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Article 35A row : SC to hear pleas after Diwali 

The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear after Diwali pleas challenging Article 35 A, relating to special rights and privileges of permanent residents of...

30 killed, 250 injured in violence at Panchkula

At least 30 people were reported dead and over 200 injured in violence unleashed by Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s followers after...

Counsels engagement forces deferment of Art 35-A pleas

The engagement of top lawyer, Fali S Nariman, the counsel for J&K government on Article 35-A, with the petition on Cauvery water dispute in...

Lawyers protest against scrapping of Article 35-A

Following the protest call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), the lawyers at three districts of Kashmir including Srinagar, Anantnag and Kupwara on...

Tariq Karra moves SC to defend Article 35 A as private party

Senior Congress leader and Former Member of Parliament Tariq Hameed Karra has been accepted as a private party by the Supreme Court in Article...

JRL withdraws protest programme

After Supreme Court postponed the hearing of the plea on Article 35A, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) today withdrew the protest progamme and August...

J&K Bank to have institutional business tie-ups in the state

J&K Bank is in the process of executing business tie-ups through memorandum of understanding (MoU) with most of the government, semi government and other...

HC directive to police : File status report on alleged killing by Usman Majeed

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the police to file the status report in a case wherein investigations have been sought into...

Handwara areas observe shutdown against youth’s killing

An uneasy calm prevailed in Handwara areas of Kupwara district on Friday, as for the second day normal life remained crippled in many parts...

Ten years on Dogripora bridge still awaits completion

The construction work on Dogripora Awantipora bridge still awaits completion despite its construction work being started ten years back. Notably, construction work on the bridge...

Editorial: SC breather gives time for preparations 

The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear the pleas that challenge the legality of Article 35A after Diwali. The decision was taken on...

CID files SOS to education department

  The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), of J&K Police has asked the school education department to impart awareness and knowledge to students about 'Blue Whale...

Residents decry slow pace of work on Koshipora road

Residents of Koshipora area in South Kashmir's Anantnag district are demanding completion of works on the main road between Larkipora to Koshipora. The road according...

CM directs for availability of essential medicine at hospitals

  Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed the Health & Medical Education Department to ensure availability of all essential medicine at the hospitals besides rendering...

Ten years on Dogripora bridge still awaits completion

The construction work on Dogripora Awantipora bridge still awaits completion despite its construction work being started ten years back. Notably, construction work on the bridge...

Verinag residents condemn frequent power cuts 

  As the Kashmir Valley is going through summers presently, the Power Development Department (PDD), seems a bit in a hurry to take consumers for...

Ganderbal residents decry pathetic road conditions in Waskura

  Residents and commuters are up in arms against bad condition of roads between Waskura to Wakura area of Ganderbal. Asking for immediate improvement work,...

Take note of drinking water shortage reports, pace up schemes: CM to PHE Deptt

  Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed the PHE Department to take due cognizance of the reports of drinking water shortage coming from various parts...

Div Com reviews rehabilitation of dislocated urban poor families

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today convened a meeting to review the rehabilitation plan of dislocated Urban Poor families. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Executive Engineers...

Mirwaiz threatens sustained protest incase bloodshed continues

Expressing serious concern over the killing of an innocent youth Shahid Bashir Wani of Tarathpora, Handwara in a staged encounter by forces, APHC chairman...

On JRL’s call, JKLF protests at Lal Chowk

Following the call given by Joint Resistance Leadership, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Friday staged protest at Lal Chowk against the custodial killing...

Minister for restructuring, strengthening of infra under JTFRP

Minister for Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Disaster Management, Abdul Rehman Veeri, today stressed on timely reconstruction and strengthening of critical infrastructure under Jhelum...

HDFC Bank to train 15 lakh government school teachers in 12 states 

HDFC Bank Ltd., today launched Zero Investment Innovations for Education Initiatives (ZIIEI) to transform education in government schools across India. As part of this...

Malik chairs 2nd meeting of Expert Group on Horticulture Policy

The Expert Group constituted by the State Government to formulate the maiden horticulture policy for Jammu and Kashmir held its 2nd meeting here today...

Minister for early completion of all ongoing Veterinary Hospital buildings

Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli, today directed the engineering wing of Horticulture, Planning and  Marketing department to speed up...

Minister visits Ganpatyar, felicitates Kashmiri Pandits on Ganesh Chaturthi

Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today visited famous Ganesha Temple at Ganpatyar in Srinagar to felicitate the Kashmiri Pandits on the eve of...

DDC chairs District Level Review Committee meeting

  District Development Commissioner chaired a meeting of the District Level Review Committee here today. The DDC expressed displeasure over laxity in implementation of previous meeting...

Last date for scholarship extended

  In a communiqué received from Directorate of Tribal Affairs, last date for the submission of applications for Pre-Matric (9TH, 10th) and Post-Matric Scholarship for...

Lawyers stage protest against ‘attempts’ to abrogate Article 35-A

Amid growing controversy over the attempts to abrogate the Article 35A,  the lawyers held a protest outside District Court Complex Mominabad Batamaloo to register...

Five killed in violence by Dera chief supporters

At least five people were killed in violence unleashed by Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s followers after he was convicted by...

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