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Moving beyond triple talaq

The Lok Sabha has passed the triple talaq bill this week making triple talaq a criminal offence. The bill which is now in Rajya...

Devotees seek ‘Ghous’ at Dastgeer Sahab’s (RA) shrine

Srinagar: Thousands of devotees Saturday sought ‘Ghous’ (relief) at Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) shrine, popularly known as Peer Dastageer Sahib's shrine, situated...

No pilgrims from Pakistan to make it to Khawaja Garib Nawaz’s Urs: FO

Islamabad: Pakistan Saturday said claimed that India has denied visas to nearly 200 pilgrims who wanted to visit the country to participate in the...

At -13.8 C, Leh continued to remain coldest

Srinagar: Leh experienced its coldest night this winter as the minimum temperature there settled nearly 14 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, even as...

Health dept hiding facts on absent medicos

Srinagar: With Health and Medical Education Department, Friday terminating 8 absent doctors from their services, even after the department provided with them a chance...

2017 a memorable year for JK, its people: Govt

JAMMU: As the sun sets on the evening of December 31 and people across the globe ponder over what they went through all the...

Beerwah teenager makes history, invents prototype to detect speed breakers

Srinagar: Iqrar Rashid was heading towards his home from Beerwah town, where he attends school when suddenly he saw an ambulance at a high...

Rent liability swells as govt fails to release funds for DSEK

Srinagar: Given the delay by government, the rent liability has piled up for past more than four years against the schools setup under state...

CWC submits DPR of Ujh multi-purpose project to JK govt

New Delhi: The Central Water Commission has submitted a detailed project report (DPR) of the Ujh multi- purpose project to the Jammu and Kashmir...

Formal notification for local body polls on Jan 12

Srinagar: The formal notification for the panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be issued on January 12, sources said today.They said...

Ahead of budget session, local polls BJP holds meet

Jammu: The BJP today held a crucial meeting of senior party leaders, legislatures and district presidents here to plan its strategy for the upcoming...

Coordination Committee meets

JAMMU: The coordination committee of the PDP and BJP coalition partners met here today under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal SinghThe...

Vohra advises time bound fire safety audit

JAMMU: Consequent to yesterday’s fire incident in Bombay which resulted in the loss of property and death of fourteen precious lives, Governor N.N. Vohra...

PDP nominates 5 district presidents

Jammu: Ahead of panchayat polls in the state scheduled to start mid-February, the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) today nominated five district presidents in...

Police solves ‘murder case’, arrests accused

Baramulla: Police in a swift action solved the mysterious murder of a woman whose dead body was recovered from an orchard at Juhama area...

Five CRPF men injured in mishap

Srinagar: At least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men including an officer were injured Saturday in a road accident near Humhama Srinagar.Reports said...

Landslides block Jammu-Srinagar highway

Srinagar: Srinagar-Jammu highway was blocked for traffic after landslides hit the road on Saturday."Only one-way movement of heavy-motor vehicles is being allowed on the...

SBM employees protest to demand regularization

Baramulla: Scores of contractual employees working under Saakshar Bharat Mission (SBM) on Saturday staged protest in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district to press the government...

Malik calls for poll boycott

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik Saturday said that the election, be it for assembly or parliament, Panchayat or...

Er Rasheed ridicules NC’s charges against Tasaduq’s induction

Srinagar: The Langate lawmaker, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday ridiculed National Conference’s (NC) charges against Tasaduq Mufti’s elevation in the state cabinet by...

Protests in Keller against alleged army high-handedness

Shopian: Protests erupted in Keller area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district after army allegedly thrashed students at Government Higher Secondary School Keller.Witnesses said that...

Public meet held near LoC to address issues of Rajouri locals

Jammu: Authorities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir convened a public meeting near the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector to address...

Year on, CDPO Qazigund forces widow to make rounds of Govt offices

Anantnag: From last one year, the widow hailing from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district has been forced to move from pillar to post to seek...

Court sentences man to death for rape, murder of six year old girl

Srinagar: A local court in Srinagar Saturday sentenced a convict to death for the rape and murder of a six year-old girl in 2005. Second...

Higher Education Deptt to publish Mathematics, Computer Science research journal

JAMMU: As part of its series of proposed research publications on varied subjects, Higher Education Department finalized the modalities for mathematics and computer sciences...

JKSSB issues 90 selection lists

  JAMMU: The J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) declared 90 selection lists at the 134th Board meeting convened under the chairpersonship of Dr Simrandeep Singh, Chairman,...

Governor expresses concern on the growing unemployment of technically qualified youth

JAMMU: Arising from a Memorandum presented to Governor N.N. Vohra by the “All J&K Un-employed Agriculture Graduates Association, the Raj Bhavan Spokesperson has informed...

Singh downplays separatists call for boycott of JK local polls

Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh today downplayed the separatists' boycott call for the upcoming panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying they have never gone...

Ahead of JK panchayat polls PDP nominates 5 distt presidents

Jammu: Ahead of panchayat polls in the state scheduled to start mid-February, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today nominated five district presidents in...

Mehbooba’s initiatives in 2017 to make the year memorable for JK, its people

JAMMU: As the sun sets on the evening of December 31 and people across the globe ponder over what they went through all the...

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