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LG offers Raj Bhavan choppers for public emergencies

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday chaired a joint meeting of various departments on winter preparedness here at Civil Secretariat and directed the...

Heavy shelling along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan army violated ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu...

Pak summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’

slamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along...

‘Extremely dangerous’ militant killed in Samboora: DGP

Anantnag: One of the longest surviving militants in Kashmir was killed along with his close aide by government forces in Samboora village of Pulwama...

Civilian injured in explosion at Sirhama gunfight site dies

34-year-old leaves behind two little daughters Anantnag: A 34-year-old man who was among four civilians injured in an explosion at a gunfight site in Sirhama...

Govt has failed to protect lives: NC

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Monday expressed grief and outrage at the death of a civilian, Yasin Muhammad Rather, who was injured after...

Govt employee shot at outside home, injuries critical

Shopian: A 35-year-old government employee was shot at and critically injured by unknown gunmen who fired upon him outside his residence at Nildoora Village...

Army begins Summary of Evidence in Shopian ‘encounter’

Srinagar: After indictment of its own men, the army has begun Summary of Evidence, a step before a possible court martial, in July’s Amshipura...

Investigation in final stages: DGP

Srinagar: The investigation into the alleged fake encounter in Shopian, in which three men from Rajouri district were killed, is in the final stages,...

Cross-LoC firing in Machil, soldier injured

Kupwara: Troops of India and Pakistan on Monday traded heavy gunfire and shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of frontier...

Shelling along LoC in Rajouri

Jammu: Pakistani and Indian troops engaged in cross-LoC firing and shelling in forward areas of Rajouri on Monday afternoon. According to officials, Pakistani troops resorted...

Covid claims 14 more lives in J&K

New cases below 1k mark after nearly four weeks Srinagar: Fourteen deaths due to Covid-19 during past 24 hours were reported on Monday evening, taking...

J&K to simplify rules for domicile certificates: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration has agreed in principle to amend rules for ease in...

‘Centre plans to revive regular visits by Union ministers to JK’

New Delhi: The Union government plans to revive the process of regular visits by central ministers to Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Jitendra Singh...

HC ‘pained’ at ‘impunity with which officials violate court orders’

Srinagar: “Pained” at the continuous violation of court orders by officials, the J&K High Court on Monday called for “urgently” setting up a system...

HC orders committee to go inspect illegal structures in Gulmarg

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday directed a committee headed by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to carry out a physical inspection to verify if...

Newspapers shunned for fear of corona, now hard to find for packing apples

Shopian: The dearth of scrap newsprint this year has forced apple growers to purchase it at a higher cost, with many saying that it...

4 men fall into sewage trench, die of asphyxiation in Anantnag village

Anantnag: Four men, two of them brothers, died of asphyxiation after falling into a sewage trench they were cleaning in Tulkhon area of south...

CAG flags slow work under NRDWP, PMGSY in JK

Jammu: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure to complete various projects under the...

Two militants killed in ongoing Pulwama gunfight

Anantnag: Two unidentified militants have been killed here in Samboora area of Pulwama district in an ongoing gunfight with government forces. One more militant is...

7 more die of Covid, 1141 fresh cases

Srinagar: Seven more deaths due to Covid-19 during past 24 hours were reported on Sunday evening, taking the toll of victims to 1132 in...

CEO ERA conducts inspection of oxygen suppliers in Jammu

JAMMU: In order to prevent any disruptions in supply of medical oxygen to hospitals in Jammu, a team of senior officers led by Chief...

Adequate supply maintained to meet oxygen requirement: Principal GMC Jammu

JAMMU: Principal Government Medical College Jammu, Dr Nasib Chand Digra on Sunday said that the management has maintained sustained oxygen supply to ensure protocol...

President gives assent to Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill

New Delhi: A new law that provides for inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages in Jammu and Kashmir,...

Prez gives nod to 3 contentious farm bills

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave assent to three contentious farm bills passed in Parliament last week that have triggered farmers’...

CAG finds several faults with JKMSC

Jammu: The non-operationalisation of 102 ambulance services for over three years and deficiencies in procurement of medicines and equipment by the J-K Medical Supplies...

CAG report highlights failure of JK govt in MGNREGA

Jammu: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has highlighted the failure of the previous PDP-BJP government in the proper implementation of the Mahatma...

Selling apples at Shopian mandi an increasingly risky business

Licences given to too many traders, growers not receiving payment quite common Shopian: Trade at the Shopian fruit mandi, Kashmir’s largest wholesale market for apple,...

300 doctors offering free telemedicine service to JK residents

Srinagar: A group of 300 doctors from across the world have come together to set up a free telemedicine consultation service in Jammu and...

India-Pak troops exchange fire along border in Samba

Jammu: Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly 30 minutes after the Border Security Force (BSF) picked up suspicious movement along the border...

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