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Chill returns as rains, snow lash Valley

MeT predicts more rains till Sunday, another wet spell next week Srinagar: Upper reaches of Kashmir received light snowfall and plains were lashed by rains...

To rouse those in slumber, Sehar Khans back in Kashmir

Baramulla: Despite the night curfew imposed by authorities in Baramulla and in other areas of Kashmir, the Sehar Khans who beat drums in pre-dawn...

Biden announces complete withdrawal from Afghanistan before September 11

Washington: Declaring that the war in Afghanistan was never meant to be a "multigenerational undertaking," President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops...

WPI inflation spikes to over 8-year high

New Delhi: The wholesale price-based inflation shot up to over 8-year high of 7.39 per cent in March on rising crude oil and metal...

Indian army hands civilian who inadvertently crossed LoC to Pak authorities

Jammu: A man, who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control was on Thursday sent back to Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) on humanitarian grounds,...

Mosques and shrines of Kashmir abuzz with prayers, unlike last year

Srinagar: Unlike last year when they were confined to their homes, people in Kashmir valley marked the beginning of Ramadan on Wednesday with prayers...

Above 1,000 Covid cases, 5 deaths in J&K

Srinagar: A record high of 1,086 new Covid-19 cases in a day in Jammu and Kashmir was reported on Wednesday along with five Covid-related...

Class 10 CBSE exams cancelled, class 12 exams postponed

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday cancelled the CBSE's class 10 board exams and postponed its class 12 exams following an exponential surge in...

DC Srinagar directs for rigorous testing and vaccination

SRINAGAR: Keeping in view the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Mohammad Aijaz Asad Wednesday convened a meeting with senior functionaries of...

India, Pak crisis expected to intensify: US report

Washington: India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani...

‘China-India border tensions remain high despite some force pullbacks’

Washington: China-India border tensions "remain high" despite some force pullbacks this year, the US intelligence community has told Congress, asserting that Beijing seeks to...

Mutton still selling at Rs 600 in Kashmir

Butchers Association shifts blame on government for allowing rates to go back SRINAGAR: Even after a month since the four-month hiatus over mutton rates has...

Stop grants to several autonomous departments in J&K: CAG

Utilisation certificates, audit accounts not submitted SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has been asked to discontinue grants to autonomous departments which have been lax...

Forces conduct searches in Shopian village, nothing found

Shopian: Government forces on Wednesday carried out a cordon and search operation (CASO) at Alyalpora locality of Shopian town. Locals told Kashmir Reader that around...

Drug consignment worth Rs 50 crore seized in Tangdar: Army

Srinagar: The Army said on Wednesday it has foiled an attempt to smuggle narcotics into Tangdhar from Pakistan administered Kashmir (Pak) and seized contraband...

India will raise its climate ambitions but not under pressure: Javadekar

  New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said India will raise its climate ambitions but not under pressure, and that it will not...

Holy Ramadan begins today

Srinagar: Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, will begin from Wednesday in Kashmir Valley, Grand Mufti Naser Ul Islam announced on Tuesday. Mufti...

Coronavirus on the rampage, 1,269 more infected, 3 more dead

Srinagar: A record high of 1,269 new Covid-19 cases in a day in Jammu and Kashmir was reported on Tuesday, along with three Covid-related...

Patients will suffer as SKIMS stops routine admissions, surgeries: DAK

Srinagar: With SKIMS hospital stopping all routine admissions and surgeries, the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said patients will suffer immensely due to...

Jammu records seven-fold increase in active coronavirus cases in nearly a month

Jammu: Jammu has recorded a seven-fold increase in active coronavirus cases in nearly a month, while Srinagar currently has the highest number of 2,833...

Fine those who violate Covid SOPs at mosques: Div Com to Waqf Board

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir PK Pole has asked the Wakf Board to fine violators of Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPS) during prayers in mosques...

MeT predicts wet weather from today

No traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway today Srinagar: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Tuesday predicted scattered to widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorm in Jammu...

Mentally challenged person from Pak arrested in Jammu’s RS Pura

Jammu: A mentally unsound person was arrested from Pakistan by security forces in RS Pura area of Jammu, officials said on Tuesday. SSP Jammu Chandan...

R&B department awaits ‘clear weather’ to repair damaged roads

Srinagar: While the majority of roads across Kashmir valley including in Srinagar city lie in broken and rugged condition, the Roads and Buildings (R&B)...

Selection list of Sub-Inspectors quashed by CAT

Srinagar: The Jammu Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has quashed the J&K Police’s selection list of Sub-Inspector (Executive and Armed) issued by...

‘Life cannot stop’, says Krishna Dhaba owner as he resumes biz after son’s killing

Srinagar: “Life cannot stop, we have to move on,” said Ramesh Mehra, the owner of popular food joint Krishna Dhaba here, on Tuesday as...

US to leave troops in Afghanistan beyond May, 9/11 new goal

Washington: President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump...

Jammu reports more cases than Kashmir in daily tally of 991

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir saw another grim day of burgeoning Covid-19 caseload as 991 fresh cases were reported on Monday, though fortunately no Covid-related...

DAK re-launches ‘DAK-HELPDESK’ app for teleconsultations

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday re-launched Android based Mobile application named as “DAK-HELPDESK” amid significant surge in covid positive cases in the...

A picnic amid pandemic: Almost entire staff of GMC Anantnag’s Microbiology goes to Pahalgam for a day’s outing, on a Monday morning

Anantnag: Amid the raging pandemic in Kashmir, almost the entire staff of the Microbiology department of Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital here, went on...

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