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Another braid chopping in Bandipora

Srinagar: With no let up in braid chopping incidents, braid of a 35-year-old woman was chopped off in Nowpora locality of north Kashmir’s Bandipora...

Restrictions, shutdown cripple life in Kashmir

Srinagar: A shutdown called by separatists and restrictions imposed by authorities has paralysed life across Kashmir valley Saturday. In view of the Joint Resistance Leadership's...

Fresh braid chopping incident reported from Budgam

Srinagar: A fresh braid chopping incident has been reported from Bachroo Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district on Saturday morning. The victim has been...

Dozen held for thrashing mentally challenged man in Sopore

SOPORE:- Following the thrashing of a mentally challenged man yesterday on suspicion of being a braid chopper, police arrested over a dozen youth north...

Continuous siege of Jamia Masjid tragic: NC

Srinagar: National Conference (NC), General Secretary, Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar on Friday castigated PDP BJP government for barring Friday prayers in the historic Jamia...

AIP condemns curbs in Old City

Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) on Friday condemned the imposition of restrictions in Old City. AIP spokesman, Inam-un-Nabi according to the statement issued here said...

Chief Minister condoles Saifi Sopori’s demise

  Srinagar: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condoled the demise of noted educationist and prominent intellectual, Peer Saifuddin Saifi, popularly known as Saifi Sopori, who...

Braid chopping: Committee constituted to probe incidents in G’bl

  Ganderbal: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Ganderbal, Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari Friday convened meeting to take note of the braid chopping incidents in District Ganderbal. He constituted...

Govt to provide 2.75 marla plots to dislocated urban poor families

  Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Friday convened a meeting to review the rehabilitation plan for dislocated urban poor families. During the meeting, it...

Mob attempts to set a mentally deranged person on fire

  Sopore: With police failing to act against the unscrupulous elements involved in 'braid chopping', the frenzied crowds are enjoying a hey day by targeting...

Don’t take law into your own hands, warns IGP

Srinagar: Advising people not to take the law into their own hands, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Munir Khan asked the people to refrain...

JRL calls for shutdown today

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Friday called for a complete shutdown on Saturday against the rising incidents of brad chopping in Kashmir. In a...

KU postpones all exams

Srinagar: All Kashmir University examinations scheduled to be held on October 21, 2017 (Saturday) are postponed, a KU spokesperson said. He said that fresh dates...

Restrictions in old City today

SRINAGAR: According to the District Magistrate Srinagar, restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC will remain in force under the jurisdiction of Police Stations Nowhatta,...

Tral legislator’s residence attacked

  Srinagar: Suspected militants on Friday hurled grenade on the residential house of a sitting MLA in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources in...

4 weeks on, Jamia Masjid lockdown continues

  Srinagar: For the fourth straight week today, the administration enforced yet another lockdown of the historic Jamia Masjid here by imposing strict restrictions in...

Braid Chopping row: NC-PDP battle it out in the open

Srinagar: A day after a ruling party Legislator, Yasir Reshi accused the opposition National Conference (NC), for being involved in the incidents of braid...

Sopore incident is bone chilling, worst poster of Kashmiriyat: Akther

Srinagar: Senior PDP leader and Works Minister Naeem Akhtar Friday broke his silence about the increasing incidents of braid chopping. In a long Facebook post,...

‘Parasitic’ appointments in Colleges cripple students activities

Srinagar: Belying the tall claims of the present dispensation of bringing accountability and transparency in the functioning of the education department, crores of rupees...

We can’t lead our society to anarchy: Malik 

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Friday staged protest against the growing incidents of mysterious braid chopping incidents in Kashmir while the...

Cabinet to meet on Monday

Srinagar: As the ruling coalition failed to arrive on a consensus over several key appointments in various departments, the Cabinet is all set to...

Govt making innovative interventions to boost horticulture sector: Minister

  Srinagar: Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Bukhari today said necessary interventions and innovative measures are being implemented so that JK's horticulture sector is properly...

‘World Food India-2017’ to begin from Nov 3

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Food Processing is organising an event "World Food India-2017" from 3rd November to 5th November 2017 at Vigyan...

Deputy Speaker stresses on exploration of Wind Power in Gurez

  Srinagar: The Deputy Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi today asked the Power Development Department (PDD) to immediately issue tenders for...

Guv releases ‘Tobacco Control Laws and Measures’

Srinagar: Governor N.N. Vohra released “Tobacco Control Laws and Measures”, a booklet compiled by Sh. A.M. Mir, IAS (Retd.), Executive Director of J&K Voluntary...

Editorial: Let sanity prevail

Srinagar: Few incidents over the past two weeks have raised several questions about how we tend to behave individually and collectively. The reaction that...

State Football League-2017: J&K Bank Academy beats Rahim Green Solina by 5-0

Srinagar: In the ongoing State Football League-2017, two matches were played at Synthetic Turf TRC on Thursday, in which J&K Bank Academy and Iqbal...

6-day Football tournament concludes in Kathua

  Kathua: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh Friday said that Government is committed to create adequate infrastructure for promotion of sports. Government’s...

Three Kulgam residents held over ‘militancy’ links in Rajasthan 

Srinagar: Three residents of Kulgam district of south Kashmir have been held from a railway station in Rajasthan over their alleged militant links after...

Train services to remain suspended tomorrow

Srinagar: In wake of shutdown call given my Joint Resistance leaders one October, authorities have decided to suspend the train services in Kashmir valley...

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