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Five die due to extreme cold in western UP

Muzaffarnagar: Four people have died due to intense cold wave conditions in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts, according to the administration.According to a report from...

Cordon and search operation in Bijbehara village

Anantnag: Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) has been started by government forces in Jablipora village of Bijbehara tehsil in South Kashmir Anantnag district. Official sources...

Clashes erupt during CASO in Pulwama village

Pulwama: Clashes erupted between protesters and the government forces during a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Kareemabad village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Official said...

US suspends over USD 1.1 bn security assistance to Pak

  Washington: The US has suspended more than USD 1.15 billion security assistance to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of harbouring terror groups like the Afghan Taliban...

Passengers suffer as railway station Qazigund lacks basic facilities

Kulgam: The absence of basic amenities including drinking water and lack of proper sanitation at Railway station Qazigund has come under severe criticism from...

Div com reviews progress of dev works under CM’s commitment

Ganderbal: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday directed officers to play a proactive role in the execution of developmental works committed by Chief...

Panchayat Polls to be held on Non-Party basis: Abdul Haq

  Kupwara: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Thursday said that the government has decided to hold Panchayat elections on...

Kashmir girls photographed as BJP’s Mahila Morcha workers

Sopore: A day after the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed to have held a Mahila Morcha meeting at Tarzoo Sopore, scores of girls...

No proposal to review MFN status to Pakistan: Govt

New Delhi: There is no proposal to review the 'Most Favoured Nation' (MFN) status to Pakistan, the government said today. In a written reply to...

Tarigami seeks ban on pellet guns, submits resolution

Jammu: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami today submitted three resolutions in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly including one urging the state government to...

Zakir Musa reiterates call for ‘Jihad’

  Srinagar: After Union Minister of state for Home Hansraj Ahir denied that ISIS, Al Qaida or Taliban are operating in the valley, Ansar Gazwat...

2 drug peddlers held, 2.4 quintals of ‘Fukki’ recovered

Baramulla: Police on Thursday said  they have nabbed two more notorious drug peddlers in Baramulla district. The alleged drug peddlers were identified as Asif Zahoor...

State to have skill road map by the end of June, says Dir JKSSDM

Jammu: In order to devise the skill policy and skill roadmap for the state, a consultative meeting on “Skill Gap Analysis and Skill Road...

Slain Sopore youth laid to rest amid protests

  Srinagar: Arif Maqbool Sofi, who was killed by unidentified gunmen at his maternal home in Harwan village of Sopore in north Kashmir, was laid...

Govt endeavors to complete ePDS in the state by March, says Minister 

Jammu: The government is putting in strenuous  efforts to complete the process of Electronic Public Distribution System (ePDS) in the State by March, 2018. This was...

‘Public Wi-Fi hotspots established in 204 rural BSNL Exchanges’

Jammu: To give impetus to telecom services in rural and remote areas with development of Wi-Fi infrastructure, the Department of Telecommunications through USOF has...

Minister fails to ‘convince’ protesting NHM employees

Srinagar: The protest dharna called by the National Health Mission (NHM) employees on Thursday entered 16th day as even the Minister for Health failed...

Dy CM for expediting work on power projects

Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today exhorted upon the officers of Power Development Department to expedite work on various power projects being...

Depressing statistics: Mental health care in Kashmir reflects apathy

Srinagar: With 1.8 million (45%) adults having a significant symptoms of mental distress, approximately 1.6 million adults (41%) living with significant symptoms of depression,...

BSF gets into vigilant mode, launches ‘Ops Alert’ along IB

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched "Operation Alert" along the over 200 kilometer long International Border (IB) in Jammu to curb the...

We have a score to settle with India, says Faf du Plessis

Cape Town:  South African skipper Faf du Plessis ratcheted up the rhetoric on the eve of the much- anticipated opening Test against India, saying...

Intruder killed along IB

Jammu: BSF troops today foiled an infiltration bid and killed an intruder along the International Border in Jammu district. Troops observed movement of two-three persons...

Frigid in Kashmir Valley, Kargil freezes at -20 deg C

Srinagar: Normal life crawled at -20 degrees Celsius in Kargil in the cold desert of Ladakh even as temperatures remained several degrees below the...

14.15 KM long Zojilla Tunnel gets Cabinet nod  

  New Delhi: The move to reduce to 15 minutes the time taken to travel across the strategic Zojila pass on the national highway connecting...

121 government schools have no fencing in Langate 

Jammu: The government said that around 121 government Primary and Upper Primary Schools (UPS) were without fencing in north Kashmir's Langate constituency. In a written...

Authorities disallow Hurriyat seminar

  Srinagar: After the authorities disallowed a seminar called by separatist Hurriyat Conference (G), the amalgam condemned the move, terming it 'undemocratic and worst form...

Kohli, Dhoni set to be retained by respective IPL franchises

Mumbai: India skipper Virat Kohli and his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the top players who are set to be retained by their...

JeM militants used armour piercing bullets in Lethpora attack: Report 

New Delhi: Security agencies in the trouble torn state of Jammu and Kashmir have been baffled by the reports that militants have for the...

Health department needs a massive overhaul 

Health and Medical Education Department last week terminated 8 doctors who were absent from their duties—unauthorized absence, which it is to be referred as....

Editorial: A new beginning

Srinagar: Lack of infrastructure in key areas is one of the impediments hampering the growth of our economy. One immediate solution to tackle such...

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