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J&K govt starts vaccine rollout plan

‘Phase I vaccination to cover all health workers’ JAMMU: Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam on Friday chaired a marathon meeting with Deputy Commissioners of...

Vaccination drive will begin as soon as scientists give nod: Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 would begin as soon as a go-ahead from scientists is...

12 more die of Covid in J&K

Srinagar: Twelve more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Friday, taking the total number of deaths related to the pandemic to 1,730 in Jammu...

UGC grants six months extension to MPhil, PhD students for thesis submission

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted a six-month extension for submission of thesis to MPhil and Phd students in wake of...

DDC polls phase 3: 305 candidates in fray for 33 constituencies

JAMMU: The third phase of District Development Council polls are being held today across Jammu and Kashmir amid strict security arrangements. State Election Commissioner K...

Woman from PaK standing in DDC elections in Kupwara

Somia Sadaf has a master’s in Urdu, her own dairy and poultry farm, and passion for social work Kupwara: A woman originally from Muzaffarabad in...

Brace for ‘inclement weather’ today, tomorrow and again next week

Srinagar-Jammu highway shut today Srinagar: The meteorological department on Thursday predicted inclement weather across Kashmir valley with low to moderate snowfall in upper reaches and...

BJP levelling false allegations against Gupkar Alliance leadership: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Alliance led by Farooq Abdullah is upbeat with the...

HC seeks quarterly reports on Solid Waste Management Bye-laws

Srinagar: The J&K High Court directed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sonmarg Development Authority and Housing and Urban Development Department to file action taken...

10 more die of Covid

Srinagar: Ten more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Thursday, taking the total number of deaths related to the pandemic to 1,710 in Jammu...

Treat journalists who succumbed to virus as ‘COVID warriors’: PCI to GoI

Calls for group insurance scheme for journalists NEW DELHI: The Press Council of India has urged the Government of India (GoI) to include journalists, who...

International Day of Disabled Persons: Handicapped people rue govt apathy as Disability Act yet to be implemented in J&K

Srinagar: On the eve of the International Day of Disabled Persons, Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association on Thursday held a protest demonstration here demanding...

Several organisations hold joint protest in Jammu against farm laws

JAMMU: Coming forward in support of agitating farmers, various civil society groups, Sikh organisations, and trade unions under the banner of Joint Action Committee...

Grenade found in Rajouri

Jammu: A live hand grenade was found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police,Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said that...

Nearly 100 world leaders to speak at UN session on Covid

United Nations: Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers are slated to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s special session starting Thursday on...

RBI temporarily bars HDFC Bank from issuing new credit cards, launching digital initiatives

Mumbai: In an unprecedented move, the Reserve Bank has temporarily barred HDFC Bank from launching new digital banking initiatives and issuing new credit card...

Fraud ‘established’ at JK Bank’s Hazratbal branch, money siphoned off KU fees account

Employee arrested, Nigeen police station investigating case Srinagar: A fraud of nearly Rs one crore has surfaced in Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s Hazratbal branch here,...

Army soldier molested woman in Uri, arrested

Uri:: Police on Wednesday arrested an army soldier for allegedly molesting a 36-year-old woman at Paranpeelan area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A...

94% of Covid patients in Kashmir have recovered, active cases less than 4%

Anantnag: Into the ninth month of the Covid-19 pandemic that has afflicted almost 70k people in Kashmir valley, the recovery rate has now reached...

Six deaths, 452 fresh cases

Srinagar: Six more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Wednesday, taking the total number of deaths related to the pandemic to 1,708 in Jammu...

Shehr-e-Khaas gets a facelift: renovation of Brari Nambal ‘90% complete’

Srinagar: After a delay of five years, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has completed 90% of renovation work under Brari Nambal project,...

BJP takes out tonga rally in Sopore with great fanfare

Baramulla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday organised an impressive tonga rally (horse cart rally) in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district,...

Roshni scam illuminated Gupkar bungalows: Jitendra Singh

Jammu: Firing a fresh salvo at rival parties in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP leader and Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that the...

65 % turnout in Panchayat by-polls

SRINAGAR: State Election Commissioner K K Sharma said that 65.54 percent and 52.24 percent voter turnout was recorded on Tuesday in the second phase...

Militancy in J&K among other issues to be discussed in annual conference of DGPs, IGPs

New Delhi: For the first time ever, the annual conference of the country’s top police brass began on Wednesday virtually amid the coronavirus pandemic,...

DDC polls witness above 48 percent turnout

Voting percentage in Jammu (65.54) twice as much as in Kashmir (33.34) Srinagar: The second phase of District Development Council elections on Tuesday recorded 48.62%...

BSF officer killed by Pak sniper along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: A sub-inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) was killed on Tuesday in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan army along the Line...

Recovery of tunnels, drones proof of Pak hostility towards India: MoS Nityanand Rai

New Delhi: The recovery of underground tunnels and drones along the India-Pakistan border is “proof” of the hostility of the neighbouring country towards India,...

HC lambasts DC Baramulla for failing to recover properties in Gulmarg

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday heavily came down on Deputy Commissioner Baramulla for failing to comply with court orders regarding recovery of...

Tarigami moves SC against order allowing outsiders to own land in J&K

New Delhi: Veteran CPI-M leader Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami approached the Supreme Court challenging an October order of the Union Home Ministry which allows people...

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