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Controversy erupts after killing of 3 ‘militants’ in Srinagar gunfight

Police say slain were not listed militants but two among them were ‘OGWs’ while the third ‘might’ have joined recently Srinagar: Three militants were...

Slain militants were planning big attack, claims Army commander

Srinagar: General officer Commanding (GoC) Kilo Force H S Sahi Wednesday said that three militants killed in an encounter on Srinagar outskirts were planning...

Families raise public outcry: Slain youths were no militants

Is this the Governor Raj? I swear on Almighty, I had tea with him yesterday: Ajaz’s grandfather Srinagar: The families of the three youths killed...

Policeman who buried bodies in Sonamarg now receives his younger brother’s

Shopian: A policeman from Shopian who had buried many militants at the government-designated graveyard in Sonamarg this year was unaware that today he had...

NC seeks time-bound inquiry

Srinagar: National Conference on Wednesday sought time bound inquiry into the circumstances leading to the killing of three persons on Srinagar outskirts and said...

PM sets August 2022 as deadline for Udhampur-Baramulla rail project

JAMMU: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the 34th PRAGATI interaction with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs through...

Public Order, Security of State unrelated ‘expressions’, says HC while quashing PSA detention

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday held that the “detaining authority cannot pass a detention on two expressions” while quashing a Public Safety...

J&K reports 1 Covid death

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported only one Covid related death on Wednesday. According to officials, the deceased person hailed from Jammu district . A total...

UK clears AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine

LONDON: UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it...

‘Best winter in years’: Gulmarg booked for all January, high-end hotels till February end

God has finally heard our pleas, says president of Travel Agents Association, Kashmir Srinagar: It was not the lush green pastures of summer but the...

Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperatures

Srinagar: Intense cold wave conditions swept Kashmir on Wednesday as the mercury fell below the freezing point across the valley, officials said. The cloud cover...

Snowfall again across Kashmir, but no more this week

Traffic to be allowed from Srinagar towards both Jammu and Kargil today Srinagar: As New Year’s eve drew closer, the upper reaches of Jammu and...

Dense fog disrupts flight operations in Jammu

Jammu: Four flights to and from the Jammu airport were cancelled and seven more delayed as dense fog engulfed the region on Tuesday. Jammu Airport...

Gunfight underway on Srinagar outskirts

Srinagar: A gunfight broke out Tuesday evening between government forces and militants in Lawaypora area on the outskirts of Srinagar. “Encounter has started at Lawaypora...

7th CASO in 22 days in Shopian’s Kapran village

Fire service vehicles, reinforcements brought; second night of ‘thorough’ searches underway Shopian: A military operation launched at Kapran village, some 12 kilometers from district headquarters...

We bottled the djinn of BJP, Hurriyat missed its opportunity: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday that her party had “bottled the djinn called BJP” before entering into an alliance...

Four Covid deaths in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: Four Covid-19 related deaths were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, two of them from Kashmir division and two from Jammu According to...

Permission granted to Govt Unani Medical College Kashmir to admit first batch of students

JAMMU: Government Unani Medical College, Kashmir gets approval from Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India for grant of permission to start 1st batch of...

Former J&K DGP’s granddaughter in Joe Biden’s digital strategy team

Aisha Shah will be the first Kashmiri Muslim to work in the White House Srinagar: The granddaughter of former Director General of Jammu and Kashmir...

DDC polls mark resumption of electoral process in J&K

Srinagar: Maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in the fag end of 2020 marked a resumption of political activity in Jammu and Kashmir after...

CRPF soldier injured in Ganderbal grenade attack succumbs

Raja Syed Rather Srinagar: A CRPF trooper, who was injured in a grenade attack last week in Ganderbal district succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS...

5 deaths in Kashmir, 1 in Jammu

New cases in 9 Kashmir districts below or close to 10; six districts in Jammu report no fresh case, Udhampur reports 3, Samba 2,...

MHA issues fresh COVID-19 guidelines, says need to be vigilant as new variant emerging in UK

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday said there has been a continuous decline in the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country but...

New tier of governance established in J&K as DDC members take oath

SRINAGAR: The winners of the District Development Council (DDC) elections were administered oaths as council members by respective district heads on Monday. On the occasion,...

Apni Party says it has support of independents and others to head 6-7 DDCs in J&K

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) is aiming to have its chairpersons in at least six to seven District Development Councils with...

Will verify whether anti-defection law can be enacted in J&K: Div Com

Srinagar: Amid allegations of horse-trading by Kashmir political parties, the divisional administration on Monday said that it “will verify whether the anti-defection law can...

Temperatures rise across Kashmir, highway likely to be open

Light motor vehicles from Jammu to Srinagar to be allowed today, but only stranded heavy vehicles Srinagar: With cloud cover and snowfall in some parts...

Not just ‘smart libraries’, Srinagar needs upgrade in existing libraries, too

Srinagar: As the government has sanctioned two smart libraries for Srinagar city, the people have welcomed the move but also called for upgrading the...

Sanctioned under PMDP, Pampore receiving station caught up in delays

Anantnag: While the general public continues to reel under frequent power cuts, work on a 10 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) receiving station here in...

Soldier injured in Shopian gunfight succumbs

Srinagar: A soldier who was injured along with another colleague in a gunfight with militants in Shopian Kanigam’s village last week succumbed to his...

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