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Youth involved in cases during 2016 unrest granted amnesty

  JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti announced grant of amnesty against youth involved in various cases during the unrest of 2016 even as she appealed...

Sops by government fail to impress striking NHM workers

Srinagar: With the government Wednesday saying that the regularization demands of National Health Mission (NHM) employees, who are on strike from last several weeks, is...

Opposition boycotts CM’s response on Governor’s address

Jammu: The opposition members led by the former Chief Minister and leader of opposition Omar Abdullah on Wednesday boycotted the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s...

21,400 hectares under illegal possession of Army: Govt

Jammu: Over 21,400 hectares of land are under unauthorised occupation of Army and other security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, state legislative assembly was...

Sopore biker succumbs to injuries

Sopore: A motorcyclist injured last week in Sopore outskirts has succumbed to his injuries at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, on Wednesday. 35 year old...

JRL calls for shutdown on Saturday

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Wednesday called for a complete shutdown on January 13 (Saturday) against the civilian killing in Khudwani area of South...

Protest against power outage, water shortage in Watergam

Rafiabad: The residents from Watergam and its adjoining villages on Wednesday held a protest demonstration and also blocked Baramulla-Handwara National Highway to mark their...

Two SKUAST-K scientists felicitated

New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture on Wednesday felicitated several scientists including two Kashmiri researchers for their contribution in documentation, characterisation and registration of...

CBI records Farooq’s statement in JKCA embezzlement case

New Delhi: The CBI has recorded the statement of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abullah in connection with its probe into the...

Government seeking ‘security solution’ to political problem: Tarigami

Jammu: Asserting that "tough posturing" is the key word of the government's Kashmir policy, CPI(M) MLA M Y Tarigami today said the Centre and...

Cold conditions worsen

Srinagar: Fringes of the famous Dal Lake and other water bodies in Srinagar - the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir - had frozen...

Srinagar freezes at minus 6.3 degrees Celsius as cold conditions worsen

Srinagar: Fringes of the famous Dal Lake and other water bodies in Srinagar - the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir - had frozen...

‘Rs 2.58 cr Fruit Mandi coming up at Batote’

Jammu: Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Lone (Hanjoora) informed the House that a major fruit Mandi is being developed at Batote involving an...

Paradox: PDP legislators speak different languages in assembly

Jammu: The budget session is being marked by paradoxes as various legislators from the ruling party speak in different directions. On Wednesday PDP leader and...

Govt has initiated reforms in power sector, says Dy CM

Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh, while replying to a question raised by legislator Surinder Kumar Choudhary, informed the House that the Union...

JK CIC calls on Dy CM

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Chamber of Industries and Commerce, today asked for including them in the committee being formulated for the new Jammu...

KU hosts workshop on ‘Industrial Motivational Campaign’

Srinagar: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME, Development Institute Srinagar in collaboration with J&K State Resource Centre, University of Kashmir today organized...

Army killed 138 Pak soldiers in 2017

New Delhi: The Indian Army killed 138 Pakistan Army personnel in 2017 in tactical operations and retaliatory cross-border firings along the Line of Control...

Entrepreneurial ventures must for tackling unemployment: Minister

Jammu: Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh, today called upon the unemployed youth to start their own ventures for earning a...

Congress steps in election mode

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress president G A Mir today asked party cadres to get ready to take on the PDP-BJP government in...

1,749 people died in 10,160 road accidents

  Jammu: A total of 1,749 persons lost their lives in around 10,000 road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir in past two years, Chief Minister...

547 people committed suicide in two years

Jammu: As many as 547 people committed suicide in Jammu and Kashmir during the past two years, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today. In a...

Editorial: Rising suicide cases

Srinagar: Though considered as one of the gravest sin's in Islam suicides in the Muslim majority state of Jammu and Kashmir have been showing...

CRPF trooper shoots self in south Kashmir

Anantnag: A paramilitary trooper of 164 Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force committed suicide on Wednesday evening at Kokernag area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag...

8,935 enquiries pending with DVOs of different depts in J&K: SVC

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission (SVC) said 8,935 enquiries are pending with vigilance officers of different government departments for nine years. According...

Pak claims India ‘distracting’ it from counter-terror efforts

Islamabad: Pakistan today claimed that India was "distracting" it from counter-terrorism efforts as it briefed foreign diplomats on the country's credentials amid criticism by...

More cops killed in Chhatisgarh than J&K due to Maoists: Centre

New Delhi: More policemen were being killed in Chhattisgarh every year due to the Maoist problem, than in militancy-prone Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre...

MHA gives Rs 226 cr to paramilitary forces for gadgets

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has sanctioned Rs 226 crore to the paramilitary forces for procurement of telecommunication equipment and some other gadgets,...

CBI records Farooq’s statement in JKCA embezzlement case

New Delhi: The CBI has recorded the statement of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abullah in connection with its probe into the...

J&K GSDP to grow at 8.49 pc in 2017-18: Survey

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir will show a growth of 8.49 per cent in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the current fiscal, State Economic...

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