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Minister directs suspension of 2 RDD employees

SRINAGAR: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq on Saturday directed to put two employees of RDD under suspension for misconduct in their...

Tral man dies in Saudi Arabia road mishap

Srinagar: A Kashmiri driver was killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Friday. The victim identified as Sarfaraz Ahmad Rather Alias Sahab...

Policeman killed as militants attack lawmaker’s cavalcade in Kulgam

Srinagar:  A police driver was killed and two others injured after militants fired upon cavalcade of PDP MLA for Noorabad constituency in Kulgam district...

Information Deptt employees call off strike following Minister’s assurance

SRINAGAR: The employees of the Information Department called off their strike today following an assurance by the Minister for Information, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali that the...

Braid chopping: 7 persons suffer pellet injuries in Boniyar Uri

Srinagar: Seven persons were injured during clashes between government forces and locals in the border town of Uri, reports said. According to the reports, seven...

Jammu, Kashmir chambers call for return of power projects, revival of tourism in state

Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( KCCI) along with its Jammu counterpart, Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) on Saturday asserted...

Militants hurl grenade in Safakadal

Srinagar: Suspected militants hurled a hand grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party in old city of Srinagar on Saturday. According to the reports,...

Cop arrested for clicking pictures of woman in Ganderbal

Srinagar: A Jammu and Kashmir cop was arrested on Saturday for allegedly taking pictures of a woman in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir. Reports said...

Cordon and search operation in Handwara

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Train services resume in Kashmir

  Srinagar: Train services resumed on Saturday morning after remaining suspended for security reason in the Kashmir valley, where separatists had called for protests after...

Two LeT militants, civilian killed in Pulwama encounter

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Editorial: Yet another botch-up

The braid chopping mystery that has engulfed the entire Kashmir Valley during the last four weeks has been deepening further with every passing day. In...

Gunmen strike again, loot bank in Ratnipora; HM outfit involved, says police 

  Pulwama: Unknown gunmen on Friday looted another business unit of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Ratnipora village of South Kashmir's Shopian district. Pertinently,...

No let up in ‘braid chopping’ incidents; Protests, strikes continue across Kashmir

  Srinagar: As authorities have failed to solve the jigsaw puzzle surrounding the incidents of 'braid chopping', women continue to be targeted giving rise to...

Dumping site emits signs of ‘catastrophe’

Srinagar: SMC’s lone dumping site in city outskirts Achan, has started to show its hazardous effects on the population living adjacent to it as...

Rage: Crowds beat six people on suspicion of being ‘braid choppers’

Baramulla: Police on Thursday night rescued three persons who were taken as braid choppers by locals and thrashed after a fresh hair cutting incident...

Admin tightens grip to thwart anti-braid chopping protests

Srinagar: As the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) had called for protests after Friday prayers, the district administration Friday imposed strict restrictions in Shehr-e-Khaas areas...

BJP drops a bomb shell, blames opposition for the act

Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged that some opposition political parties are behind of the braid chopping incidents in Kashmir Valley. BJP said...

Search Committee to nominate new VC for KU fails to hold meet 

Srinagar: Despite the passage of over three months, the committee constituted to search for new Vice Chancellor (VC) of Kashmir University (KU) is yet...

Hizb distances itself from bank robberies

Srinagar: Militant outfit Hizbul Mujhadeen Friday distanced itself from the bank robbery incidents and said that robbing banks is not the work of militants.      ...

Holding AK-47 rifle, cops missing son posts picture on social media

Srinagar: Holding an AK 47 rifle, picture of a policeman’s teenage son who went missing last month from Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama...

Police claims arrest of JeM militant in Tral

Pulwama: Security forces claimed to have apprehended a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), militant from the forest area of Tral in Pulwama district during a search operation. Sources...

Government is re-looking at the ways of spending money: Fin Min

SRINAGAR: Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu Friday said that the government is re-looking at the ways of spending money and reorienting the way...

Four lanning of NH1: First section of Srinagar-Qazigund Highway opened

SRINAGAR: The first section of the prestigious four lane Srinagar-Qazigund Highway project was inaugurated today. The minister of Public Works, Nayeem Akther has termed...

CM’s remarks on ‘braid chopping’ confusing: NC

Srinagar: Opposition National Conference (NC), Friday asked the government to come clear whether the braid chopping incidents in Kashmir is ‘a game’, saying the...

Police to conduct ‘Lie detection, Narco Analysis test of victims’

Srinagar: Police contemplating to conduct the 'lie detection and Narco Analysis test' of victims who were subject to 'braid chopping', a senior police officer...

As a follow up, Mehbooba directs early completion of Charar i Sharief projects

Srinagar: As a follow up to her visit last week, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti convened an inter Departmental meeting of officers to discuss and...

Farooq, Omar grieved over former Minister’s demise

Srinagar: National Conference (NC), President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Working President Omar Abdullah on Friday  expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of...

Stop befooling people over return of Power projects: Rasheed to mainstream parties 

Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) patron and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Friday said that the Government of India’s continuous denial over...

Barkati shifted to central jail again

Srinagar: Sarjan Barkati, popularly known as 'pied piper' of South Kashmir, has been shifted to Srinagar central Jail again Wednesday after keeping him at...

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