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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 from...

Covid spreading fast, becoming more lethal in south Kashmir

Anantnag: From being a little shy of the 1k mark of total Covid-19 cases detected, the four districts in south Kashmir have taken only a...

School teacher booked under PSA in Kupwara

Srinagar: A private school teacher and a former activist of banned outfit Jama’at-e-Islami J&K has been booked under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA)...

CRPF man from Assam among 5 Covid fatalities in Srinagar

Coronavirus count above 13,000 mark with 441 new cases Srinagar: Kashmir reported five deaths due to Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the death toll due to...

Flu shot must to prevent people from falling sick: DAK

Srinagar: Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said it is mandatory that all the people in general and high...

Will issue separate notification for distribution of passports: Hajj Committee

SRINAGAR: It is for the information of all the intending Hajj Pilgrims of Hajj-2020 that J&K Haj Committee has received the Passports from Hajj...

Special trains in Kashmir to resume from Monday

Srinagar: Railway authorities in Kashmir on Saturday announced the commencement of staff-special trains from Banihal to Budgam and vice versa during alternate days in...

Three militants killed in Shopian orchards

Shopian: After a month’s lull, guns boomed in Shopian again on Saturday as government forces killed three militants in a pre-dawn encounter at a...

Concerned over ‘atrocities’ against people in J&K: Pak at UN meet

United Nations: As global leaders underscored the importance of reformed multilateralism to ensure an “effective collective response” to global crises such as COVID-19 at...

Rajnath visits LoC

Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday visited a key forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara’s Keran. Singh, who was accompanied...

Bricks much costlier as kilns restart work after months

BUDGAM: After being shut for months of winter and then due to the coronavirus lockdown, brick kilns here in Budgam are selling bricks at...

With local workforce, young Kashmir entrepreneur pits Groxery against e-commerce giants

Srinagar: International e-commerce giants have a new rival in Kashmir, Groxery. Malik Aadil, 28 years old, is aiming to be the boss in the...

PRIs to get mining rights through Short Term Permits

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, approved the amendment of Jammu and Kashmir...

Rs 25 lakh life insurance for PRI, ULB representatives if killed in militancy incident

Srinagar: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, approved life insurance cover of Rs 25...

CRPF man from Assam among 5 Covid fatalities in Srinagar

Srinagar: Kashmir reported five deaths due to Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the death toll due to novel coronavirus to 236 in J&K. According to officials,...

Nine more die of Covid, new cases spike to 601 in a day

Srinagar: Kashmir reported nine deaths due to Covid-19 on Friday, taking the death toll due to novel coronavirus to 231 in J&K. According to officials,...

Come forward to donate, plasma therapy safe: SKIMS appeal

Srinagar: Doctors involved in plasma therapy of Covid-19 patients at SKIMS Soura on Friday said that the blood component could be a safe option...

Dangerous Play: In Shopian, people thronging cricket, volleyball tournaments

Shopian: Playing with their own lives and those of others, people in Shopian are attending in large numbers cricket and volley tournaments that are...

Jaish commander from Pak killed along with 2 local militants

Anantnag: ‘Most wanted’ commander and IED expert of Jaish-e-Muhammad was among three militants killed Friday morning in a gunfight with government forces here in...

3 members of family killed in shelling along LoC in Poonch: Officials

Poonch: Three members of a family were killed in alleged ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the line of control in Poonch district of Jammu...

No power can touch even an inch of India’s land: Rajnath

Lukung (Ladakh): On a visit to Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hoped the ongoing talks would resolve the border standoff with China...

Special regulation for construction in ‘Strategic Areas’ for armed forces

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu gave its nod to the proposal of amending the...

New Housing, Excise policies approved

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu, accorded sanction to the J&K Housing, Affordable Housing,...

Relief package to revive J&K’s economy

Amnesty scheme/ filing of GST returns extended SRINAGAR: To tackle the slowdown of the economy due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Administrative Council (AC) had approved...

HC forms committee to ‘audit’ internet facilities for courts

Srinagar: Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday constituted a committee to undertake an audit of the internet facilities which are required for e-connectivity...

J&K Bank officers take lead in donating plasma

SRINAGAR: As the Covid-19 pandemic takes a dangerous turn, two J&K bank officers, Saadut Hussain (Asst Vice President) and Syed Sameer Hussain (Executive) have...

Nine more die of Covid, new cases spike to 601 in a day

Srinagar:Kashmir reported nine deaths due to Covid-19 on Friday, taking the death toll due to novel coronavirus to 231 in J&K. According to officials, four of...

15 Covid deaths take J&K toll to 222

490 new cases take total count above 12 thousand Srinagar: Kashmir reported fifteen deaths due to Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the death toll due to...

Srinagar family seen crying at SKIMS for help in taking body for burial

Srinagar: In a video that went viral on social media since Wednesday evening, the son of a Covid-19 patient who died at SKIMS is...

Anantnag District Jail inmates shifted to KU south campus as Covid cases cross 85

Anantnag: All inmates of Anantnag District Jail have been shifted to the south campus of Kashmir University situated in the High Ground area of...

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