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Army porter slips to death in Machil

Baramulla: A porter working with the army in Machil village in Kupwara slipped from a hill and died on Friday night, officials said. They said...

Army admits to wrongly killing 3 Rajouri youths in Shopian

‘Powers under AFSPA exceeded, Do’s and Don’ts of Chief of Staff contravened’ Shopian: The Indian Army on Friday admitted that its troops “exceeded” powers vested...

Guilty must be brought to book: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said the process of disciplinary action against those found guilty of killing three young men from...

Rapid tests encouraging more people to get tested: Officials on Budgam’s spike in cases

Budgam: Novel coronavirus cases have witnessed a steep spike in central Kashmir’s Budgam district in the past one month, more so since the second...

GoI sends experts to Jammu

New Delhi: With Jammu reporting a rise in COVID-19 cases, the health ministry has decided to depute a high-level Central team to the district...

15 more die of Covid

Srinagar: Fifteen more deaths were recorded on Friday due to Covid-19 taking the toll of victims to 966, whereas 1330 fresh positive cases took...

Govt asks for audited statements of private schools’ finances

Srinagar: After several reports of teachers being dismissed from service even though fees are being collected from students by private schools, the School Education...

Govt bans private schools from collecting capitation fee

Srinagar: The government on Friday barred private schools in the region from charging capitation fee and subjecting students to “screening” at the time of...

16 bridges await completion due to shortage of funds, JKPCC tells HC

Court asks govt to look into funds delay Srinagar: The J&K High Court asked the Chief Secretary for ‘immediate examination’ of availability of funds so...

Ten years and counting, Budgam hospital still not ready, embroiled in land dispute

Budgam: It was supposed to cater to a population of several thousands living in more than fifty villages in three districts: Budgam, Pulwama and...

Contraband worth Rs 6 crore seized in Baramulla, 4 arrested

Baramulla: Police on Friday arrested four persons and recovered large quantities of drugs from their possession. Superintendent of Police Baramulla Abdul Qayoom said that a...

Guns rattle LoC in Gurez, Poonch

Bandipora: Panic gripped villagers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district as armies of India and Pakistan...

Regulate digital media first, sufficient framework exists on print, electronic media, SC told

New Delhi: The Centre has said that if the Supreme Court decides on the issue of media regulation then such an exercise should be...

Parliament passes bill to cut salaries of MPs by 30 per cent

New Delhi: The Parliament on Friday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent “to meet...

Encounter at Batamaloo claims life of 45-yr-old woman, DGP calls it ‘unfortunate’

3 militants from south Kashmir slain, CRPF officer critically wounded Srinagar: A 45-year-old civilian woman was killed in “crossfire” and three militants from south Kashmir...

Srinagar continues to be epicentre of Covid in Kashmir

Anantnag: Srinagar, the most populous district of Kashmir, continues to contribute the maximum cases of Covid-19, and also the maximum fatalities, among all districts....

Amid raging Covid storm, Shopian an island of calm

Shopian: The numbers may be increasing everywhere, but they are declining in Shopian. This south Kashmir district has done a remarkable turnaround in dealing...

19 more deaths, 1467 new cases

Srinagar: Nineteen more deaths were reported due to Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the toll of victims in J&K to 951. The covid tally neared the...

A poor man cheated of his land by the government, then asked to pay electricity bills

Shopian: An impoverished Shopian man who in 2008 donated a precious kanal of his orchard land for construction of a Panchayat Ghar, on the...

Baramulla DM orders inquiry into Sopore youth’s death

Baramulla: A day after police said that the body of an over-ground worker (OGW) was found near a stone quarry, while his family said...

DNA results of Rajouri youths in a few days: DGP

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said the test results of the DNA samples collected from the...

Mismatch between what China says and does: Rajnath

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted in Parliament that no force in the world can stop Indian soldiers from patrolling the...

52 kg explosives recovered in Pulwama

New Delhi: A Pulwama-style attack was averted on Thursday by the Army with the recovery of 52 kg of explosives in Karewa area of...

Body of PaK man killed by BSF returned to family

Baramulla: Indian authorities on Thursday afternoon handed over the body of a man from Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) who had been killed by troops of...

Army Chief meet meets LG in Srinagar, discusses security situation

SRINAGAR: General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Chief of the Army Staff, met Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday. He was accompanied...

Pak to elevate Gilgit-Baltistan to full-fledged province: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to elevate Gilgit-Baltistan’s status to that of a full-fledged province, a Pakistani media report on Thursday quoted a senior minister...

Naeem Akhtar released from detention after 407 days

Srinagar: PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar on Thursday said he has been set free by Jammu and Kashmir authorities after 407 days...

To resolve issues peacefully, Pak has to rein in militant groups: Govt

New Delhi: India on Thursday said that it desires to have normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan and any issues between the two countries should...

Outrage in Sopore as local youth said to be killed in police custody

Police claim he was an OGW, had escaped from custody a day before Baramulla: Suspicions over the death of youth who had been arrested by...

Pakistani civilian killed by Indian forces while crossing LoC

Baramulla: Government forces on Wednesday recovered the body of a Pakistani national who was killed by Indian forces on Tuesday while crossing the Line...

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