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Pak summons Indian envoy for fourth time this month

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh here for the fourth time in a month to condemn the "unprovoked...

Rain, snow likely from today, admin issues advisory

SRINAGAR: Following the weather advisory from the MeT department regarding widespread rains and snowfall from today, the divisional administration has issued an alert for...

12 drug peddlers arrested in JK, says police 

Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested eleven notorious drug peddlers in North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Bandipora districts, a police spokesman said. Another peddler was arrested...

Unhygienic toilets at Srinagar airport cause hardships to travelers

Srinagar: With unclean toilets, the Sheikh ul Alam International Airport here have come under severe criticism with the passengers, alleging it to be a...

DSEK to experiment ‘contractual appointments’ of school teachers  

Srinagar: In a bid to overcome dearth of teaching staff in government schools, the school education department has decided to engage academic arrangement from...

Bla residents protest against shifting of Passport Service centre

Baramulla: Scores of inhabitants from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Thursday staged protest at Main Chowk Baramulla against the statement of Superintendent of Post Office...

IRS officer selected for Antarctica expedition from Feb 27

Banihal: Hailing from a remote hamlet in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, 30-year-old Afaq Ahmed Giri, an IRS officer, has been selected as a...

Steps being taken for development of basic infra: Dir Edu

Srinagar: Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Thursday said that several steps are being taken for the development of the basic infrastructure in the...

SC seeks details of Haj quota seats, their availability

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Government of India (GoI) to apprise it about the total allocation of Haj quota seats and...

Government committed to provide quality Edu to far-flung areas: Secy Edu

Jammu: Authorities on Thursday said that the government is committed to provide Educational facilities to far-flung and backward areas of the State. On the directions...

JK Bank clarifies, says it has avoided additional exposure to ‘Gitanjali Gems’

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Thursday clarified that it has consciously avoided additional exposure in ‘Gitanjali Gems’ headed by Nirav Modi. “The bank...

JKNPP activists seek deportation of Rohingya refugees 

Jammu: Activists of the J&K National Panthers Party (JKNPP) held protests against the state government saying it had failed to deport Rohingyas and Bangladeshis...

Veeri stresses on timely disposal of revenue matters

Jammu: Minister for Revenue, Hajj & Auqaf and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri has said that dedicated efforts needs to be put in for...

Govt committed to transform State’s deve landscape, says Dy CM

Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh Thursday said that the achievements registered by the coalition government  during last three years under various sectors...

J&K Bank organizes ‘Hastkala Sahyog Mudra’ loan campaign

Baramulla: HastkalaSahyog  Shivir Mudra Loan Campaign is being organised from 19 February to 24 February 2018 wherein loans will be  extended to handloom weavers...

Minister meets JK’s Himayat trainees

Raipur: Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Thursday visited  Raipur to get first hand appraisal of the facilities and...

Minister for encouraging youth for active participation in sports

Jammu: Stressing the need for encouraging youth to actively take part in sports activities, the Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Sham Lal...

Kashir U-19 Football tournament concludes

Baramulla: In order to encourage youth to channelize talent and refine skills through proper sports platform, Kashir U- 19 football tournament was organised by...

Sgr youth called for India Trails by AIFF

Srinagar: A young footballer Mohammad Inam has been called for U-16  India Trails by All India Football Federation (AIFF) after his outstanding performance at...

Police organizes indoor sports festival

Srinagar: In order to provide a platform to the talented youth and to promote sports activities in the district, Kulgam Police under Civic Action Programme...

Editorial: For peoples sake

Srinagar: That war is no solution to disputes or issues is a universally accepted fact, but the way the two warring nations, India and...

India claims destroying Pak Army post in JK

Jammu: The Indian Army today claimed to have destroyed a Pakistani post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district,...

Iran warns on nuke deal if banks cannot do business

London: Iran's top nuclear negotiator for its 2015 deal with international powers warned today that the agreement was under threat unless foreign businesses and...

Maldives rejects UN offer of mediation

United Nations: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has rejected an offer of mediation by Secretary General Antonio Guterres, a United Nations spokesperson said today. "The Secretary-General...

Fire engulfs Zabarwan Guest house of Kashmir University

Srinagar: Massive fire engulfed Kashmir University’s Zabarwan guest house on Thursday evening. The Zabarwan Guesthouse located in the Chinar rich Naseem Bagh is meant essentially...

Majority of CRPF camps in JK are on ad hoc basis: DG

New Delhi: The majority of the Central Reserve Police Force camps, located in Jammu and Kashmir, are running on an ad hoc basis, CRPF...

25 families flee amid intense cross-border shelling in Uri sector

Srinagar: Twenty-five families comprising hundred people on Thursday fled away in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district following intense cross-border shelling in the...

Farooq pays obeisance at Ajmer Sharief Dargah; prays for communal harmony, peace

AJMER: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah, on Thursday paid obeisance at the Dargah of 12th century sufi saint, Khawaja Moinuddin...

Traffic Police books 116 mini-bus operators

SRINAGAR: Continuing its drive against overloading in minibuses, Traffic Police City Srinagar has booked 116 mini-bus operators and served them with court challans. During the...

Pak court moved for renaming roundabout in Lahore after Bhagat Singh

Lahore: A petition has been filed in a Pakistani court seeking renaming of Lahore's Shaadman Chowk where freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was hanged 86...

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