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Kashmiri Cherry business to blossom as NAFED set to buy directly from growers

Shopian: After procuring Kashmiri apple, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) this year is going to buy Kashmiri cherry, directly...

2 civilians shot dead in Bijbehara

Bijbehara: Two civilians, one of them an auto driver and another a dental technician, were shot at and killed by unidentified gunmen late Saturday...

Like daughter, mother also succumbs to Handwara blast injuries

Handwara: Two days after a teenage girl died when an artillery shell, which she had picked up from nearby forests, exploded, her mother also...

Militants escape in Sopore

Sopore: At least two militants managed to escape after a brief gunfight with government forces in Warpora area of police district Sopore on Friday...

Arms smuggling busted in Karnah: Police

Kupwara: Police on Saturday claimed that they foiled a smuggling bid of weapons in frontier district Kupwara and recovered a large quantity of arms...

‘Drastic reduction’ in violence in J&K this year: Army chief

New Delhi: The holding of the ceasefire between Indian and Pakistani armies along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the...

Palestinian killed by Israeli troops in West Bank protest

Jerusalem: A 26-year-old Palestinian man was shot at and killed by Israeli troops on Friday during a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied...

India supports calls for WHO probe into Covid origin

New Delhi: India on Friday supported renewed global calls for a comprehensive investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) into the origins of Covid-19,...

Covid fatalities rise again, 56 dead in 24 hrs

Srinagar: Fifty-six deaths related to Covid-19 and 2,803 fresh cases of the viral infection in the last 24 hours were reported in Jammu and...

All citizens aged above 45 vaccinated in Ganderbal: Govt

GANDERBAL: Ganderbal has become the second district in Kashmir division to achieve 100 percent vaccination target of all above 45 age group with at...

Militant killed, 7 civilians injured by pellets in Shopian

Shopian: An unidentified militant has been killed and at least seven civilians injured by pellets in an ongoing military operation at Ganowpora Arshi village,...

Gunfight in Sopore, 2 militants reportedly trapped

Sopore: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in north Kashmir's police district Sopore on Friday afternoon. Official sources in the police said...

‘Antigenic shifts’ in virus may render vaccines ineffective

SRINAGAR: The Covid-19 vaccination which is said to be the only way to prevent a deadly third wave of the pandemic may not offer...

Lt Governor reviews Covid containment measures

Calls for strict enforcement of Test-Track-Treat protocol JAMMU: No compromise on Covid Appropriate Behaviour, strict enforcement of Test-Track-Treat protocol, and vaccination is the only long-term...

Hike in salary of employees working under NHM in J&K

Srinagar: In a major decision, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has accorded approval for a substantial hike in the salary of employees working under...

Srinagar only district to witness decline in active cases this month

Anantnag: Srinagar is the only district in Kashmir division where the number of active cases of Covid-19 has gone down, compared to the number...

Create ‘enabling environment’ for result oriented talks: Pak to India

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said India should create an "enabling environment" for result-oriented engagement for resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute as it...

India abstains from voting on UNHRC resolution to probe crimes during Gaza conflict

New Delhi: India was among 14 countries that abstained from voting on a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to launch an investigation...

Covid fatalities come down, 13 in Kashmir, 24 in Jammu

But new cases in Kashmir twice as many as in Jammu Srinagar: Thirty-seven deaths related to Covid-19 and 2,769 fresh cases of the viral infection...

June-end to see sharp fall in Covid cases: Expert

Says Covid to stay for generations BENGALURU: Like the flu, Covid-19 is here to stay for generations, according to the director of the Indian Institute...

Both sons of Sehrai test positive in jail

SRINAGAR: Just two weeks after they were arrested, both sons of former chairman Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Muhammad late Ashraf Sehrai have tested positive in a jail...

No adverse effect if second dose of different COVID vaccine taken, but it needs scrutiny: GoI

NEW DELHI: Any significant adverse effect is unlikely if the second dose of a different COVID-19 vaccine is administered, but reaching a firm opinion...

Those who took Covaxin outside J&K should register for second jab: Govt

SRINAGAR: The government has asked the general public whosoever has taken the first dose of Covaxin outside Jammu and Kashmir and are due for...

AK Mehta appointed J&K Chief Secretary, says will work for welfare of people

Subrahmanyam shifted to New Delhi Srinagar: The Government of India on Thursday appointed a new chief secretary in Jammu and Kashmir and sent the present...

Anti-militancy Ops to be intensified: DGP

Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said that while the Covid pandemic has affected the fight against militancy in the...

Consider graded relaxation at appropriate time: MHA in fresh guidelines

New Delhi: The Government of India on Thursday directed states and union territories to continue the ongoing COVID-19 guidelines till June 30 and asked...

Second baby dies after vaccination at PHC, vaccines stopped in entire Budgam

SRINAGAR: Another 49-day-old infant who had received routine immunisation vaccination on Wednesday at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Soibugh in Budgam district died a day...

Colleges affiliated with varsity cannot offer admission on their own: HC

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday prohibited private colleges from offering admissions on their own when they are already affiliated with a university...

Twitter cites intimidation tactics, threat to freedom

New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday expressed concern over the use of intimidation tactics by the police after it gave a 'manipulated media' tag to...

Govt condemns Twitter statement

NEW DELHI: After Twitter alleged intimidation by police on the issue of 'manipulated media' tags, the government on Thursday condemned the statement issued by...

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