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Lockdown extended in Budgam till August 10

BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner Budgam on Wednesday extended lockdown for next five days till August 10. Earlier, the administration had announced the implementation of the strict...

Raj Bhavan cancels ‘At Home’ function in view of Covid

SRINAGAR: In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ‘At Home’ function for this year’s Independence Day to be hosted by the Raj Bhavan, Srinagar,...

Murmu resigns as LG to become CAG, say reports

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday sent his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind, media reports said. News18 reported that...

Three members of BJP quit in Kulgam

Anantnag: While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in many parts of Kashmir celebrated, danced and hoisted the Tricolour on Wednesday on the first...

Two grenades lobbed at forces in Shopian

Shopian: Militants on Wednesday lobbed two grenades at government forces in Shopian without causing any damage or loss. Police sources said that the first grenade...

Army commander briefs LG about security situation

SRINAGAR:: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command, Lt Gen Y K Joshi on Wednesday met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj...

A year of loss and fear

Srinagar: Crippled economy, muzzled media, loss of jobs, business, tourism and education, houses damaged in encounters, youths killed in gunfights, and an ever-increasing sense...

Curfew lifted in Srinagar but markets, transport to stay shut

SRINAGAR: Curfew in Srinagar was lifted on orders of the district magistrate Tuesday evening a day early, as it was originally imposed for two...

Smug, weak, and complicit: The character of regional parties

Srinagar: Before August 5, 2019, Kashmir’s ‘mainstream’ political leaders had never felt the fear of losing their special status. Such was their faith that...

Militancy still rooted in valley, with new shoots replacing old

Anantnag: The abrogation of Article 370 was supposed to end militancy in Kashmir and usher the erstwhile state into an “everlasting” peace. A year...

Farooq invites several parties to Gupkar

Srinagar: National Conference president and former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah has invited leaders of many mainstream political parties for a meeting at his...

Six aspirants from Kashmir qualify civil services exam

Srinagar: At least a dozen candidates from Jammu and Kashmir qualified for the 2019 UPSC civil services examination, the results of which were declared...

10 more Covid victims, toll 417

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported ten deaths due to Covid-19 on Tuesday taking the total number of victims to 417 in the region. According to...

India’s testing rate lower than of other nations, says WHO Chief Scientist

HYDERABAD: Noting that lockdown was a temporary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, a senior official of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday...

Focus on reducing mortality rate of Covid patient: Home Secy to J&K govt

SRINAGAR: The Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting to review the management of COVID-19 pandemic in the...

Religious places to open from August 16

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday allowed religious places and places of worship to reopen from August 16. J&K government’s official spokesperson, Rohit...

Panch affiliated with BJP shot at, injured in Kulgam

Two cops injured in militant attack in Pulwama Anantnag: A Panchayat member, affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was shot at and injured critically...

IED detected in Pattan, defused

Baramulla: Government forces on Tuesday morning detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Tappar area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said...

With no congregation and little Qurbani, Eid-ul-Adha won’t be itself in Kashmir

Srinagar: Eid-ul-Adha on Saturday will be observed rather quietly in Kashmir valley with all mosques shut and much less sacrificing of animals than usual....

With 490 new cases, Covid tally crosses 20,000 mark in J&K

Senior KAS officer, police sub-inspector among 12 fresh victims Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported twelve deaths due to Covid-19 on Friday taking the total number...

Only 9 percent of Kashmir’s Covid cases are travellers

Anantnag: While the number of Covid-19 cases has continued to surge across Kashmir valley, the number of ‘travellers’ among them has remained on the...

Lockdown guidelines extended till Aug 5 in J&K

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the Covid-19 lockdown guidelines till August 5. An order issued here said that in exercise...

Suspension of international flights extended till August 31

NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday said the suspension of scheduled international flights to and from the country has been extended till August...

Hotels used for quarantine by Kashmir administration paid not a penny

Srinagar: It has been four months but the Kashmir administration is yet to pay the hotels which were used for quarantine of Covid-19 patients...

‘What is Eid without mehndi?’

Srinagar: Pandemic or no pandemic, if it is Eid then it is time for Henna. Markets in Srinagar have come alive with a huge...

LG extends Eid-ul-Adha greetings

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has conveyed his warm greetings to the people of J&K in general and to the Muslim brethren in...

Final days of Hajj, Eid impacted by coronavirus

Dubai: Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Islamic Hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start of...

Mehbooba’s detention extended by 3 months

Srinagar: Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti will be detained under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) for three more months, the J&K Home...

Sajjad Lone released 5 days short of August 5

Srinagar: People’s Conference chairman Sajjad Ahmad Lone was released on Friday after a detention of almost one year. He was put into detention on...

Ahfadul Mujtaba administered oath as PSC member

SRINAGAR: Chairman, J&K Public Service Commission, B.R. Sharma, administered Oath of Office to the newly appointed Member Syed Ahfadul Mujtaba here on Friday. He was...

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