issues Medium Danger SDMA issues Medium Danger Avalanche warning

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

Voters are angry with BJP: Rahul after by-election result

New Delhi: Congratulating the winners of the Lok Sabha by-elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said it was clear that people were angry with...

Altaf Bukhari chairs maiden review meeting of Finance Department

JAMMU: Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari chaired maiden review meeting of the Department after taking over the charge of Finance Ministry, here last evening. Speaking at the...

Why was PAO good a month ago and bad today, says NC

Srinagar: National Conference on Wednesday said the sudden rollback of the Pay and Accounts Office (PAO) System by the Jammu and Kashmir Government had...

Increase retirement age of SC, HC judges : Par panel

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has urged the government to hike the retirement age of Supreme Court and high court judges to tide over...

Bihar bypolls: RJD retains Jehanabad, BJP holds on to Bhabhua

Patna: The RJD today retained the Jehanabad assembly seat and the BJP the Bhabhua constituency in bypolls in Bihar. In the Araria Lok Sabha segment...

UP Bypolls: Will go back to drawing board, say BJP leaders

Lucknow: Stung by the unexpected reversals in two crucial Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP said today it will go back to...

Make sanitation top priority: PM to JK govt

Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said sanitation should be made the first priority for Jammu and Kashmir, which is famous for its tourist destinations. The...

Govt to build 14,460 bunkers for JK border dwellers

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

UP tops the list of communal violence hit states in 2017: Govt

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states with maximum communal violence incidents in the country last year, the Lok Sabha was informed...

ED seeks Interpol warrant against Nirav Modi, Choksi

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Interpol for issuance of a Red Corner Notice against diamond traders Nirav Modi and Mehul...

J&K Police to procure micro UAVs for anti-militancy operations

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

Lok Sabha passes Budget without debate

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today passed without discussion the Finance Bill 2018 and a Rs 89.25 lakh crore spending plan for the next...

Attack on Afghan checkpoint kills 10 security forces

Kabul: Insurgents attacked a security checkpoint in western Afghanistan early today, killing at least 10 security forces, officials said. No one immediately claimed the attack, but...

Wet weather to continue for next 24 hours, says MeT

Srinagar: Normal life on Wednesday was affected in Kashmir Valley due to rainfall even as the Meteorological department has predicted the inclement weather for...

Contractors lock R&B chief’s office in Rajbagh

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Contractors Coordination committee Wednesday locked Roads and building chief’s office here at Rajbagh to protest and demand clearance of...

4 ft rod removed from man after 5-hr surgery at govt hospital

Mumbai: A four feet long iron rod which pierced the groin of a 33-year-old man and exited near the neck, was removed after a...

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...

Social media poses a serious challenge to law enforcement agencies: Rajnath

New Delhi: Social media has posed a serious challenge to law enforcement agencies and the area of concerns include terrorism, financial frauds and victimisation...

Kamran Yousuf released from jail

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

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