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Govt counsels not assisting work of court, miffed HC serves notice

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday asked the Chief Secretary and Secretary, Law Department, to ensure that efficient practice in the interest of...

Drabu’s liberties with public money came of wanton disregard of rules

FY 2017-18: 30% of budgeted funds given away in violation of rules, ‘persistent’ errors in accounts, no details kept of money given to Demands...

Masjids use Bait-ul-Maal to procure oxygen

Anantnag: Good old religion has come to the aid of those afflicted by the novel coronavirus, as mosque committees in many parts of Kashmir...

ACB registers case against ex-J&K Bank chairman, private firm

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against a private firm and three former bank officials, including then chairman...

Rising Kashmir reporter dies of heart attack in Baramulla

Baramulla: Javid Ahmad, Correspondent for Srinagar-based daily English newspaper Rising Kashmir, died of heart attack on Thursday afternoon while on way to Srinagar from...

Journalist associations express shock, grief

Srinagar: The Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) expressed shock at the sudden demise of young reporter Javid Ahmad who was associated with daily ‘Rising Kashmir’....

Babri demolition case: All accused acquitted

Lack of evidence, says court, rejects newspaper reports, photos, videos LUCKNOW: Nearly 28 years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, a special...

Babri Masjid Timeline

1528: Babri Masjid built by Mir Baqi, commander of Mughal emperor Babur. 1885: Mahant Raghubir Das files plea in Faizabad district court seeking permission to...

Rajouri youths’ bodies to be exhumed and given to families: police

Srinagar: The bodies of the three Rajouri youths killed in an alleged fake encounter by the army in Shopian district on July 18 will...

India, China hold another round of diplomatic talks

NEW DELHI: India and China on Wednesday held a fresh round of diplomatic talks with a focus on implementing the five-point agreement reached between...

Govt to raise funds for power dept liabilities of Rs 11,000 crore

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Power Development and Information Departments, Rohit Kansal who is also the Managing Director of Jammu and Kashmir Power Corporation Limited (JKPCL)...

120 MW power station at Kathua shut after tunnel snag

New Delhi: State-run hydro power giant NHPC on Wednesday said its 120 MW Sewa-II power station in Jammu and Kashmir has been shut till...

Covid-19 claims lives of 17 people, infects 975 more

Srinagar: Seventeen deaths due to Covid-19 during past 24 hours were reported on Wednesday evening while 975 fresh cases were detected in the same...

Rapid Antigen Test mandatory for Move employees

SRINAGAR: While chairing a high-level meeting to review the preparations for winter darbar move 2020, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said that Rapid Antigen Tests...

Mosques, shrines to open in Baramulla in phased manner: DC

Baramulla: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla Dr Gulam Nabi Itoo on Wednesday said that all the religious places and shrines will be reopened across the...

Kashmir’s apples stifled on highway before they reach market

‘Trucks halted for days together, fruit spoils in heat meanwhile’ SHOPIAN: To see the fruit of one’s labour rotting away in a truck, and then...

Second and final phase begins of installing ‘intelligent traffic lights’ in Srinagar

Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has started work on the second phase of the Intelligent Traffic System Lights (ITSL) system in Srinagar, under...

4G internet ban extended to Oct 21

SRINAGAR: The government on Wednesday extended ban on high-speed internet in all but two districts of Jammu and Kashmir till October 21. “Inputs from the...

‘Faith healer’ punishes, abuses followers openly in park

Srinagar: A video that has gone viral on social media since Tuesday has left people aghast in Kashmir, as it shows an elderly faith...

Militants flee after attacking army patrol in Anantnag village

Anantnag: Militants, believed to be two in number, managed to flee after exchanging gunfire with government forces, here in Marhama area of Anantnag district...

13 held for charging money from labourers for ‘smooth’ entry into JK

Jammu: Thirteen people have been arrested for illegally charging labourers from outside Jammu and Kashmir on the pretext of facilitating their “smooth entry” into...

Farooq Abdullah speaks to Harsh Vardhan about Jammu’s ‘crumbling’ health infra: NC statement

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah spoke to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday and raised the issue of “almost...

Covid claims 18 more lives, new cases above 1k again

Srinagar: Eighteen deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded during past 24 hours on Tuesday evening, taking the toll of victims to 1164, while 1081...

Mehbooba’s detention can’t be forever: SC on Iltija Mufti’s plea

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to respond to Iltija Mufti’s amended plea challenging the detention of...

China objects to Indian activities at Ladakh border

BEIJING: China on Tuesday called India’s designation of the region along their disputed border as a union territory an illegal move, and voiced new...

India rejects China’s assertion on LAC

New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected China’s position that it abides by its 1959 stand on the perception of the Line of Actual Control...

“No war no peace” in Ladakh: IAF chief

New Delh: The security scenario along our northern frontiers is at an uneasy “no war no peace” status, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief...

Amnesty halts operations citing ‘incessant witch hunt’ by Indian government

New Delhi: The human rights NGO Amnesty International on Tuesday threw in the towel on Tuesday and said it was halting all its activities...

J&K Bank sinking in losses, NPAs, all-round inefficiency: CAG

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has figured in the national auditor’s report for its worsening financial health, inefficient system, and irregularities in recruitment...

Illegal sale of LPG: 7 drivers held, 6 tankers, load carrier seized near HP gas plant in Pampore

Pampore: Police on Tuesday arrested six LPG tanker drivers and a load carrier driver while also seizing their vehicles after they were found to...

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