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SC stops telecast of ‘rabid’ Sudarshan TV programme

New Delhi: There should be some kind of self-regulation in the media, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while raising questions over a "rabid"...

Won’t let ‘injustice’ happen with families of Rajouri civilians allegedly killed in Shopian: Sinha

Srinagar: The government on Monday said that ‘no injustice’ would be allowed to happen with the families of three youth who were allegedly killed...

Major economic package on cards: LG

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday announced that a major economic package for revival of economy in Jammu and Kashmir is expected within...

Covid claims 17 more lives in J&K

1,229 new cases, 392 in Kashmir, 837 in Jammu, with 392 in Jammu district alone Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 17 deaths due...

Covid death toll in Ladakh reaches 40

Leh: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Ladakh has reached 40 after one more patient succumbed to the infection in the Union Territory,...

UGC-NET exam postponed

NEW DELHI: The ministry of education’s testing agency on Monday postponed the National Eligibility Test (NET) because the dates were clashing with those of...

India overtakes Brazil to record highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in world: Johns Hopkins data

NEW DELHI: India on Monday overtook Brazil to register the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in the world at 37,80,107, according to Johns Hopkins...

NC MPs push for discussion on Kashmir situation in Parliament

Srinagar: Three National Conference leaders and Members of Parliament on Monday sought discussion on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the Parliament in...

Birla International School fires 20 teachers without notice

Anantnag: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and a growing employment crisis in Kashmir, the Birla Open Minds International School (BOMIS) here has laid off at...

HC seeks report about education of transgenders

Srinagar: The J&K High Court has directed Education departments of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to submit a report before the court about the...

Traders unhappy with new fruit mandi in Shopian

Shopian: Though Shopian's new fruit and vegetables mandi at Aglar village, along the Rambiara rivulet, has started operations, there are as yet no proper...

Bomb squad destroys ‘suspicious object’ in Pattan

Baramulla: A suspicious object was said to be found in Pattan area of Baramulla on Monday morning which was later destroyed by the bomb...

Panic at DH Baramulla after fire breaks out

Baramulla: Panic gripped staff, patients and visitors after fire broke out in a room at the district hospital (DH) Baramulla on Monday afternoon. Eyewitnesses...

Parliament must send unanimous message to soldiers that country standing is behind them: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed confidence that Parliament will send out a unanimous and strong message that the country is...

Covid curve continues to move up, 1,686 test positive

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 14 deaths due to Covid-19 and saw 1,686 new cases. According to officials, six deaths occurred in Kashmir...

Covid vaccine by early next year: Health Min

NEW DELHI: A COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be available by early next year and the government is considering its emergency authorisation for high-risk...

One more death in Ladakh, toll reaches 39

LEH: The Union Territory of Ladakh recorded one more COVID-19 related death, taking the number of fatalities in the region to 39, officials said...

Midnight heist at revered Dastgeer sahib shrine

Lone burglar breaks donation box, takes away cash SRINAGAR: A lone burglar struck at Kashmir’s revered shrine of Dastgeer Sahib in Khanyar area of Srinagar...

Amid social distancing, precautions, NEET exams held in Valley

SRINAGAR: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, over 18,000 aspirants in Kashmir appeared for this year’s National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the competitive examination for medical...

Hotels having to pay hefty charges to govt even without any business

SRINAGAR: The losses to Kashmir's tourism industry since August last year are rather well known, but it is bleeding from many other less-visible cuts...

People arrested since abrogation of Article 370 be released, demands Mufti

SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti on Sunday sought the release of all those who were detained and kept in jails outside...

Pak using underground tunnels to infiltrate militants, drones to drop arms: DGP

JAMMU: Pakistan is using cross-border underground tunnels to push militants into Kashmir and drones to drop weapons for them, said Director General of Police...

Many youth stopped from joining militancy by ‘contact tracing’, says Lt Gen Raju

SRINAGAR: “Contact tracing" is the new strategy being adopted by the Army in Kashmir and under it, friends and relatives of local militants recruits...

Police file FIR after Hizb letter warns political leaders in Jammu

JAMMU: Police have registered an FIR after a senior Congress leader received a letter from Hizbul Mujahideen threatening to target mainstream politicians of the...

Army soldier held at Srinagar Airport released after woman claims she was willingly travelling with him

SRINAGAR: An Army personnel who was detained at the airport here along with a woman and a minor girl while on way to Delhi...

New high: 1,698 cases in a day

Ten more deaths take toll to 864 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported ten deaths due to Covid-19 and 1,698 new cases on Saturday. Four of...

Covid-19 could get worse in winter, warns DAK

Srinagar: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday warned that Covid-19 could get worse in winter in Kashmir. “We could have further surge in Covid-19...

Covid victim toll rises to 38 in Ladakh

Leh: Two more coronavirus positive elderly persons succumbed to the infection in Ladakh, bringing the number of deaths linked to the disease to 38...

‘Heroin as easily available as cigarettes in Kashmir’

Dhabas at Sangam said to be the hub; every 9 out of 10 substance abusers addicted to heroin, say doctors Anantnag: While police and the...

Ex-jailer’s premises searched in antique coins case

Jammu: The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday searched the house of a former jail superintendent here in connection with...

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