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Minor sisters from PaK who inadvertently crossed into Poonch repatriated

Jammu: Two minor sisters from Pakistan adminstered Kashmir, who were detained after they inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Poonch district, were...

Civilian, cop injured in Srinagar militant attack

Srinagar: A civilian and a police constable were injured after militants fired upon a police party in Hawal area of Srinagar on Sunday. The attack...

34 DDC constituencies to witness polling today

JAMMU: In the fourth phase of the ongoing District Development Council elections, 34 more constituencies (17 each in Jammu and Kashmir) would witness polling...

J&K records 531 fresh cases with 4 deaths

Srinagar: Four more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Sunday, taking the total number of deaths related to the pandemic to 1,746 in Jammu...

Covid-19 caseload in India rises to 96.44 lakh

NEW DELHI: India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 96.44 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 91 lakh...

Spell of snow and rain likely to start today

Srinagar: As temperatures dip, Srinagar meteorological centre on Snday predicted snow and rains from today in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Director MeT Sonam Lotus said...

Govt launches 24X7 facility to address power grievances

Customer care centre in Srinagar will ensure quick power restoration: LG SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Sunday inaugurated cloud based, web enabled e-Customer Care...

At GMC Hospital in Anantnag, men, women use the same doorless washroom

Anantnag: Much to their embarrassment and inconvenience, both men and women patients and their attendants are forced to share a single doorless washroom, with...

BJP asks militants to leave guns, pick up pen as Modi govt will take development to new heights

Jammu: Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday asked militants to leave guns and pick up a pen as the Narendra Modi government is...

Grounds of detention not explained, HC quashes PSA on Shopian man

Srinagar: “Detainment of any person cannot be held if he/she is not allowed effective representation,” the J&K High Court said while overturning a PSA...

Two minor sisters from PaK inadvertently cross into Poonch

Jammu: Two minor sisters from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) were detained early Sunday after they inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch...

Panchayat polls record 61 percent turnout

JAMMU: State Election Commissioner, K K Sharma said that 61.10 percent and 49.25 percent voter turnout was recorded in the third phase of Panch...

12 more die of Covid in J&K

Srinagar: Twelve more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Saturday, taking the total number of deaths related to the pandemic to 1,742 in Jammu...

India biggest buyer of COVID-19 vaccine with 1.6 bn doses

New Delhi: India is the largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world with 1.6 billion doses, according to a global analysis, a number...

Urgently build western peripheral road along Dal Lake: HC

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Saturday directed the government to take urgent steps to construct a western peripheral road on the Dal Lake...

‘Cumbersome’ process of World Bank funds hampers work on two bridges

Anantnag: Two vital bridges in the south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Shopian were damaged in the devastating floods of September 2014. Their reconstruction,...

BJP committed to people, ‘Gupkar gang’ to their families: Irani

Jammu: Union minister Smriti Irani said on Friday the BJP had “proved” its commitment to the society in the most difficult times, while the...

Mercury dips in Valley

Srinagar: Temperatures at most places in Kashmir stayed above the freezing point owing to overcast conditions with Gulmarg and Kokernag being the two weather...

People have right to demonstrate peacefully: UN spokesperson on farmers’ protest in India

UNITED NATIONS: People have a right to demonstrate peacefully and authorities should let them do so, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said...

Another nocturnal burglary of cattle in Shopian

Shopian: Buglers stole more than a dozen domestic animals, including cows and calf, during night hours, on Thursday night, the second such burglary in...

NC pays tributes to Sheikh Abdullah on his birth anniversary

Srinagar: The National Conference on Saturday paid rich tributes to party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, popularly known as Sher-e-Kashmir’, on this 115th birth anniversary. Led...

DDC polls witness 50 percent turnout

JAMMU: The third phase of District Development Council elections on Friday recorded 50.53 percent voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir. Amid cold, long queues were...

Apni Party candidate shot at outside his house in Kokernag

Police say he did not inform about his movements, did not take escort personnel Anantnag: Unidentified gunmen shot at and injured a contestant of District...

3% turnout in Shopian municipal by-polls, better in DDC

Shopian: With three percent polling in municipal elections for nine councillors, Shopian Town on Friday repeated what it did in last year’s parliament elections,...

Dineshwar Sharma passes away at 66

New Delhi: Administrator of Lakshadweep Dineshwar Sharma passed away on Friday due to lung-related complications, officials said. He was 66. Sharma, a former director of the...

KU starts probe into major bank fraud

Seeks transaction details from depts, factual report from Hazratbal branch within 3 days Srinagar: Days after Kashmir Reader reported a massive fraud in J&K Bank’s...

Roshni scam: CBI initiates 4 preliminary enquiries to probe complicity of JDA officials with encroachers

New Delhi: Widening its probe in Roshni scam cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the CBI has registered four preliminary enquiries into the alleged non-compliance...

Wet spell begins in Valley

Srinagar: Several parts of Kashmir Valley on Friday evening received snow and rains, a spell that will likely remain till Tuesday. Director of JK Meteorological...

Waqf Boards to be soon established in J&K, Ladakh: Naqvi

New Delhi: Waqf Boards will soon be established in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and the process for it has already started, Minority Affairs...

Porters who assisted army in Kargil War plead for recruitment in army, but HC dismisses plea

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday dismissed a plea of porters who assisted the army during the Kargil War in 1999. The porters...

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