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Power cuts in winter imperil Covid patients on oxygen support

Power dept appeals to public to minimise use of heavy appliances Srinagar: At the onset of every winter, Kashmiris brace for long, harsh, scheduled and...

9 more Covid fatalities

Srinagar: The number of Covid-19 cases detected in Jammu and Kashmir reached 1,02,619 with 460 fresh cases reported on Sunday evening. According to officials, nine...

Snow, rains lash Kashmir for second day

Weather to improve from today: MeT Srinagar: Cold wave conditions remained for the second consecutive day in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as the higher...

Gupkar Alliance denies rift over seat sharing for DDC polls

Srinagar: After initial hiccups, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Sunday reached a consensus over the seat-sharing arrangement for the second phase...

Kashmir scientists claim success of ‘indoor cultivation’ of saffron

Srinagar: Indoor cultivation of saffron, the “world’s costliest spice”, may be possible if a new method developed by scientists in Kashmir turns out to...

Pak used heavy artillery along LoC: BSF officer

Srinagar: Pakistani troops used heavy artillery during Friday’s unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in several sectors of Jammu and Kashmir,...

Internet restored in Kupwara

Baramulla: Mobile internet was restored in north Kashmir’s Kupwara on Sunday after three days blockade massive shelling and firing erupted along the Line of...

Gilgit-Baltistan assembly election concludes

Islamabad:Wearing face masks, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan voted on Sunday in the third legislative assembly election amidst tight security. India has slammed...

Winter sets in, temperatures drop further below zero on day of snow, rain

Srinagar: The upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh received fresh snowfall on Saturday, while rains lashed the plains to bring a chill...

No force in world can prevent our soldiers from defending borders: Modi

Longewala (Rajasthan): Delivering an unambiguous message to India’s enemies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that it will give a “prachand jawab” (fierce...

Cross-border firing stops in north Kashmir

Baramulla: Hours after four civilians, four army soldiers, and an officer of the Border Security Force (BSF) were killed in cross-border firing and shelling...

CID raids homes of buyers of Mehbooba’s ancestral land in Bijbehara

Anantnag: The homes of four people who had purchased the ancestral land of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti a few years ago were on...

Woman delivers baby at hospital gate after being ‘forcibly expelled’ due to Covid report

Hospital admin denies allegations, but DC Bandipora orders inquiry Bandipora: In a shocking incident, a woman delivered her baby at the gate of the district...

Six deaths, 565 fresh Covid cases

Srinagar: The number of Covid-19 cases detected in Jammu and Kashmir reached 1,02,159 with 565 fresh cases reported on Saturday evening. According to officials, six...

New school buildings built but not ‘handed over’, since years, in Budgam’s Khag zone

BUDGAM: The School Education Department has not been handed over two new school buildings that were constructed long ago, while a third building has...

Muzafar Beigh quits PDP

Srinagar: Senior political leader Muzafar Hussain Beigh on Saturday quit People’s Democratic Party over the seat sharing agreement with other parties of People’s Alliance...

LoC on boil across north Kashmir

4 army soldiers, BSF officer, 4 civilians killed Heavy shelling and gunfire in Uri, Kupwara, Handwara, Bandipora villages 5 soldiers from Maharashtra injured...

Pak summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission here to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by...

Congress joins hands with Gupkar alliance

Srinagar: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) on Friday joined the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of several parties in Jammu and Kashmir...

Mercury dips in Valley ahead of snow prediction

Srinagar: An acute cold wave gripped the Valley on Friday ahead of a weather forecast for three days of snow and rain beginning Friday...

J&K records 626 fresh Covid cases

Srinagar: The number of Covid-19 cases detected in Jammu and Kashmir reached 1,01,594 with 626 fresh cases reported on Friday evening. According to officials, eight...

Covid-19 tally rises to 87.28 lakh in India

NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580,...

83 schools in Srinagar transferred to Municipal Corporation under 74th Amendment

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday brought 108 primary schools in Srinagar and Jammu cities under the purview of the respective Municipal...

Phase 1 DDC polls: 352 nominations filed for 43 seats

Srinagar/Jammu: Over 350 nominations have been received for 43 seats going to polls in the first phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections...

DGP review security ahead of polls

Srinagar: Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh on Friday chaired two separate meetings at PCR Kashmir and in south Kashmir’s Pulwama to review the...

Gupkar Alliance fields candidates for DDC polls

First list released after resolving differences over sharing of seats Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of seven political parties formed...

PAGD’s announcement brightens up Bukhari

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday welcomed the decision of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD)...

Denial of ads to Kashmir Reader: Editors’ Guild urges LG to intervene

Srinagar: The Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) in a statement on Thursday said that it regrets the continued denial of advertisements to a major Srinagar-based...

Class 12 Board exams begin at 626 centres in Kashmir

Srinagar: A day after Class 10 board exams of JKBOSE began in Kashmir, the Class 12 annual regular examination-2020 also commenced in both Kashmir...

Mutton shops shut in Srinagar as traders cannot afford to sell at govt rate

Srinagar: Following the revised rate of mutton announced by the Divisional Administration Kashmir, meat shops in several areas of Srinagar were seen closed on...

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