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10 Opposition leaders write to President over ‘inhuman treatment’ of Stan Swamy

New Delhi: Opposition leaders, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP’s Sharad Pawar and TMC’s Mamata Banerjee, have written to President Ram Nath Kovind urging...

CB probe establishes Waqf property sale after forging of documents

Srinagar: The Crime Branch Kashmir on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against six persons for selling 6.6 Kanals of Waqf land at Rangpora Zakoora in...

DM bans use of drones in Ramban

RAMBAN: District Magistrate (DM) Ramban, Mussarat Islam, on Tuesday banned the use of drones, flying objects and other flying toys in the district. According to...

Day after huddle, PAGD comes out with list of complaints against Delhi

‘Siege’, ‘suppression’ continue in J&K, ‘statehood before elections’ SRINAGAR: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday expressed displeasure over no confidence-building measures (CBMs)...

Other parties sceptical of PAGD offer to come together

SRINAGAR: J&K political parties outside the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) have expressed mixed response to the alliance’s offer of reaching out to...

No decision on participating in delimitation: PAGD

Srinagar: The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday said no joint decision has been taken over participating in the proceedings of the...

No vaccination in Anantnag for three days now

Anantnag: Not a single Covid vaccine has been administered in Anantnag district for three consecutive days now, since July 3, as the stock has...

6 Covid deaths in J&K, 274 fresh cases

Srinagar: Six Covid patients lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir while 274 fresh Covid cases were detected in the last 24 hours, the...

Stan Swamy dies in custody, Bombay HC expresses shock

Mumbai: Jesuit priest Stan Swamy died on Monday while waiting for interim bail on medical grounds. Dr Ian D'souza, director of the Mumbai-based Holy Family...

Ruthless and callous government: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday expressed shock over the death of 84-year-old tribal activist Stan Swamy, saying a "ruthless and callous government...

He deserved justice, humaneness: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed condolences on Monday over the death of Father Stan Swamy and said he deserved justice and humaneness. "Heartfelt...

Recruitment for J&K women battalion begins

Srinagar: The process of recruitment for two women battalions in Jammu and Kashmir has started with the police announcing their test timetable on Monday. The...

2 arrested for stealing cars in Delhi, selling them in Kashmir

New Delhi: Two men were arrested from central Delhi in connection with stealing cars here and selling them in Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The...

Delhi riots: HC refuses to hear student’s plea after lawyer heckles

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to hear student activist Gulfisha Fatima's plea against her alleged illegal detention in a Delhi...

No Covid deaths in Kashmir for first time in last 5 months

Srinagar: For the first time since the outbreak of Covid second wave, zero deaths were recorded in Kashmir Valley on Sunday. Two Covid patients lost...

Covid 3rd wave may see half the cases recorded during second surge: Govt panel scientist

NEW DELHI: A possible third wave of coronavirus infection can hit its peak between October-November if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed, but it may...

Covid restrictions, weekend curfew lifted in 13 districts

Srinagar: Covid restrictions and weekend curfew imposed to put brakes on the spread of the infection in Jammu and Kashmir were relaxed in 13...

Gupkar Alliance huddle at Farooq’s residence, first since Delhi trip

SRINAGAR: For the first time after the all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 24, constituents of the Peoples...

My party leaders ‘selectively’ being evicted from official residences in Srinagar: Mehbooba in letter to LG

Srinagar: People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti has written a letter to Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha expressing dismay over "selective targeting"...

Govt bans flying, sale and purchase of drones in Srinagar

Owners told to submit them at concerned police stations Srinagar: The government on Sunday banned flying drones or sale and purchase of drones in Srinagar. An...

Heavy rains, hailstorm wreak havoc on standing crops in north Kashmir

Baramulla: Heavy rains, gusty winds, hailstorm wreaked havoc in several parts of Baramulla on Sunday afternoon resulting in damage to standing crops, vegetables and...

Over 17,000 people killed by heatwaves in 50 years in India: Study

New Delhi: Heatwaves have claimed more than 17,000 lives in 50 years in India, according to a paper recently published by the country’s top...

Covid lockdown leaves private transport operators in dire straits

Srinagar: Private operators of passenger vehicle services, on which much of the public transport in Kashmir depends, say they are finding it difficult to...

Budgam road macadamised under PMGSY in 2014, now in a shambles

BUDGAM: People living in three villages in Khansahib tehsil in central Kashmir’s Budgam district are facing considerable difficulties because the Zagoo-Ringzabal road has not...

Leopard caught in Uri

BARAMULLA: A team of Wildlife Department captured a leopard in Rampur Boniyar area in frontier Uri town here in the district on Sunday evening. Official...

Kashmir to be fully vaccinated by December: Officer in charge

‘Little possibility of another severe wave’ Srinaga: For the first time since the Covid-19 wave hit, Kashmir will be all set to fight the illness...

Admin for vaccination, testing services at religious, market places in advance to Eid

SRINAGAR: Reviewing the arrangements for the ensuing Eid-ul-Azha festival, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir Pandurang K Pole on Saturday called for putting up...

Only one death from Covid in Kashmir in 24 hours

238 new cases in Kashmir, 100 in Jammu Srinagar: Two Covid patients lost their lives in J&K while 338 fresh Covid cases were detected in...

Board suspends all academic facilities for 7 top private schools

SRINAGAR: After repeated complaints by parents, the Board of School Education has taken action against seven leading private schools for not complying with the...

Officers to be held responsible for unscheduled power outages: Govt

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal has exhorted senior field officers of the department to lead from the front and ensure...

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