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No end to stalemate over mutton rates: Mutton dealers protest in Srinagar, demand govt provide them livestock

Srinagar: Retail mutton dealers in Srinagar on Monday staged a protest here urging authorities to end the "stalemate" over mutton rates. They said that the...

NHRC orders compensation for infant deaths linked to consumption of spurious drugs in Udhampur

Jammu: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday recommended a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of 11 children who...

One Covid death, 84 fresh cases

Srinagar: One Covid-19 death was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The deceased was a resident of Samba district. The number of fresh cases...

Duty of State to protect life of citizens if perception of threat: HC on plea by BJP corporator

Srinagar: Ruling on a petition by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Nazir Ahmad Gilkar, seeking security cover due to threat...

GRAS portal to enable people to pay govt receipts from anywhere: Govt

JAMMU: Financial Commissioner Finance Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Monday launched an online platform named Government Receipt Accounting System (GRAS) portal for easy payment...

32nd National Road Safety month kick started in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: To build awareness about road safety and reduce road accidents, a month-long 32nd National Road Safety, 2021 awareness drive themed ‘Sadak Surakhsha Jeevan...

No change in chilly conditions

Traffic once again from Srinagar towards Jammu on highway today Srinagar: Temperatures in Kashmir valley continued to remain several notches below normal for this time...

No Covid death, 126 fresh cases

Srinagar and Jammu still reporting more cases than other districts Srinagar: No Covid-19 death was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The number of...

Farooq urges PM Modi to restore 4G internet

Jammu: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir...

Bang in the Middle: Construction of the ZojiLa Tunnel

Called an ‘adit’ in tunnelling parlance, a horse-shoe shaped excavation in the middle will open up two passages in opposite directions The 14.2-km-long...

52-yr-old ban on cutting of walnut trees in Kashmir may be lifted

Old trees must make way for new, better varieties: Director of Horticulture Srinagar: The Kashmir Horticulture Department has proposed to remove the ban on cutting...

US Prez-elect Biden ropes in 20 Indian-Americans in his admin

WASHINGTON: Less than 100 hours ahead of his historic inauguration, US President-elect Joe Biden has either nominated or named at least 20 Indian Americans,...

‘A Successful Day’: 2,200 healthcare workers in Kashmir vaccinated

No adverse reaction in anyone; SKIMS Director first to take COVISHIELD shot Srinagar: Nearly 10 months after the first Covid-19 positive patient was detected in...

Anantnag: 143 of 200 persons enlisted stay away

Anantnag: Only 53 of the healthcare workers enlisted for the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination here in Anantnag took the jab, the others preferring...

One Covid death in J&K

Srinagar: One Covid-19 death was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The deceased was a resident of Budgam. The number of fresh cases reported...

LG cautions people against rumour mongers over vaccination

Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday cautioned people against rumour mongers spreading lies about COVID-19 vaccine even as the administration said it is...

Vehicles with essential supplies enter Kashmir after 6 days

Bailey bridge open, one vehicle at a time; one-way traffic from Srinagar to Jammu allowed today Srinagar: Hundreds of vehicles carrying essential supplies that were...

Mercury refuses to rise from frozen depths

Minus 8.2 in Srinagar, minus 10 in Qazigund, minus 25.8 in Drass; forecast of snow, rain next weekend Srinagar: There was no let-up in the...

No transport in Shopian town due to ice, snow on roads

Shopian: Icy roads in Shopian are preventing movement of vehicles and at the same posing a threat to pedestrians in many areas of the...

Rejig in admin, several DCs transferred

Srinagar: The government on Saturday ordered administrative rejig in Jammu and Kashmir and shifted several officers. Bhupinder Kumar, IAS, Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K,...

WB-funded critical care equipment arrives in J&K

Srinagar: To enhance resilience in the healthcare system in peripheral hospitals that usually have a shortfall of these, critical care equipment worth USD 50...

Proud moment, say kin of Kashmiri-origin woman named in Biden team

Srinagar: Kashmiri-origin Sameera Fazili’s parents wanted her to be a physician, but she was not quite in agreement. Fazili’s plans fructified on Friday when the...

Frost and fog grip Kashmir as deep freeze continues

Drass shivers at minus 25.3 Srinagar: Kashmir continues to reel under bone-chilling cold with several water bodies including Dal Lake frozen as night temperatures stayed...

Srinagar-Jammu highway expected to open shortly

Trial run on Bailey bridge today as work nearing completion Srinagar: The Bailey bridge which is being laid as an alternative to allow the vehicular...

No one should make any mistake of testing Indian Army’s patience: Gen Naravane on Ladakh standoff

New Delhi: In a clear message to China, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Friday said no one should make any mistake...

Army’s revised SOP leads to surrenders of militants in Valley

Awantipora: The Indian Army has changed its standard operating procedure (SOP) for anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir to now focus on ensuring surrenders...

HC disposes plea of SMC official seeking promotion

Srinagar: The J&K High Court disposed of a plea of an employee of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) seeking his promotion to the post of...

For three years now, Ski lift in Pahalgam defunct

Anantnag: A ski lift in Pahalgam, aimed at promoting winter tourism in the area, has been left defunct by the authorities for around three...

Five Covid deaths, 144 fresh cases

Srinagar: Five Covid-19 deaths were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday . The deceased include three from Jammu and two from Kashmir. One each...

2 women killed in Udhampur accident

Udhampur: Two women were killed and seven critically injured when a mini-bus skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu...

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