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Corona scare at KU, tests sought for all staff

Srinagar: The Kashmir University (KU) has requested the health department to conduct rapid antigen tests of all its staffers after 14 non-teaching staff tested...

Govt for rigorous household survey for Covid-19 control

SRINAGAR: The Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo on Wednesday called for rigorous home-to-home survey in all red zones of Jammu and...

IIIM conducting clinical trials of 3-4 COVID-19 drug formulations: Director

Jammu: The Jammu-based Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) is undertaking clinical trials of 3-4 formulations for developing a COVID-19 drug, a senior official...

Foreign ministers of Russia, India, China to meet in Moscow: China

Beijing: The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) would hold a luncheon meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...

Omar Abdullah to vacate govt accommodation of 18 years

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he was voluntarily vacating the government accommodation provided to him 18 years...

HC seeks details of all religious structures that have encroached on public land

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday directed the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh to obtain a report from all Deputy Commissioners...

2 CRPF soldiers wounded in grenade attack in Anantnag

Shopian: Two CRPF men were injured in a grenade blast at Lal Chowk area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The incident, according to police, took...

2 arrested after AK, M4 rifles found in truck on NH

Srinagar: Security forces have arrested two suspects following the recovery of arms and ammunition from a truck near Jawahar Tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the...

Cricket in Shopian is a racket

Shopian: Though cricket is not played much in Shopian district because of lack of enough playgrounds, but when it is, there is rampant betting...

Facing acute distress, Jammu businesses offering wedding services ask for govt help

Jammu: Roop Lal has been making a living since his childhood from the business of providing bands and horse-drawn carriages for wedding processions. With...

LG Manoj Sinha visits forward areas along IB in Samba, reviews security

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday visited forward areas along the International Border (IB) in Samba district and reviewed the...

Indo-China tensions flare up in Ladakh

Chinese troops fired in air, tried to close in on Indian position: Army New Delhi: The Indian Army on Tuesday said Chinese troops fired shots...

‘Chinese troops carried rods, spears, clubs in aggressive approach towards Indian post’

New Delhi: Chinese troops carried rods, spears, clubs and pole weapons called 'Guandao' in aggressively trying to close in on an Indian position in...

China says it hopes for disengagement as soon as possible

Beijing: As a fresh border confrontation erupted between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, China on Tuesday said that it hoped disengagement can...

Situation ‘very serious’: Jaishankar

New Delhi: Ahead of his expected talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the...

Abdullah accuses BJP of indulging in communal politics

Srinagar: National Conference President and Member of Parliament for Srinagar constituency Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in communal politics. "If anybody...

Govt clears Rs 10 lakh for each Panchayat for B2V works

SRINAGAR: The government on Tuesday accorded sanction to grant of Rs 10 lakh in favour of each Panchayat for execution of Back to Village...

Covid spreading fast now: 1355 new cases, 14 deaths

Srinagar: For the second consecutive day in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, more than thirteen-hundred people tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The total number...

Airlines to make full refund of tickets booked during lockdown period: DGCA proposes in SC

New Delhi: Full refund shall be provided by airlines immediately for tickets booked during the COVID-19 lockdown for domestic or international travel within the...

J&K remains at same lowly place in ease of doing business

Srinagar: The BJP-led government at the centre claimed that removal of J&K’s special status will open the gates of development and investment in Jammu...

Bar on civilian traffic on Mughal Road causes all-round inconvenience

Shopian: It has been ten months that the Mughal Road has been closed for civilian traffic, though vehicles carrying fruit are being allowed since...

Glaciers in J&K melting at ‘significant’ rate, finds study

Srinagar: Glaciers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are melting at a “significant” rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study which used satellite data to find...

Sikhs protest, demand inclusion of Punjabi as official language

Jammu: Members of the Sikh community staged a demonstration here on Tuesday, demanding inclusion of Punjabi in the list of official languages in Jammu...

Barring 2 districts, ban on 4G mobile internet extended

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday extended 4G internet ban in all but two districts till September 30, asserting that “it is absolutely necessary so...

Grenade hurled at CRPF camp in Tral

Srinagar: Militants on Tuesday evening hurled a grenade at CRPF camp in Nowdal area of Tral in Pulwama district. A senior Police officer said that...

1013 test positive as Covid toll climbs in Jammu

Srinagar: More than a thousand people tested positive for the novel coronavirus for the fifth consecutive day in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, taking...

Why no ban on disinfectant tunnels, asks SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court asked the Government of India (GoI) on Monday as to why it has not banned the use of tunnels...

Former NC legislator dies of COVID-19

Jammu: Senior National Conference leader and former legislator Thakur Rachpal Singh died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on...

UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of vaccines

United Nations: In what could possibly be the world’s largest and fastest ever operation of its kind, UNICEF has announced that it will be...

Elections for SMC Mayor postponed till December

Srinagar: The government on Monday further postponed the election for Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) till December in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The...

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