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Winter Vacations for schools announced

Srinagar: Government on Friday announced the winter vacations for schools across Kashmir zone. All Govt/Private educational institutes of Kashmir Valley and Winter Zone of Jammu...

Cop killed in militant attack at Zakura Srinagar

Srinagar: A sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police was killed after a group of militants attacked a police party in Zakura area of Hazratbal...

Protest in Pattan against PDD

Pattan: The people from Pattan in north Kashmir's  Baramulla district  held protest demonstration against PDD authorities at at Pattan against Power Development Department on...

Rajnath, Mehbooba to inaugurate hostel facility for JK girls in New Delhi

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will inaugurate a 400-bed hostel for the female students...

Mebhooba Mufti welcomes surrender of footballer turned militant

Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today welcomed the surrender of footballer-turned-militant Majid Irshad Khan. In a tweet, Chief Minister said that a mother's love prevailed...

SKIMS invokes ESMA against ‘doctors on strike’

Srinagar: After senior resident doctors in SKIMS threatened to launch a long term strike to demand salaries as per the pay band approved by...

CPI [M] demands Degree College for Katra

Jammu: The Communist Party India (M), Friday demanded the State government to establish a Degree College for Katra. In a statement issued here, Sham Prasad...

IndiGo offloads 4 Kashmiris from Patna-Delhi flight for ‘erratic’ behaviour

New Delhi: Four Kashmiri youth were offloaded from Patna-Delhi IndiGo flight for “erratic behaviour”, reports said. According to a report by Hindustan Times, Mukhtar Ahmed...

Drug peddler nabbed in Bijbehara

Anantnag: Jammu and Kashmir today have claimed to have arrested a drug peddler along with seven kilograms of ‘charas’ from his possession. Acting on specific...

Bear attacks a woman in south Kashmir

Anantnag: A bear attacked and injured a woman at Tailwan-Acchabal area of this south Kashmir district town last evening, officials said today. The bear pounced...

Footballer turned militant Majid Khan surrenders

Anantnag: Footballer turned Lashker Militant Majid Khan who joined the ranks of militants last week has laid down his arms and surrendered before forces...

Srinagar-Leh highway closed for traffic

Ganderbal: The Srinagar-Leh Highway was on Friday due to heavy snowfall at Zojila pass, leaving number of trucks and light passenger vehicles stranded. According to...

Schools closed as guns continue to roar along LoC

Srinagar: The continuous exchange of heavy fire and shelling between India and Pakistan armies has forced the closure of schools located near the Line...

Govt to revisit decisions on ‘backdoor’ appointments

  Srinagar: Amid growing clamor over illegal recruitments in various departments, the Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to review the appointment of the Consultants,...

Will accept surrender of local militants even during encounters: IGP

Srinagar: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday reiterated their stance of being open to accept 'surrender' from local militants even during encounters. Inspector General...

Fresh PSA slapped against Masrat Alam, shifted to Kotbalwal jail

Srinagar: The firebrand leader of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim league, Masarat Alam has been shifted to Kotbalwal jail in Jammu overnight as authorities booked...

PHE risk lives of Pulwama, Shopian villagers

Pulwama: Inhabitants of Darbag Shopian and Zahidbagh, Rakh villages of South Kashmir's Pulwama district Thursday said that the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department is...

Guv laments damage to “Khanqah-e-Moula”

Jammu: Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday expressed sadness over the damage to the Holy Shrine of Khanqah-e-Moula in a fire incident on the Wednesday night. He...

Face off at SKIMS: Doctors threaten stir, demand hike in salaries

Srinagar: Valley's lone tertiary health care hospital, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) is facing an imminent crisis as senior residents have threatened an...

Painting, Debate, Essay Competition organized at Sopore

Baramulla: Tehsil Legal Services Committee Sopore in collaboration with SRM Welkin Educational Trust Sopore today organized Painting, Debate and Essay Competition with the title “Connecting...

Interlocutor likely to visit JK later this month

Srinagar: The central government's point man on Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma is likely to visit the state later this month, sources said. After submitting his report...

Amnesty castigates JK Govt for refusing compensation to ‘human shield’ victim

  New Delhi: Rights body Amnesty International on Thursday castigated the Jammu and Kashmir government for refusing to pay compensation to Farooq Ahmed Dar of...

Snowfall raises hopes for tourist arrivals

Gulmarg: With upper reaches of the Valley receiving season's first snowfall, tourist flow to Kashmir is likely to witness a slight increase. Breath taking images...

Symposium on ‘Status of Women in Civilized Society’ held at CUK

Srinagar: Central University of Kashmir (CUK), Registrar, Prof. M. Afzal Zargar Thursday said the atrocities on women folk were being committed from times immemorial...

Seven Doctors infected by swine flu at SKIMS

Srinagar: After the dreaded swine flu virus took its toll on the doctors working at SKIMS, the families of several doctors, according to reports...

Academic session starts in schools but without books to read

  Srinagar: Even if the department of school education has started its new academic session across the Valley, the schools are yet to receive the...

Faced with power blues, Govt shunts Dheeraj Gupta

Srinagar: The government on Thursday transferred senior IAS officer Dheeraj Gupta for failing to formulate a comprehensive plan of action to deal with the...

Explore rich Mycological diversity available in the state: Guv to scientists

  Jammu: Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the University of Jammu, inaugurated the National Conference on Fungal Biology: Recent Trends and Future Prospects and the...

Div Com reviews progress of Semi-Ring Road, NH444

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the officials to expedite the pace of work on all developmental works within stipulated deadline. The...

JK to celebrate World Heritage Week with festivity: Minister

  Jammu: Minister of State for Education and Tourism, Priya Sethi today called for celebrating World Heritage Week throughout the State with festivity to raise...

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