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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq aide placed under house arrest

Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and his media advisor Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam were placed under house arrest last night in the wake of a...

ATM of private bank stolen in Pampore

Unidentified persons decamped with an ATM machine of HDFC Bank located at Kadlabal Pampore of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that unidentified men pulled...

Editorial: Row over GST

As the new tax regime GST is all set to be rolled out next month across India, traders in Kashmir have expressed their reservations...

Medical Apathy: Sunday is a ‘day off’ for doctors in major government hospitals

It is almost impossible to spot any senior doctor attending the patients on Sundays in leading government hospitals in Srinagar, instead junior doctors can...

Shopian students stage protests

Clashes erupted between students and government forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian town Monday after students started protesting against the killing of a college student,...

Teachers are role models, have key role in shaping students’ destiny: Mehbooba

  Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today said that teachers have a greater role to play, particularly in present times, in shaping the destiny of their...

Revision of incentive scheme: GoI to generate employment for specially abled in private sector

  Union Government has launched revised exiting scheme “Incentive scheme for providing employment to persons with disabilities in the private sector.”  The scheme is revised to...

BJP hitting core sectors of JK’s economy, alleges Congress

  Former Union Minister of Railways and senior AICC leader, Pawan Bansal Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their party interests has...

Opposition gears up for showdown with Govt over GST meet

With PDP-BJP government set to hold all party meeting on implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state tomorrow, the Opposition parties...

No question of compromising JK’s fiscal autonomy: Dr Drabu

Assuring the business community that their interests will be fully protected, Minister of Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu today said the State Government will not...

30 drug licences suspended

Authorities of Drugs & Food Control Organization (D&FCO) carried out at 10-day special drive in Jammu district to ensure sale of quality drugs and...

CRPF man killed in Banihal

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man was crushed to death after he fell down from the vehicle he was travelling in from Jammu...

Girl students ‘oppose enrollment of boys’ in Women’s college

Resentment is brewing among the female students of Women's’ College MA Road Srinagar against the authorities in Cluster University Srinagar (CUS) for providing admissions...

PSA used to threaten political activists, alleges Geelani

Hurriyat (G) leader Syed Ali Geelani on Monday said that infamous Public Safety Act (PSA), is being repeatedly slapped on political activists. The veteran leader...

8-yr-killed in road mishap

A kid was crushed to death by a tractor in Wahabpora village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, witnesses and police said. The deceased, identified as...

Govt has done a flip-flop on GST implementation

State government has turned to contradictory claims over the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) which is likely to be rolled out...

HM module busted, two arrested

Police and Army has busted an HM module after it arrested two militants in Handwara and two OGWs in Awantipora, a police spokesman said...

Pipeline ruptures at Sempora, traffic comes to a standstill

Commuters had to face tremendous hardships on Monday as the major water supply pipeline running through the area ruptured in Sempora area of Pampore. Though...

Police use water cannons to foil daily wagers protest, scores detained

Police Monday foiled the protest of daily wagers of Public Health Engineering (PHE) department and detained scores of its members when they tried to...

MCS sanitation workers end strike, return to work

The sanitation and casual labour employees of Muncipal Council Sopore, on Monday, ended their strike after their demands were met. They resumed their daily work...

Are you on lifelong drugs…. this NGO may be of some help

At the time when the government has closed its eyes towards the patients who have to rely on lifelong medicines, a private medical store...

DDC conducts surprise inspection of Offices, 41 employees placed under suspension

  DDC Kupwara today conducted surprise inspection of various Government Offices and Institutions located in Trehgam and Kralpora Tehsils of District Kupwara. During the surprise check,...

Academic arrangement candidates to get double remuneration for Ladakh posting: Minister

In a bid to improve educational scenario in Ladakh region, the Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today announced double remuneration for the...

Mirwaiz Omar Farooq bereaved 

Aunt of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq passed away in Islamabad, Pakistan. The deceased was the wife of Late Muhammad Afzal Shawl and daughter of late...

DGP decorates IGP Nisar Ahmed

   SRINAGAR: Director General of Police Dr. SP Vaid decorated IGP Nisar Ahmad at a simple pipping ceremony at Police Headquarters today. The DGP congratulated...

Delegation from Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies Jaipur calls on Vohra

A delegation of theCentre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) led by Commandant R. K. Arora, some members of CPCS Faculty and participants of ...

Police-Public Library dedicated to people in Baramulla

In order to facilitate the aspirants of competitive exams, IGP Nitish Kumar today dedicated Police Public Library established by J&K Police to people of...

Minister urges health employees to suspend agitation, resume duties forthwith

Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat today said that the Government is seriously considering resolving the issue of regular disbursement of salaries...

Amarnath Shrine Board sets up 24×7 Helpline in Yatra Control Room

N.N.Vohra, Chairman, Amarnath Shrine Board (Governor, J&K) today visited the Amarnath Shrine Board office at Raj Bagh, Srinagar, today and inaugurated the Yatra 2017...

Govt to promote pilgrimage tourism with renewed push: Dy CM

The Government has decided to use social media to attract the Shri Amarnathji Yatra pilgrims to the potential tourist destinations and prolong their stay...

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