28.3 C
Srinagar
Thursday, July 23, 2026

CATEGORY

Top News

GMC Principal tests positive

Srinagar: Principal Government Medical College Dr Samia Rashid on Saturday tested positive. An official confirmed that she was infected with Covid and has gone for...

HC goes on offensive against encroachments on state land

Retrieve all public property or face criminal charges, officals warned Srinagar: “Public lands are being exploited for commercial profits by those who have no right...

3 former legislators evicted from govt accommodations, HC told

Govt seeks 2 weeks to submit fresh list Srinagar: Three former legislators Mubarak Gul, Ashok Khajuria and Ravinder Sharma have been evicted from public premises,...

JK to have elected District Development Councils

SRINAGAR: The government on Saturday amended J&K Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996, to provide for establishment of elected District Development Councils in J&K. The move to...

SPO-turned-militant who fled with AK rifles gives forces the slip in Chadoora gunfight

His associate arrested: Police Chadoora: A four-day-old militant was on Friday afternoon caught alive after engaging in a brief gunfight with government forces in Chadoora...

6 OGWs involved in highway attacks arrested: Police

Srinagar: Six militant associates who had provided shelter, transportation and carried out recce of government force deployments during a series of attacks on the...

Arms, ammo recovered from hideout in Awantipora: Police

AWANTIPORA: Police on Friday claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including explosives in south...

Missing SSB soldier arrested in Rajouri

Jammu: A soldier of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), who had gone missing along with ammunition from Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district,...

Terrorism from Pak continues, making it very hard to conduct normal relations with them: Jaishankar

New York: Terrorism remains publicly acknowledged by the Pakistan government as a policy that they justify, making it very hard to conduct normal relations...

Pulwama boy shines in NEET

Pulwama: A teenager from Pulwama district on Friday secured over 96 percent points in the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) exams. Khan Basit Bilal...

One in six being tested for COVID: Official

JAMMU: A total of 19,29,126 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Jammu and Kashmir so far, an official said, highlighting that every sixth person...

8 fatalities, 697 new cases

Srinagar: Eight deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded on Friday evening taking the toll of victims to 1366 while 697 fresh cases took the...

Ladakh records one more death, 89 new cases

Leh: One more novel coronavirus patient died in the Union Territory of Ladakh, raising the related toll to 65 while 89 fresh cases brought...

Azad tests positive for Covid-19

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has tested positive for Covid-19 and has quarantined himself at home. The 71-year-old Congress...

Cong supports coming together of political parties, demands restoration of Art 370

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday demanded restoration of Article 370 and the rights of people and welcomed the coming together of mainstream regional...

LG allows use of chopper for ferrying patients from far-flung areas

SRINAGAR: In another welfare measure for the underprivileged, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday approved the use of Raj Bhavan’s helicopter free of cost...

Kashmir’s apples destroyed in the guise of protecting them

This year’s apple crop ruined by spurious pesticides that officials did nothing to check Shopian: ‘Shaal cxalith bathen loodi’ is a Kashmiri proverb which means...

Govt to pay off Rs 11,000 crore power liabilities after signing MoU under ANBA

SRINAGAR: Taking full advantage of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (ANBA), J&K government is going to liquidate its entire amount of more than Rs 11,000 crore...

People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration formed after all-party meet

Srinagar: An all-party meeting at Farooq Abdullah’s residence on Thursday concluded with the affirmation of the Gupkar Declaration and its rechristening as the People’s...

India denies sending any message to Pak for talks

J&K, Ladakh integral part of India: MEA New Delhi: India has not sent any message to Pakistan for talks as claimed by its Prime Minister...

Talks between India and China going on: Jaishankar

New Delhi: India and China are engaged in talks to resolve the border standoff and what is going on is “something confidential” between the...

Former militant shot at, injured in Pulwama

Anantnag: A former militant was shot at and injured by unidentified gunmen in Kakapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday evening. The victim...

648 test positive in J&K

Srinagar: Six deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded on Thursday taking the toll of victims to 1358, while 648 fresh cases took the Covid...

Ladakh records 66 new cases

Leh: Ladakh reported 66 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 5,304, according to an official bulletin on Thursday. Fifty-six patients recovered from the...

7 tunnels in 2 years, LG promises as work on Zojila begins

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that seven tunnels will come up in the next two years in Jammu and Kashmir which...

New transfer policy for employees announced

Srinagar: The J&K government on Thursday notified a new transfer policy for the government employees and said that rejig would be ordered in April...

Kashmiri woman harassed, called ‘terrorist’ by landlady in Delhi

DCW takes cognisance, police file case New Delhi: A woman in southeast Delhi has alleged that she was targeted by her landlady for being a...

HC asks govt to consider suggestions from urban report before framing rules

Srinagar: The J&K High Court directed the Principal Secretary Transport department to consider suggestions made in Urban Congestion Report before framing any policy and...

All cabs turned back from Pantha Chowk in bizarre, unexplained move by police

Commuters left stranded, travel in crammed mini-buses to reach city Anantnag: Thousands of people travelling from different parts of south Kashmir to Srinagar are forced...

HC raps GDA for shielding hoteliers, building owners

Orders immediate action against occupants whose lease expired Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday came down heavily on Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) for shielding...

Latest news