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Kashmir Crown, dubious media company, now has its journalist arrested for extortion

SRINAGAR: Police on Saturday arrested a person accused of extorting money under the cover of being a journalist, nearly two weeks after a complaint...

Ex-Army chief wants outreach in Kashmir to address fallout of Taliban victory

Kolkata: Former Army chief Gen Shankar Roychowdhury said the government needs to step up outreach in Kashmir and reassure people there that India will...

UK will work with Taliban if necessary: Boris Johnson

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK's diplomatic efforts to find a solution in Afghanistan remain ongoing, which leaves open the...

India evacuates nearly 80 people from Kabul

New Delhi: Around 80 Indian nationals were evacuated on Saturday from Kabul by a transport military aircraft of the Indian Air Force amid a...

2 Hizb militants killed in Khrew gunfight, house damaged

Anantnag: Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces early Friday morning here in Khrew area of Pulwama district. The slain militants...

Soldier dies of fall during anti-militancy operation in Poonch

Poonch: A soldier was killed after he fell down into a 40-feet gorge during an anti-militancy operation along the higher reaches of Pir Panjal...

Intensify operations against militants: DGP to officers

Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Friday said militant outfits were continuously trying to foment trouble to disturb peace in the Jammu...

MMU takes strong exception to closure of masjids, shrines in Valley

Asks admin to open them next Friday Srinagar: Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir, an amalgam of Ulemas and leading religious organisations headed by...

Taliban urges for respecting ‘will of the Afghan people’ while seeking recognition

Beijing: The Taliban have appealed to the international community to recognise it amid growing resentment against it at home and abroad, even as the...

One more Covid death, 159 cases in J&K

Srinagar: One Covid related death from Rajouri district was reported in J&K on Friday while 159 fresh cases were detected during the last 24...

Govt panel recommends emergency use authorisation to Zydus Cadila’s 3-dose Covid vaccine

NEW DELHI: An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Zydus Cadila's three-dose Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D, sources...

‘GoI prepared to tackle possible third wave of COVID-19’

Shimla: The Centre is fully ready to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 and a provision of Rs 23,123 crore has been made...

‘Insane’: Locals aghast at municipal dumping site in Shopian

Unfenced, situated next to fruit mandi, playground, the garbage continues to pollute Rambiara river and the environment Shopian: On the one hand municipal authorities in...

Advocates challenge legal bar on representing litigants in Family Courts

HC asks for response of central, UT govts Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday issued notice to the Government...

Personal liberty important aspect of constitutional mandate, arrest should not be routinely made: SC

New Delhi: Merely because an arrest can be made as it is lawful does not mandate that it must be made, the Supreme Court...

Ashura observed peacefully in Valley

SRINAGAR: Amid partial restrictions, the Ashura procession on the 10th day of Muharram was peacefully taken out on Thursday in many parts of Kashmir....

2 killed, 59 injured in explosion during Muharram procession in Pak

Lahore: A powerful explosion ripped through a Muharram procession in central Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, killing at least two, including a seven-year-old girl,...

Army officer, unidentified militant killed in Rajouri gunfight

Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer of Army and an unidentified militant were killed in a fierce gunfight in Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. Police...

Apni Party worker shot dead in Kulgam

Anantnag: A worker of the Apni Party was shot at and killed by unidentified gunmen late Thursday evening here in Devsar area of south...

2 policemen, civilian wounded In grenade attack in Srinagar

Srinagar: Two policemen and a civilian were injured in a grenade blast in Srinagar's Saraf Kadal on Thursday evening, officials said. They said that the...

Active cases fall to lowest in 5 months, only 55 persons hospitalised in Kashmir

Anantnag: With active cases of Covid coming down to the lowest level in more than five months, 17 out of the 25 dedicated hospitals...

Zero deaths, 110 new Covid cases

Srinagar: No Covid related death were reported in J&K on Thursday while 110 fresh cases were detected during the last 24 hours, the official...

Man accused of abetting civilian’s disappearance from BSF custody granted bail by HC

Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday granted bail to an alleged conspirator who was accused of abetting in...

Taliban mark Afghan independence as challenges to rule rise

Kabul: The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring they beat the United States, but challenges to their rule ranging from running...

Taliban more ‘clear eyed and rational’ than before: China

BEIJING: China on Thursday said it is in talks with the Taliban and called for an “objective judgement” on their actions after it seized...

Jaishankar, UK counterpart agree to work together on Afghanistan

London, New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his British counterpart Dominic Raab have exchanged views on the developments in Afghanistan and agreed...

India’s national security challenges becoming complex: Rajnath

New Delhi: India's national security challenges are becoming "complex" in view of rapidly changing geopolitical scenario globally and there is a need to create...

Low-intensity quake hits Katra-Udhampur belt

Jammu: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hit Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur-Katra belt in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The temblor occurred 54 km...

Food agency warns of hunger in Afghan conflict

United Nations:  The head of the UN food agency in Afghanistan has said that a humanitarian crisis is unfolding with 14 million people facing...

Plea to Taliban to protect Afghan women’s rights

Washington: The US State Department has released a joint statement signed by about two dozen nations expressing concern for the rights of Afghan women...

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