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Opposition targets govt for making ‘political’ appointments

Jammu: The opposition Congress MLA from Bandipora district in north Kashmir on Tuesday slammed the government for resorting to 'political appointments'. Speaking during the discussion...

Arrest of Srinagar businessman, MLA’s raise issue in assembly

Jammu: The state assembly Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes after the opposition National Conference (NC) and independent MLA Sheikh Rashid raised the issue of Bilal...

BSF vehicle turns turtle, catches fire in Bla

Sopore: A vehicle of Border Security Force (BSF) Tuesday caught fire after it turned turtle at Ladoora area of Rafiabad in northern region of...

Ladakh tourism projects demands, Cong stages walkout from Assembly 

  Jammu: The opposition Congress Tuesday staged a walkout from the Legislative Assembly, demanding details about the projects being undertaken in Ladakh to promote tourism. Replying...

Bijbehara shuts to remember slain militants on their anniversary

  Anantnag: A complete shutdown was observed in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday to mark the first death anniversary of the...

 21 days on, body of murdered goldsmith remains untraced

  SOPORE: The relatives and friends of the missing goldsmith from Sopore staged protests on Tuesday demanding that his body be traced so that the...

Accidental blast at Army Ordinance Depot leaves two injured

  Anantnag: Two army porters were wounded when an accidental blast rocked an army camp at Khundro in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police sources said.   They...

Minister for encouraging rural sports in State’s sports structure

Jammu: Minister of State for Education, Tourism and Culture, Priya Sethi stressed on the need of encouraging rural sports like Kabaddi in state’s sports...

Gbl Volleyball Tourney: Chattergul wins second match of tourney

  Srinagar: The second match of Ganderbal Volleyball Tournament, inaugurated by SSP Ganderbal Fayaz Ahmad Lone at Kangan was played, today. The match was played between...

Editorial: NHM employees strike

Srinagar: With the National Health Mission (NHM) employees sticking to their guns of not ending their strike, the health sector in the state of...

‘7 out of 10 teens can use cellphone but not read basic text’

New Delhi: More than seven out of ten children in the age group of 14-18 years can use a cellphone, but cannot read basic...

Govt to construct 14,460 bunkers at a cost of over Rs 415 cr in Jammu region

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government will construct 14,460 bunkers at a cost of Rs 415.73 crore, within three kms along the Line of...

Shabir Shah moves court for bail, wife alleges slow poisoning

New Delhi: A Delhi court today directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file its reply to a fresh bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader...

Cordon and search operation in Kursoo Rajbagh

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3,168 cases of crime against women registered in JK in 2017

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said that 3,168 cases of crime against women were roistered in the state in 2017, as against...

No Haj subsidy from this year: Naqvi

New Delhi: There will be no subsidy for Haj from this year, minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today. Naqvi told reporters...

Increase in abduction cases in JK in 2017: Govt

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed increase in cases of kidnapping of women and girls as compared to 2016, the state government said today. As many...

2 injured in ammunition depot explosion

Anantnag: At least two porters were injured in a mysterious explosion that took place in an Army’s ammunition depot in Anantnag district of South...

Cong stages walkout from JK Assembly over Ladakh tourism projects demand

Jammu: The opposition Congress today staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, demanding details about the projects being undertaken in Ladakh...

Opposition boycotts council proceedings in JK

Jammu: The opposition National Conference and Congress today boycotted the proceedings of the Legislative Council in protest against the marshalling out of NC legislator...

No respite from intense cold conditions in Kashmir; Kargil town coldest

Srinagar:  There was no respite from intense cold conditions in the Kashmir division as Kargil town in the Ladakh region continued to be the...

CM chairs Unified Command meeting in Jammu

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today chaired  the Unified Command meet to make an assessment of the present security situation and...

21 days on, body of murdered goldsmith remains untraced

SOPORE: 21 days have passed but the body of the murdered goldsmith from Sopore has not been traced while the locals of Sopore including...

Man injured during clashes last month in Shopian encounter, succumbs

Srinagar: A Shopian resident who was hit by a bullet last month during clashes with government forces during an encounter has succumbed to his...

JK minister offers to resign after allegations of corruption

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development minister Abdul Haq Khan today offered to resign after a Congress legislator levelled allegations of corruption against him...

5,946 SPOs appointed in JK in 2017: JK govt

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Bijbehara shuts to remember slain militants on their anniversary

Anantnag: A complete shutdown is being observed in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday in remembrance of first death nnniversary of...

Noisy scenes in J&K Assembly over arrest of Bilal Kawa by Delhi Police

Jammu: Opposition parties on Tuesday created noisy scenes in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to protest against the detention of Bilal Ahmad Kawa...

Electrician found dead inside hospital in Pattan

Pattan: A man working as an electrician in Sub-district Hospital Pattan was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside the hospital in northern region of...

Er Rasheed demands answer from govt over detention of Bilal Kawa

MLA Langate and AIP chief Er Rasheed today created ruckus in the Legislative Assembly over the detention of Bilal Ahmad Kawa by a special...

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