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Gupkar Declaration needs to be taken seriously: Muzaffar Beg

Srinagar: PDP patron and former Deputy CM Muzaffar Hussain Beg on Sunday welcomed the joint statement issued by signatories of the Gupkar Declaration. “I welcome...

Chidambaram urges pol parties to stand resolutely behind demand for restoration of special status

New Delhi: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday welcomed a joint resolution of six national and regional parties in...

JKPM supports Declaration

Appoints Feroze Peerzada as prez Srinagar: Members of the State Council of J&K Peoples Movement (JKPM) on Sunday reiterated their resolve to support the Gupkar...

High-density apples fetch excellent returns this year

Shopian: High-density apple trees are proving revolutionary for people dependent on the fruit industry in Kashmir. This year, the locally grown imported varieties of...

Bringing dairy animals into Kashmir becomes difficult with new, bureaucratic process

Srinagar: Anyone who has to bring dairy animals into Jammu and Kashmir will now have to complete a series of paperwork. This is against...

Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter wants her mother’s name changed in passport

Srinagar: The elder daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has sought to change her mother’s name in her passport to Mehbooba Syed. A notice stating...

Kashmir’s political parties stand by Gupkar Declaration for restoration of Article 370, statehood

Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday unanimously agreed to go by the ‘Gupkar Declaration’, saying all their “political activities will be...

Restoration of Article 370 next to impossible: BJP

Jammu: BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday said the Kashmir-based politicians are day-dreaming for the restoration of Article 370 and Article 35A of the...

15 more deaths, 610 fresh cases

Srinagar: Fifteen more deaths were recorded due to Covid-19 during the past 24 hours on Saturday evening, while 610 fresh cases took the Covid...

35% of cases, 34% of fatalities, 47% of recoveries in Kashmir in August

Anantnag: The month of August has been a mixed bag thus far vis-à-vis the Covid-19 pandemic in Kashmir, with 35 percent of the total...

Covid may take 2 years to vanish, faster than Spanish flu: WHO

Geneva: The world should be able to rein in the coronavirus pandemic in less than two years, the World Health Organization said on Friday,...

Saliva diagnosis cheaper, faster alternative to swab testing, say scientists

NEW DELHI: A low-cost saliva test that will enable people to collect their own samples with minimal discomfort, without invasive nasal or throat swabs,...

One militant killed, others escape in Baramulla encounter

Baramulla: A militant, said to be a Pakistani, was killed while three others likely escaped during a gunfight with government forces in Kreeri area...

Five militant associates arrested in Bandipora: Police

Srinagar: Five militant associates of Islamic State Jammu Kashmir (ISJK) were arrested with ammunition from Bandipora district on Saturday, police said. They said the militant...

As gates open in Kashmir for mining, an environmental disaster in the making

Srinagar: With the Jammu and Kashmir Government granting quick environment clearances and awarding more than 60 percent of mining contracts to outsiders to extract...

Def Min reviews security scenario in Ladakh at high-level meeting

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed the overall security scenario in eastern Ladakh amid the ongoing talks between India and China...

India rejects Pak-China joint statement on J&K

New Delhi: India on Saturday categorically rejected the reference made to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint statement issued by Pakistan and China after...

Pak imposes more sanctions on Saeed, others to avoid FATF blacklist

Islamabad: Seeking to wriggle out of the FATF’s grey list, Pakistan has imposed tough financial sanctions on 88 banned militant groups and their leaders,...

Covid kills 15 more in Kashmir

654 fresh cases in J&K, 206 in Srinagar Srinagar: Fifteen more deaths were recorded due to Covid-19 during the past 24 hours on Friday evening,...

First Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid, Dargah since lockdown

Srinagar: Congregational Friday prayers were offered at historic Jamia Masjid and Dargah in Hazratbal on Friday in Srinagar after a gap of 21 weeks...

GoI-sent expert team reviews Covid containment measures in Budgam

BUDGAM: Development Commissioner Handicraft, Union Ministry of Textiles and Nodal Officer Covid-19 for UTs of J&K and Ladakh, Shantmanu accompanied by a team of...

Blasphemous remarks: Protests rock Kashmir on Friday

Capital punishment to culprits demanded Srinagar: Widespread protests rocked Kashmir valley on Friday as people in huge numbers marched through streets after congregational prayers to...

Nobody can trust GoI anymore: Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said “nobody can trust the government of India (GoI) anymore” and hit out at New Delhi...

Decide on no-confidence motion against SMC

Dy Mayor, orders HC Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday directed Srinagar Municipal authorities to take a final call on the no-confidence motion moved...

No place for trainspotting: In past year, train services suspended in Kashmir for more than 8 months

Anantnag: Since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year, train services in Kashmir have remained suspended for more than eight months....

On top of illegal mining, minerals sold at double the official rates in Shopian

Shopian: Days after authorities issued the rate list of minerals, load carriers continue to charge double the rates from people in Shopian. On August 6,...

Man arrested with grenade in Ganderbal: Police

Srinagar: An overground worker of a militant organisation was arrested from Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday and a grenade seized from...

Army soldiers kills self in Poonch

Jammu: An Army soldier posted in a forward area along the LoC in Poonch district shot himself dead with his service weapon Friday, official...

6 deaths in Kashmir, 683 new cases in J&K

Srinagar: Six more deaths were recorded due to Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, taking the toll of victims to 578, whereas 683 fresh...

Discussions with Russia on COVID-19 vaccine underway: WHO

LONDON: The World Health Organization’s Europe office said it has begun discussions with Russia to try to obtain more information about the experimental COVID-19...

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