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3 more schools in Budgam closed

BUDGAM: The district administration of Budgam on Sunday ordered closure of three schools for a period of three days, after three positive Covid-19 cases...

Two more CASOs in Shopian, no militant found

Shopian: Government forces carried out cordon and search operations (CASOs) in two different villages of Shopian on Sunday, a day after such CASOs were...

Mughal Road may be opened a month earlier, ‘by end of March’

Shopian: The Mughal Road which has been closed for vehicular movement since November last year is likely to be restored and opened for vehicular...

Week on, Uri-Churanda road still blocked by landslides

Baramulla: The road from Uri town to Charanda village which was closed after heavy landslides hit it last week is still closed, making life...

Night temperatures rise on day of light rainfall

Another ‘erratic’ wet spell from Wednesday to Saturday; highway open for LMVs today from Jammu towards Srinagar Srinagar: Several parts of Kashmir valley witnessed light...

No night-long Shab-e-Mehraj prayers at Hazratbal

Srinagar: On the eve of upcoming Shab-e-Mehraj, no night-long prayers will be held at the revered shrine of Hazratbal, here in Srinagar. Last year,...

168 Rohingyas living illegally in Jammu sent to jail

Jammu: Authorities here have sent 168 Rohingyas to jail after they were found living illegally in the city, officials said on Sunday. The Jammu and...

Abdullah’s petition challenging ED in High Court today

Srinagar: A petition of veteran politician Farooq Abdullah challenging an order of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of attaching his properties in the erstwhile state...

Women’s Day: No civic facilities, only hostility for women who sell fish and vegetables along the Dal

Srinagar: The Northern Foreshore Road along the Dal Lake has several spots where women sell vegetables and fish, and though the business is good,...

Another farmer dies by suicide near Tikri border

New Delhi: A 49-year-old farmer from Haryana’s Hisar district on Sunday allegedly hanged himself from a tree, about seven kilometres from the Tikri border...

Pope Francis in Iraq to pray at churches destroyed by ISIS

Baghdad: Pope Francis arrived in northern Iraq, where he is planning to pray in the ruins of churches damaged or destroyed by fighters from...

Govt cracks whip on mutton dealers, 215 FIRs lodged, Rs 4 lakh fine realised

Srinagar: While the deadlock between the government and mutton dealers over retail rates continues, the government has been acting tough against butchers and has...

Teacher tests positive in Kupwara, school activities suspended

KUPWARA: A school teacher in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday during a rapid test drive conducted by the department...

79 new cases in J&K, another death in Jammu

Srinagar: A day after a resident of Jammu district was reported as the lone Covid-related casualty in J&K in the last 24 hours, another...

JK admin begins collecting biometric details of Rohingyas

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday began a drive to collect biometric and other details of Rohingyas staying in Jammu, officials said. The...

Myanmar asks Mizoram govt to send back 8 cops who fled

Aizawl: Myanmar has requested the administration in Mizoram to send back eight policemen, who have apparently crossed over to the northeastern state to take...

Muzaffarabad-born woman declared ‘permanently’ ineligible for election

Kupwara: After keeping the counting process in animation for nearly two months over antecedents of Soomia Sadaf, a Muzaffarbad-born woman who contested DDC elections...

BJP leader urges Amit Shah to enhance relief to Kashmiri migrants

Jammu: JK BJP leader Ashwani Chrungoo urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to enhance the monthly relief provided to Kashmiri migrants from Rs 13,000...

Two UP residents carrying pistol arrested in Kulgam

Srinagar: Security forces have arrested two residents of Uttar Pradesh from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir following recovery of a pistol from their...

Two CASOs in Shopian villages, one late at night

Shopian: Government forces carried out cordon and search operations (CASOs) at two different villages since Friday night in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. According to locals...

Government’s ‘Flood Mitigation Strategy’ a fiasco

Anantnag: The government in Kashmir is yet to complete even the Phase-1 of its ‘short-term measures’ of flood mitigation strategy, even as there has...

Fruit growers demand 100% duty on Iranian apple imports

Srinagar: An organisation of fruit and vegetable growers from hilly states and union territories on Saturday demanded imposition of 100 per cent duty on...

Army’s Northern Command inks MoU with IIT Jammu

Jammu: The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu on Friday entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Army’s Northern Command providing innovative solutions...

Imran wins trust vote in National Assembly

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won a trust vote in the National Assembly amid a boycott call by the Opposition parties,...

Cultivation along zero line to be allowed in Samba

Jammu: Days after Indian and Pakistani armies agreed to strictly observe all their ceasefire agreements, the Deputy Commissioner of Samba in Jammu and Kashmir...

HC judge recuses from hearing Farooq Abdullah’s plea

Srinagar: A Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday recused himself from hearing a plea filed by former chief minister of...

ED summons Mehbooba to Delhi on Mar 15

Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former chief minister of J&K and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti in a money-laundering case...

Clashes erupt in Srinagar’s Nowhatta

Srinagar: Clashes broke out in Srinagar’s Nowhatta area on Friday as supporters of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq pelted stones at security forces to protest the...

Two journalists assaulted by police

Srinagar: Once again the Jammu and Kashmir Police beat up journalists while they were doing their professional duty, this time while they were covering...

Kashmir Press Club condemns

Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club has condemned the assault on two photojournalists by the police while they were performing their professional duties in Srinagar’s...

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