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Cordon and search operation in Shopian village 

Shopian: Cordon and search operation has been started by government forces in Pinjoora village of South Kashmir's Shopian district. Official sources said that...

2 policemen, BSF jawan killed in separate accidents in JK

Jammu: Two policemen and a BSF jawan were killed in two separate accidents in Akhnoor and Samba areas of Jammu and Kashmir, police said...

At least 40 dead in multiple Kabul blasts: interior ministry

Kabul: At least 40 people were killed and many others wounded in multiple blasts at a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul today, officials said,...

Mercury settles below freezing point in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: Cold conditions returned to Kashmir after a day s relief as the minimum temperature went down last night and the mercury settled below...

Bill criminalising triple talaq introduced in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: A bill to make instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of three years for the husband, was...

Bill criminalising triple talaq introduced in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: A bill to make instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of three years for the husband, was...

Mirwaiz placed under house arrest

Srinagar: Authorities on Thursday placed the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest to prevent him from attending a religious gathering...

Tral shuts for third straight day on Thursday

Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed for the third successive day today in Tral area of pulwama district of south kashmir to mourn...

Tasaduq Mufti, Javaid Mustafa Mir take oath of office

Jammu: Tassaduq Hussain Mufti, brother of chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, and Chadoora MLA Javaid Mustafa Mir today took oath as ministers in the Jammu...

India , Pakistan trade fire along LoC in Poonch

Srinagar: India and Pakistani troops today exchanged heavy fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A defence official...

UNMOGIP budget reduced by over 11 per cent

  United Nations: The UN has reduced by 11.39 per cent the budget of its military observer group tasked with monitoring the ceasefire line between...

Kashmiri chilli chicken filled samosa wins contest in S Africa

Johannesburg: Popular Indian snack samosa with Kashmiri chilli chicken fillings has beaten chocolate, cashew nuts and other exotic entries in a first such contest...

CASO in Sopore village

SOPORE : Government forces on Thursday morning started a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Goripora area of Bomai village in north Kashmir’s Sopore. Official sources...

Al-Qaida reiterates call for ‘Jihad’ in Kashmir

  Srinagar: Much to the worry of security agencies, 'Al Qaida'-Indian subcontinent Wednesday reiterated its call for ‘Jihad’ in Kashmir. The outfit also praised Zakir...

Cabinet may see a jiggle 

Srinagar: As the Chief Ministers brother, Tasaduq Mufti is all set to be inducted in the cabinet, the grapevine has it that Mehbooba Mufti...

Dineshwar Sharma calls on Mehbooba

JAMMU: The Special Representative of the Centre, Dineshwar Sharma, who is currently on a visit to the State, called on Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti...

DSEK fails to improve ‘weak’ students’ performances

Srinagar: Throwing all the norms to the wind, the school education department has failed to start remedial classes for potential learners in government schools...

Government exempts children up to 5 years from passport biometrics

  New Delhi: Infants and minor children up to the age of five years have been exempted by the Ministry of External Affairs from giving...

Pak claims ‘metallic substance’ in Jadhav’s wife’s shoes

Islamabad: Pakistan claims to have detected a "metallic substance" in the shoes worn by the wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav when she went to meet...

Stone-pelting incidents have come down in JK: Govt tells RS

New Delhi: Incidents of stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir had come down significantly -- from 2,808 in 2016 to 1,198 till November this year...

Govt’s gag order backfires

Srinagar: From mainstream politicians to the separatists, from legal experts to government employees itself, the Jammu and Kashmir government's social media gag order on...

India, Pakistan exchange fire along LoC in Noushera

Jammu: India and Pakistani troops today exchanged heavy fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera sector in Jammu division, police said on...

Devastated: Families groping in dark to put life back on track

Pulwama/Shopian: The faceoff between security forces and militants is proving dearly for the people whose property gets damaged in encounters that follow. In the...

Taking on life: 75 year old man, crippled-yet takes challenges of life head on  

Srinagar: This is not about Ernest Hemingway’s 'Old Man and the Sea', where there is hope and light at the end, but it is...

MeT predicts light rain, snow in higher reaches

  Srinagar: With the improvement in night temperatures throughout the state on Wednesday, weather office has forecast light rain and snow in the higher reaches...

Four drug peddlers held

Jammu: Four alleged drug peddlers, including a resident of Punjab, were arrested along with heroin and intoxicant capsules in Jammu and Samba districts, a...

Is logic taking a back seat when it comes to NHM employees?

National Health Mission (NHM) contractual employees are now on strike for last many days, demanding regularization of their services. The response that they have...

Editorial: Amnesty for stone pelters

Srinagar: Just weeks after the government announced to grant amnesty to first time stone pelters in Kashmir Valley by withdrawing cases against them that...

Employees of SDH Sopore protest against ‘baseless’ reports

Sopore: Scores of employees at the Sub-District Hospital Sopore Wednesday staged protest against what they termed as ‘baseless allegations’ against their colleague. Earlier, reports with...

Don’t portray Govt employees as terrorists: NC to Govt

Srinagar: Opposition National Conference (NC) Wednesday cautioned the PDP-BJP Government against portraying lakhs of hard-working Government employees of the State as terrorists and anti-social...

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