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Gunfight underway in Shopian village

Shopian: An encounter between militants and government forces is underway at Heffkuri Village in Zainpora belt, some 15 kilometers away from district headquarters of...

Police working to prevent highway attacks: IGP

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that the use of virtual phone numbers by militants is a cause...

Healthcare affected in Budgam with 150 docs, paramedics on Covid duty

Budgam: Health authorities in Budgam district have deputed close to 150 doctors and paramedical staff from various hospitals to Covid-19 care centres. This has...

16 more die of Covid

Srinagar: Sixteen deaths were recorded due to Covid-19 during on Tuesday taking the toll of victims to 1268, whereas 738 fresh cases have taken...

LG conducts surprise visit to GMC Jammu

Directs senior doctors to attend to Covid patients JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha paid a surprise visit to Government Medical College Jammu today and took...

J&K college teachers denied permission to study further

LG administration takes note of ‘serious matter’, asks department to ‘fix responsibility’ Srinagar: Faculty members at colleges in Jammu and Kashmir have accused the Higher...

HC seeks response from JKCA

Srinagar: The J&K High Court has issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) and has called a response in an...

Contract labour among 11 new laws implemented in J&K

New Delhi: The Government of India has notified two orders specifying that 11 central laws will immediately come into effect in Jammu and Kashmir...

Fearful of untimely snowfall, apple growers begin early pruning of trees

Wrong to do so, as it removes green leaves and takes away nourishment, say scientists Shopian: Haunted still by memories of last year’s untimely snowfall...

3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research

Stockholm: Three scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for advancing our understanding of black holes, the all-consuming monsters that lurk in...

2 quakes hit Ladakh

Leh: A moderate-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.1 shook Ladakh on Tuesday morning, officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property...

Militants kill 2 CRPF men, leave 3 injured on Srinagar outskirts

Anantnag: Two CRPF soldiers were killed and three others, one of them an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), were injured in a deadly militant attack on...

JCO killed along LoC In Rajouri

Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of army was killed in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district, officials...

HC notice to govt, police on plea alleging illegal appointment of SPOs as Constables

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday issued fresh notice to the J&K Government and J&K Police on a plea seeking a CBI probe...

Business picks up in J&K, September’s GST second-highest in country

Srinagar: Despite a shut down economy for most of the past year, Jammu and Kashmir has surprisingly been able to rack up the second-highest...

Indo-China standoff IAF ready to deal with two-front war: Bhadauria

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is very “well positioned” to deal with any threat and very strong deployments have been made in all...

Pathribal fake encounter victim’s granddaughter goes missing in Anantnag

Anantnag: A minor girl, the granddaughter of one of the victims of the Pathribal fake encounter, has gone missing from near her home in...

Peace, economic progress cannot be achieved in J&K unless Aug 5 decisions are reversed: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the objectives of peace, economic progress and development in Jammu and Kashmir cannot be...

Govt issues SOPs for opening of schools, says states can open schools from Oct 15

New Delhi: The Education Ministry released guidelines on Monday for reopening schools, which included thorough cleaning and disinfection of premises, flexibility in attendance, no...

10 fatalities, 632 cases

Srinagar: Ten deaths were recorded due to Covid-19 on Monday taking the toll of victims to 1252, whereas 632 fresh cases have taken the...

44 new cases detected in Ladakh

Leh: Forty-four new cases of coronavirus were detected in Ladakh, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 4,521, officials said on Monday. With...

Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’: WHO

New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic is having a “devastating impact” on mental health services globally, the World Health Organization said Monday, ahead of a...

3 win Nobel Medicine Prize for saving millions of lives

Stockholm: Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their...

Covid vaccine for 20-25 cr people by July: Vardhan

NEW DELHI: The central government estimates to receive and utilise 40-50 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine which will cover 20-25 crore people by July...

11 more deaths, 878 new cases in J&K

Srinagar: Eleven more deaths due to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours in J&K were reported on Sunday evening, along with 878 fresh cases....

Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases coronavirus restrictions

RIYADH: A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca...

Virtual SIM cards new headache for security agencies in Kashmir

Srinagar: Virtual SIM cards pose a new headache for security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir as their use in the valley has seen an...

Can’t be selective in condemning violence: LG Sinha

KULGAM: “Violence and killings of innocents should be condemned, whether of common people or security forces. We can’t be selective in condemning violence,” remarked...

Eastern Ladakh 7th round of Corps Commander talks likely

New Delhi: The seventh round of Corps Commander-level talks between armies of India and China is expected to be held on October 12, people...

Lockheed Martin offers F-21 for India’s exclusive use

New Delhi:The top leadership of Lockheed Martin made a powerful pitch for the F-21 aircraft, by stating that its offer of not selling the...

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