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Gupkar Alliance accuses returning officer of bias

Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Wednesday accused the returning officer of a district development council (DDC) constituency in Khanmoh of...

J&K govt transfers 3,100 acres for industrial land bank

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred over 3,100 acres (25,000 kanals) of state land to Department of Industries and Commerce for creation...

Deadline for completing ‘Record of Forest Rights’ set at March 31

JAMMU: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition...

The burning of fallen leaves is a conflict between govt and charcoal sellers

Srinagar: Despite an official ban on burning of fallen leaves and twigs in Srinagar, people in many areas of the city can be seen...

HC fumes at ‘disobeying’ of court orders, warns top official of contempt

Srinagar: ‘Everything has a limit,’ an exasperated J&K High Court told government authorities on Wednesday while warning of contempt of court. Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey...

Army post hit by avalanche in Kupwara, soldier killed, two injured

Kupwara: An army soldier was killed while two others were injured when their post was hit by an avalanche in Karnah sector along the...

Srinagar’s share in Covid-19 cases, deaths rises while south Kashmir’s stays low

Anantnag: Srinagar, the most populous of the ten districts in Kashmir valley, continues to be the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic with a growing...

Covid deaths top 1600 in J&K

Srinagar: Seven more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Tuesday taking the total number of deaths to 1,604 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials,...

‘Gupkar Gang’ wants to take J&K back to the era of turmoil: Amit Shah

New Delhi/Srinagar: Sounding the poll bugle ahead of local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday termed the...

NC rejects allegations, says Gupkar Alliance parties nurtured democracy

Srinagar: National Conference on Tuesday rejected the allegations made by the Home Minister as a “bout of frustration” on account of PAGDs participation in...

Mehbooba hits back

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his...

Two Kashmiris held in Delhi

New Delhi: The Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants from Sarai Kale Khan area in southeast Delhi, officials said...

HC forbids construction of building on Jhelum banks

Seeks records of all constructions permitted on Jhelum banks since 1947 Srinagar: Prohibiting construction of a commercial building that is coming up on the banks...

HC quashes PSA detention of Masarat Alam, says it amounts to ‘injustice’

Also records that a person can be detained under PSA for two years maximum Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday quashed the 38th PSA...

‘Central Road Fund’ stops coming, leaving Shopian-Bijbehara road in a shambles

Anantnag: Work on the vital Bijbehara-Shopian road, here in south Kashmir, is held up because funds under a central government scheme have been coming...

Water pipes along road damaged, several villages thirsting for water

Shopian: A dozen villages in Chitragam Tehsil of south Kashmir district Shopian are facing water scarcity since decades but the problem has worsened in...

Hindu youth tops CUK’s Islamic Studies entrance exam

JAIPUR: In a break from the past, a non-Muslim candidate from Rajasthan has topped the all-India entrance exam for a master’s course in Islamic...

Eight more die of Covid in J&K

Srinagar: Eight more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Monday taking the total number of deaths to 1,597 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials,...

Vaccine will not be enough to stop pandemic: WHO chief

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that a vaccine would not by itself stop the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic is raging...

Ladakh records 40 coronavirus cases

Leh: Forty people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the infection count in the Union Territory to 7,396, while 96 patients recovered during...

Media adding to India’s democratic ethos: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: The media has been doing exceptional service by spreading awareness against COVID-19 and has acted as a valuable stakeholder in helping the...

Any attack on freedom of press is detrimental to national interests: Vice Prez

NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that any attack on the freedom of press is detrimental to national interests and...

Modi govt committed to press freedom: Shah

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah greeted journalists on the occasion of the National Press Day on Monday and said the Narendra Modi...

Mehbooba warns against evicting Gujjar, Bakerwals from their dwellings

Anantnag: Former Chief Minister and President of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the government was pushing the “peaceful”...

Militants may try to disrupt DDC polls: DGP

Srinagar: There is a possibility of militants trying to disrupt the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls as continuous attempts are being made by...

Woman officer, whose account has been frozen due to husband’s alleged corruption, fails to get relief from court

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday directed the police to proceed in accordance with law after hearing the side of a woman medical...

Winter promises to be tourist season, at long last, in Kashmir

Srinagar: For the first time after the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, tourist arrivals have started to make a buzz in...

Cross-border firing in Kupwara creates panic

Baramulla: Panic broke out in Karnah area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday as the armies of India and Pakistan again fired guns...

CBI registers 3 cases for land grab in JK

NEW DELHI: The CBI has registered three separate cases for alleged land grab in Jammu and Kashmir in collusion with government officials, in which...

BJP attacks Congress over Gupkar Alliance

New Delhi: The BJP on Monday hit out at its rival parties in Jammu and Kashmir, saying their stand on a number of issues,...

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