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Govt for exempting teaching staff from non-teaching assignments: Altaf Bukhari

JAMMU: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today informed the House that Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir has issued instructions to the Deputy Commissioners of...

MLA Kupwara seeks amnesty for photojournalist Kamran Yousuf

Srinagar: A lawmaker on Friday urged chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to personally intervene in the case of photojournalist Kamran Yousuf who is detained at...

JKLF chief detained in Shopian for trying to take out protest march

  Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik was detained by the police in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir today as...

Omar seeks constitution of SIT to probe Shopian incident

  Jammu: Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Omar Abdullah today demanded the constitution of a high-level special investigation team (SIT) to probe...

Re-engage wireless operators: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) working president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday demanded re-engaging of wireless operators who were terminated last year. "File...

Kathua minor’s rape and murder: Where is the medical report, asks Omar

Jammu: National Conference (NC) working president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said why medical report of a minor girl who was...

Comprehensive policy framed to meet urban challenges: Dy CM

Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Kumar Singh today said the government had framed a comprehensive policy for effective implementation of the flagship housing, sanitation...

Militants attack forces party in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Pulwama: Militants fired upon a naka party of police near district police lines in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday night. According to reports, Militants fired...

Restrictions imposed in Shopian, Srinagar parts

Srinagar: In wake of the “Shopian Chalo” march called by the joint resistance leadership (JRL), authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in south Kashmir’s Shopian...

BSF foils infiltration bid along IB in Samba: Officials

Jammu: BSF troops foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. “Suspicious movement was...

Minimum temperatures in Jammu Kashmir drop again

  Srinagar: Due to clear overnight sky, the minimum temperatures in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region again dropped below the freezing point on...

Ruckus in Assembly: BJP leader alleges ‘Azadi’ slogans were raised in presence of NC MLA

Jammu: Noisy scenes and verbal duels were witnessed in the Assembly when a senior BJP leader raised the issue of 'Azadi' slogans being raised...

94 militants killed in infiltration bids in 2 yrs: CM

Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said Thursday said that 94 militants were killed and three arrested during infiltration bids by them along the Line...

Injured Shopian boy succumbs at SKIMS

Shopian: A 10 year old boy, Musharaf Fayaz son of Fayaz Ahmad Najar who was injured while clearing debris from encounter site at Chaigund...

UN official says Rohingya crisis has ‘hallmarks of genocide’

Seoul: The UN special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said today that the Myanmar military's violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear "the hallmarks...

Army foils infiltration bid in North Kashmir

Srinagar: Army on Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid in North Kashmir’s Tangdhar Sector, reports said. According to the defense sources, the militants...

Increase in PG medical seats being persued: Minister

  JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education Department, Bali Baghat Thursday said that the Government is vigorously pursuing, with the concerned authorities, the issue...

336 braid-chopping incidents reported in 2017, says Govt

Jammu: As many as 336 incidents of braid- chopping were registered in Jammu and Kashmir in 2017 and three persons were arrested in this...

Govt cannot compensate ‘human shield’ victim, says CM

Srinagar: The Chief Minister has ruled out providing any compensation to the victim who was allegedly used as a human shield by army in...

Lawmakers reprimand govt on power ‘crisis’

Jammu: Several legislators on Thursday came down heavily on the government and the Power minister for his ‘failure’ to deliver on ground. The legislators...

Power minister should do some introspection, says Rana

Jammu: Stating that the functioning of power development department (PDD) was chocked between tenders and litigations, senior national conference (NC) leader and MLA Nagrota...

Mehbooba meets Vohra

JAMMU: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday, an official spokesman said. He said that during the...

Opposition stages walkout, alleges ‘discrimination’ in road construction

Jammu: Opposition parties Thursday grilled the government on the condition of the roads and walked out of the Assembly alleging discrimination against their constituencies. The...

KAS (Mains) exams from Feb 15th

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission has dispelled the rumors regarding postponement of the Combined competitive Examination (KAS Mains 2016).The posts were...

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir

Srinagar: The higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall and the plains were lashed by rains on Thursday, even as the minimum temperature across...

Schools closed as shelling continues along the LoC in Rajouri

  Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday targeting civilian areas as well...

After seven years, drilling process on Banihal-Qazigund tunnel completed

Anantnag: After seven years, the drilling process on the Banihal-Qazigund, four way tunnel was completed on Thursday, officials said. The construction of 8.4 Km long,...

Union Budget 2018-19: Budget unveils mega health insurance, gives little to middle class

New Delhi: The government today announced the "world's largest" health insurance scheme for India's 50 crore poor in its last full budget before general...

JK owns 1444 kanals of land in three states: Govt

  Jammu: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Thurday on behalf of Minister for Hospitality and Protocol, informed the House that the immovable properties...

Kashmiris killed for demanding political rights: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Thursday expressed deep shock over the killing of minor Musharraf Fayaz, son of Fayaz Ahmad Najar of Shopian who died...

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