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Segregate Covid-19 waste to avoid contamination: NGT

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday said that segregation of Covid-19 waste is a must to avoid further contamination. Generation of Covid-19 related...

Covid test of migrant labourers in districts of work

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole on Tuesday said that all migrant labourers coming to Kashmir shall undergo Covid-19 testing in respective districts...

Ahead of Eid, this bakery shop woos customers with ‘immunity boosters’

Srinagar: A leading bakery shop in uptown Nowgam on Tuesday unveiled its ‘immunity booster’ products to woo customers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Hilo Makhbaz Bakery launched...

Three brothers in downtown start online store Grofills

Srinagar: During a time when every business is struggling to survive in Kashmir, three young entrepreneurs from downtown Srinagar have started Grofills, an online...

Plea for interest waiver on loans: HC seeks response by Aug 11

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday sought response from the central and J&K governments and also from Reserve Bank of India and Jammu...

Govt’s new plan Rs 5 lakh health insurance for every family in J&K

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on Tuesday chaired the 3rd meeting of the Governing Council of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)...

Army man wounded in landmine blast in Rajouri

Jammu: An army personnel was injured in a landmine blast in Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. During patrolling duty, the army man stepped on...

Article 370 abrogation in NCERT textbook, separatist politics out

‘The Article resulted in the loss of many lives’, textbook now says New Delhi: The NCERT has revised a chapter in its Class 12 political...

New cases break previous day’s record 10 more die of Covid-19

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day -- 751 -- 50 more than the previous...

Rs 500 fine for not wearing masks, spitting at public places

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has authorised the deputy commissioners of respective districts to fine people not taking precautionary measures to contain the...

Oxford University Covid vaccine safe, induces immune response: Scientists

London: A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and induces a strong immune response within the body, scientists announced on...

No, Mehbooba’s cousin did not leave the IFS to join politics; he still works there

Anantnag: Six years after he announced that he has voluntarily retired from the Indian Forest Services (IFS) and joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),...

13 years to this day, a girl was raped and murdered by four men, who are still alive

Baramulla: The family of Tabinda Gani, a 13-year-old girl who was raped and murdered by four men on July 20, 2007, is still waiting...

Rates for sacrificial animal fixed

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday fixed the rates of sacrificial livestock in Kashmir ahead of this year’s Eid -ul-Adha. As per an...

Work finally begins on upgrade of 3 STPs around Dal Lake

Srinagar: After missing many deadlines, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has started work on upgrading the old technology used in Sewage Treatment...

CS directs officials to devise flood management, mitigation plans immediately

SRINAGAR:Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam on Monday chaired a meeting of officers to review flood preparation and response mechanism in place in Kashmir.Addressing...

NC furious at Baghel’s comments on Omar Abdullah’s release

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Monday expressed strong objection to comments made by the CM of Chattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, suggesting that the release...

Strategic Z-Morh tunnel in Kashmir to be completed by Jun 2021: Official

Srinagar: Work on the 6.5-km Z-Morh tunnel, part of a strategic project for ensuring round-the-year connectivity between Kashmir valley and Ladakh region, is being...

Commercial complex in city centre being built illegally, neighbours complain to SMC

Srinagar: Just a half-a-kilometre from the office of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), a six-storey commercial complex is being built “in open violation of rules,...

UPSC to reimburse to-and-fro airfares of candidates appearing for civil services interview

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to reimburse to-and-fro airfares of civil services aspirants appearing for the personality test in...

No, Mehbooba’s cousin did not leave the IFS to join politics; he still works there

Anantnag: Six years after he announced that he has voluntarily retired from the Indian Forest Services (IFS) and joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), it...

Highest number of cases in a day: 701

Eight more deaths take Covid toll to 244 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day, with 701 new...

Covid spreading fast, becoming more lethal in south Kashmir

Number of deaths up 6 times, infection rate 3 times in past month-and-a-half Anantnag: From being a little shy of the 1k mark of total...

Situation not conducive for resumption of tourism in Kashmir, say stakeholders

Srinagar: Most of the tourism players in Kashmir are not enthused over the Jammu and Kashmir government’s move to reopen the Union Territory for...

Covid-19 spread may spike in monsoon, winter with fall in temperatures: IIT-AIIMS study

BHUBANESWAR: A study conducted jointly by researchers at IIT-Bhubaneswar and the AIIMS here has shown that the spread of Covid-19 may pick up pace...

‘By next week’, 25,000 non-local labourers will enter Kashmir

Srinagar: Amid an upsurge in Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, about 25,000 non-local brick kiln labourers are going to arrive in the valley...

Day after being beaten up, doctors skip emergency duty at SMHS

Srinagar: Patient care was badly hit on Sunday after resident doctors at SMHS Hospital suspended emergency duties, in protest against “frequent attacks” on them...

Even the grave denied to Covid-19 deceased in Kashmir

Srinagar: Families who lost their loved ones to Covid-19 in Kashmir have had to suffer further agony as people have obstructed burials and treated...

Govt clears Real Estate Rules

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, accorded sanction to the draft Jammu and...

India summons Pak Charge d’Affaires over killing of 3 civilians along LoC in Poonch

New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest over the killing of three...

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